Test your knowledge of professional boundaries!

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* 1. Kendall is a registered kinesiologist working with individuals in the community. One of Kendall’s clients, Anthony, whom she has been treating for the last eight months, comes in for his weekly appointment.

During the session, Anthony brings up the COVID-19 vaccine and his point of views regarding vaccinations. Anthony states that he doesn’t trust vaccinations as they can lead to a series of long-term health issues and complications.

How should Kendall respond to Anthony’s comment?

“I agree. I’m especially skeptical about the COVID vaccine given the speed at which it was developed.”

“I am not a physician and I can’t advise on the efficacy of vaccinations; you should consider talking to your primary care provider.”

“I won’t be getting the vaccine until I learn more about the side-effects. You should consider reading up on them, too.”

None of these responses are correct.

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* 2. While Kendall is cleaning up her work area, a client who Kendall has worked with before and who is waiting for another practitioner in the waiting area starts to discuss her thoughts around COVID-19. She says to Kendall: “I think governments are making too much of a big deal about this, and these lockdowns are unnecessary. I was reading this article that I can send to you. What’s your email?”

How should Kendall respond to the client’s request?

“Thank you for the information. But I’ve been keeping up to date with Covid-19 information from the Ministry of Health and my professional College. As a reminder, I can’t share my email address with clients for either a personal/business relationship outside of the practice.”

“That would be great, you can send it to my personal email!”

“I know, right! I follow a few individuals on social media saying the same thing. These lockdowns have killed my business.”

None of these responses are correct.

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* 3. Kendall’s last client of the day comes in late and says: "Sorry I was late, Kendall. I had to run into the store and grab a bottle of water. Can you believe this: They wouldn't let me in because I wasn't wearing a mask. I don’t understand, masks don’t help that much!”

How should Kendall respond to her client’s comment?

“That is frustrating, Katherine. If you are quickly going in and out of the store, you shouldn’t have to wear a mask! We need more discretion around masking.”

“But you wore a mask here? Why would you not just wear on in the store?”

“No worries about being late, we’ll get through our session. In terms of masking, governments have provided a lot of guidance around masking, especially indoors. During our session, like we've done previously, it's important that you wear one."

None of these responses are correct.