Targeted education on the topic of professional boundaries does not change student physiotherapists’ opinions or their responses to a series of ethical scenarios

Recognizing and maintaining professional boundaries within physiotherapy/patient relationships is a cornerstone of the Australian and New Zealand Standards of Physiotherapy.Citation1,Citation2 Codes of conduct set down by regulatory authorities and professional associations stipulate the parameters of a professional physiotherapy relationship.Citation3–Citation7 Despite these written codes and regulations which explicitly prohibit exploitive relationships between physiotherapists and their patients, it is apparent physiotherapists may feel uncertain about, and hold diverse beliefs and understandings, as to what constitutes a professional relationship and this may, in part, contribute to boundary violations.