Walking the Boundaries

Human service workers make ethical decisions every day. While many of these decisions will be guided by the boundaries of their organisation’s codes of conduct, policies and procedures, some will be less clear cut.

Walking the Boundaries is a unique conversation-building card set containing 80 intriguing, challenging and surprising questions about everyday ethical decisions that don’t have black and white answers.

Perfect for exploring how we make decisions, what values or beliefs we draw on, and how our own experiences may influence our practice.

Suitable for teams, workshops, planning days, supervision sessions, and job interviews, Walking the Boundaries is also ideal for reflective learning, building cohesive teams, improving workplace culture, and professional development.

A vital addition to any human service organisation toolkit, this card set helps us identify ethical blind spots and contribute to better outcomes for clients.

• 80 full-colour cards (105mm x 120mm) in a sturdy folio box

BONUS: Free access to the Walking the Boundaries Digital Toolbox

• Digital version of the cards and a digital booklet full of ideas for using the cards
• Extra support resources including ideas bank, card hacks and blogs

To use the digital toolbox, simply create a customer account. All digital products follow our Digital Usage Policy – see Copyright and Digital Usage for details.

• Ethics: Choose a card/or cards you find easy to answer with a definite yes or no. Why do you think that is? Choose a question/s that you find challenging to answer. Why?
• Teams: Can you choose a question you believe you’d answer differently to most of your colleagues? Why?
• Personal reflection: Are there any questions that trigger particular emotions for you? Do you know why? Are there any dilemmas you’d never discuss with another person? Why?
• Supervision: Choose an ethical dilemma you would speak to your supervisor about if it was happening in your workplace. Which questions pose the biggest ethical dilemmas for you in your current role?

For more inspiration, explore our Ideas Bank.