Professional Boundaries 

Ethics Education with Ethics Nova Scotia Health has put together a series of “bite-sized” ethics sessions. These sessions run from January to June 2025. Each month we’ll look at different ethical considerations with respect to professional boundaries. Each session is offered twice on the same day.

Click on the time you would like to register for: 

“Can I accept the gift?”: What are professional boundaries, why do they matter, and what should I look out for? 

  Social media and chit chat: Where the blurring begins… 

February 27 

12-12:30pm 

5-5:30pm 

  “Saying hello in the grocery store: Is it ok?”: Navigating personal-professional boundaries 

March 27 

12-12:30pm 

5-5:30pm 

 “Good fences make good neighbours”: Professional boundaries with colleagues 

April 24 

12-12:30pm 

5-5:30pm 

Boundaries in communication and connection: Therapeutic relationships vs robots 

May 22 

12-12:30pm

5-5:30pm 

  ‘Rinse and repeat’: Setting and revisiting boundaries 

June 19 

12-12:30pm 

5-5:30pm