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This book is a scholarly and comprehensive approach to the subject of boundary violations. In spite of the multiplicity of publications during the past 20 years on this issue, this work is a much-needed addition to what is still a complicated and at times poorly understood crucial aspect of our profession.
The authors are both very well versed on the subject, write in a clear and engaging style, and invite the reader to continue the exploration of their discourse beyond the knowledge possessed by the reader. It will appeal to the novice differently than to the seasoned professional, but it will enrich both in their knowledge of prevention of boundary violations.
In the introduction, the authors clearly set out their goals. They acknowledge that when we dispense something—“whether pills or words—that a patient may experience as a magic potion that can make him or her well, the patient may develop an emotional attachment and make personal attributions about you” (p. 2). They continue to clarify, still in the introduction, that boundary violations need to be understood beyond “the therapist's lapse and weakness” and within “the interaction of two separate and unique individuals”(p. 3). The management of this constant shifting of boundaries of the “patient-therapist dyad,” the authors explicitly clarify, is based in a solid clinical understanding of