Boundaries for Youth Workers

I am not a youth worker.  I have never experienced inappropriate boundaries with any of my youth workers from my past.  So why am I posting this?  I don't know.  I guess I think it is important and that folks involved in youth work might benefit from the insights presented by Walt Mueller. 

Here are the bullets from his article:

• Don't do youth work unless you are accountable to others.
• Avoid any inappropriate contact with kids.
• Develop clear parameters for communicating with kids.
• If you find yourself crossing a line, run screaming to your accountability partners.
• Learn to say "no".

I would strongly commend the whole article.