Professional Boundaries in Health

Health care Professional CPD - 8 hour online COURSE

What are your professional boundary blind spots? Practitioners know the importance of maintaining professional boundaries, for the safety of patients, clients, and themselves. However this can be easier said than done.

Learn to spot the warning signs that boundaries may be weakening, develop strategies to maintain those boundaries and safe-guard your career from an AHPRA complaint.
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Course Contents

1

Introduction


Intended learning outcomes and the importance of being curious.

2

Language and definitions

How we communicate with one another about professional boundaries and why this is important. 
3

The professional boundary framework

How to identify and problem solve potential/actual boundary transgressions.
4

Categories of concern

A dive into the risks with case studies to illustrate some of the best and worst real world outcomes. 
5

Red flags

How to spot them and how to take action to prevent them recurring.
6

Psychodynamic models

Intrapsychic, interpersonal and organisational levels. Transference, conflict and the body's stress system. 
7

Strategies

Self awareness and clarity. Use of the Third Space, stress management and organisational strategies. 
8

Conclusion

Explore a hypothetical scenario, complete the course assessments, and immediately receive your certificate.

Social Media for Psychologists: Perils and Pitfalls

MENTAL Health care Professional CPD - 4 hours online 

Social media complaints are on the rise. Even if you only spend a small amount of time online, you may not appreciate the extent to which AHPRA and other regulators take an interest in your online interactions as a psychologist.

Those codes apply to your professional AND personal use of social media - even in private groups. You don't need to immediately disconnect from everything - but this course will help you know if you are taking any risks online.

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Course Contents

1

Introduction


Intended learning outcomes and the single best tip you can take away from this CPD.

2

Benefits and risks of social media

The internet is forever (probably) so why risk using social media?
3

Your regulators and legislation

Who is watching your conduct and what legislation applies to your profession.
4

An initial case study


Discover the disaster and the outcome for a practitioner who used social media in the worst time and place.
5

Codes of conduct and guidelines

Relevance of your social media use to your professional life and particular topics of concern.
6

Professional boundaries

The importance of maintaining boundaries, what types of interactions may weaken them, and the steps you can take to prevent this happening.
7

Case studies


Learn from a variety of mistakes already made by others, rather than risk making them yourself.
8

What to do if things go wrong

Simple steps to take if, despite your best efforts, a social media interaction does pose a threat to your career.
9

Developing a social media policy and final assessment

Complete the course and immediately receive your certificate.

Our latest feedback:

Fantastic course that really opened my eyes to the complexities of social media use as a health professional. The content was super relevant and up-to-date, with practical examples that showed just how easily we can stumble into professional issues online without realising it.
- Social Media in Health
I think you nailed it. Appropriately paced, well presented. No fluff! I have recommended it to others and it was recommended to me.
- The Psychology board's new code of conduct 
This course is exceptional. I have learned a huge amount, and as you said David, I do wish I had known all this much earlier in my career (I am a psychologist). The mix of videos and written info with diagrams, and YouTube, made learning much easier, and the quizzes throughout were helpful.
- Professional Boundaries
One of the best professional development courses I've ever done. I find David's approach to helping us deal with the regulator is kind, compassionate, measured and rational. I've never experienced having it explained in this way before now... I'm grateful that as health professionals he has our backs. Highly recommended.
- Social Media in Health

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Social Media for Psychologists: Perils and Pitfalls

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Australian Health Professional Development is a new CPD provider of high-quality courses on overlooked issues for health practitioners. Our focus is on non-clinical education that helps you to better understand your professional obligations. Our CPD is available online, in your own time, and provides a wealth of information and practical advice to help future-proof your career.


AHPD's founder, David Gardner, is a solicitor with a focus on health regulation, and is a former AHPRA investigator and manager. After more than a decade of witnessing the devastating effects that a complaint can have on practitioners, David wanted to find a way to help practitioners avoid ever attracting the attention of their regulator.

“I’d rather build a fence at the top of the cliff than drive an ambulance at the bottom.”

Control how you learn & progress

On demand learning

Complete the courses where you want, when you want and revisit the material as often as you like over 12 months, even after you've received your certificate.

Current content you can trust

There's no need to second guess if something you're reading is still relevant. These courses are updated regularly.

Online platform

Built for simplicity, login on any device and pick up where you left off in a single click.

Real world examples 

Making mistakes is a great way to learn, but learning from mistakes others have made is even better!

The Psychology Board's New Code of Conduct

FREE WEBINAR - available from 21 Nov 2025

Changes to Consent

This free, on-demand, 30 minute webinar explains ONE of the four major changes to your Code – patient consent.
Claim 0.5 CPD hours and learn what you need to do to comply. 

Please note that this webinar is not designed to explain the entire Code. Its focus is on changes to consent, how to update consent forms and meet your requirements.

For information on all the changes to the Code we have a detailed 3.5 hour CPD course available below. 

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