PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Ilene Zwirn
AU  - Howard Owens
TI  - Commentary: Boundary Violations in the Correctional Versus Therapeutic Setting—Are the Standards the Same?
DP  - 2011 Apr 01
TA  - Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
PG  - 164--165
VI  - 39
IP  - 2
4099  - http://jaapl.org/content/39/2/164.short
4100  - http://jaapl.org/content/39/2/164.full
SO  - J Am Acad Psychiatry Law2011 Apr 01; 39
AB  - Education and training provide psychotherapists with tools for self-awareness which help to prevent boundary violations. Corrections officers are not similarly equipped and therefore should not be held to the same standard, particularly when they are being subjected to abuse and intimidation. While it is important to understand gender-specific patterns which lead to boundary violations in correctional and forensic settings, the differences in occupational roles should be considered when examining ethics-based responsibilities.