Hopefully, if you graduated from a CSWE-approved MSW program with a clinical track then the concept of boundaries is very familiar to you. When I was chair of the discipline committee of the Virginia Board of Social Work (VBSW) the vast majority of the complaints about LCSWs were about some type of boundary violation. Usually, a sexual boundary violation or what might be called gross mismanagement of your countertransference feelings. Over my 45 years of Clinical Social Work practice, I have presented continuing education workshops on Social Work Ethics many times. I ask the participants this question: “Which of you think that it is OK to have sex with your clients?” I think you can guess how many folks raise their hands. Zero. So, how is it that when MSWs graduate and begin clinical social work practice 100% of them know they should not have sexual activity with their clients BUT then sexual boundary violations become ...