(15 Hours) In this course, you will learn the importance of maintaining professional boundaries with your students. The course will discuss emotional / relationship, power, physical and communication boundaries and then provide you with some specific insights into how to plan for maintaining appropriate boundaries within your classroom. Knowledge of these boundaries is critical for all teachers in order to maintain professional, healthy student-teacher relationships.
Course Objectives:
The four types of professional boundaries: emotional / relationship, power, communication, and physical and how to ensure you maintain these boundaries in order to protect yourself and your students
How to build strong relationships with your students but not cross the line into inappropriate emotional connections
How to examine your current practices and reflect on any needed changes you should make
Course includes 22 high-quality tools, templates, & student resources.
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In this course, participants will learn the importance of maintaining professional boundaries with their students. Specific guidelines and recommendations will be made by grade level ranges, including early elementary, late elementary/middle school, and high school. The course will discuss emotional / relationship, power, physical and communication boundaries. Knowledge of these boundaries is critical for all teachers in order to maintain professional, healthy student-teacher relationships.
You Will Learn:
The four types of professional boundaries: emotional / relationship, power, communication, and physical
How to build strong relationships with your students but not cross the line into inappropriate emotional connections
How the teacher-student dynamic has an element of power to it, and ways to ensure you do not abuse that power
How to ensure that your communication with students and families remains professional, including written, verbal, and through social media
How to maintain appropriate physical boundaries with your students
How to examine your current practices and reflect on any needed changes you should make
Course Guiding Question:
How can I maintain professional boundaries with my students while still building strong connections and positive relationships?
Professional Development Credits
At the conclusion of the course, you will receive a certificate for 15 Professional Development Hours (Clock Hours, CPEs).
Model Teaching Professional Development Courses are pre-approved in many states and we provide easy approval forms to submit to your license granting authority if required.
If you are a teacher seeking license renewal and wish to verify acceptance of our Professional Development Courses, please view our PD STATE REQUIREMENTS PAGE to learn more about your state’s requirements.
Also, consider taking our UNIVERSITY-PARTNERED, ACADEMIC CREDIT COURSES to earn regionally accredited units or credits, accepted by most states for teacher re-licensing and salary advancement.
Approval Information About This Course for Teaching License Renewal & Continuing Education
Model Teaching has helped thousands of teachers across the country meet their relicensing requirements.
This course is Pre-Approved in the following states for License Renewal and Continuing education:
Texas – CPE’s, TEA-Approved
New York CTLE’s – NYSED-Approved
Pennsylvania DOE – ACT 48-Approved
Montana Office of Public Instruction (OPI) – Approved
Nevada DOE
Tennessee
Other States As Well
If you do not see your state listed here, this course may be pre-approved in your state as well. Chat with us or leave a ticket for our recommendations.
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Please confirm your specific district or state requirements for license renewal prior to registering and feel free to reach out to us with any questions you may have about our courses.
Topics Covered and General Course Outline
Section 1 – Defining Ethics and Boundaries
The definitions of ethics and boundaries and how they are related
About real-life cases of boundaries that were inappropriately crossed
The four types of boundaries to be covered in this course: emotional/relational, power, communication, and physical boundaries
Section 2 – Emotional and Relationship Boundaries
About emotional and relationship boundaries
Examples of healthy and unhealthy emotional and relationship boundaries
Some boundary examples to analyze
Section 3 – Power Boundaries
About the 5 types of power that teachers have
Examples of healthy and unhealthy boundaries
Some boundary examples to analyze
Section 4 – Communication Boundaries
About verbal and written communication
Examples of healthy and unhealthy communication boundaries
Some boundary examples to analyze
Section 5 – Physical Boundaries
About the four areas of physical boundaries
Examples of healthy and unhealthy physical boundaries
Some boundary examples to analyze
Section 6 – Review and Reflection of Student Boundaries
Review the four types of boundaries
Analyze examples of each boundary type
Reflect on your own practices in relation to each boundary
Helpful Resources & Templates Included With the Course
The course comes with 22 templates, tools, and graphic organizers ready to be used in your classroom!
These Include:
Professional Boundaries Infographic
Personal Reflection on Teacher-Student Boundaries
Personal Reflection on Teacher-Student Boundaries-SAMPLE
