Boundaries & Scope of Practice 

Busy Corner Books/Writing Well
(UK – Adults 18+)

1. Purpose of This Statement

This statement sets out the professional boundaries and scope of practice of Busy Corner Books. It exists to ensure clarity, safety, and mutual understanding for all who engage with the work.

Busy Corner Books offers reflective, creative, and educational spaces that support insight, growth, and personal meaning-making. These spaces are held with care, respect, and ethical responsibility.

2. Nature of the Work

Busy Corner Books provides:

• 1:1 reflective facilitation/courses

• take-away courses with offered mentoring via teams or zoom

• group workshops and courses — face to face or via teams/zoom

• organisational and staff-based reflective work — face to face or via teams/zoom

• written constructive, reflective and analytical feedback on clients writing(s) and as mutually agreed

The work may be emotionally meaningful, personally challenging, or spiritually reflective. Participants are invited — but never pressured — to engage with courage, honesty, and agency.

Depth is welcomed, but participation is always choice-led.

Change can affect a person's life and surroundings for the better. Change can alter relationships. If a person behaves differently, it gives the opportunity for others to react differently.

Depending upon the engagement of work, it may include a mutually agreed contract provided by Busy Corner Books/Writing Well and signed copies for all parties involved. This will outline the boundaries and agreements in relation to our work together.

3. What This Work Is Not

Busy Corner Books does not provide:

• psychotherapy

• counselling

• diagnosis or treatment of mental health conditions

• crisis intervention or emergency support

This work can be empowering, facilitating a person to be more independent and strengthen written work and confidence in reflective abilities. It can help a person develop a stronger spiritual grounding, if desired. This can have a positive ripple effect in a person's life. However, our work together is not a substitute for clinical, medical, or therapeutic care. We ask you to continue any medical appointments, and never stop taking prescribed medication.

4. Participation and Responsibility

Participants are encouraged to:

• engage at a pace that feels safe and appropriate for them

• take responsibility for their own choices and level of participation

• recognise that meaningful outcomes often arise through personal investment and engagement

No participant is ever required to share more than they wish. Silence, reflection, and gentle engagement are always respected.

5. Emotional and Personal Process

Busy Corner Books recognises that reflective and creative work can sometimes bring emotional material to the surface.

While this can be part of meaningful growth, participants remain responsible for:

• monitoring their own well-being

• seeking additional or specialist support outside of Busy Corner Books where needed

Supportive signposting is available, but Busy Corner Books does not hold or manage crisis situations.

6. Faith and Inclusivity

The work of Busy Corner Books is informed by Christian values such as compassion, dignity, truth, and care.

Participation:

• does not require any religious belief

• does not involve persuasion or expectation of faith commitment

• is open to people of all backgrounds or none

Spiritual reflection, where present, is invitational and never imposed.

7. Professional Boundaries

To maintain ethical practice:

• clear professional boundaries are upheld at all times

• power, influence, and trust are handled with care

• no emotional, spiritual, or relational coercion is used

Busy Corner Books works under professional supervision to support reflective, accountable practice.

8. Review

This statement is reviewed regularly to ensure it remains clear, ethical, and aligned with best practice.

This statement exists to support safety, clarity, and courageous participation within appropriate professional boundaries.