Alice is a Licensed Professional Counselor who has counseled Thomas for several months. An issue to which they have devoted considerable time is Thomasโ fear of failure, particularly in terms of his ability to succeed academically and complete his G.E.D. When Thomas learns that he has passed his G.E.D. exam, he asks Alice to attend the ceremony at which he will receive his G.E.D. diploma, and she accepts the invitation. This is an example of .

Boundary Crossing

Explanation:

Boundary Crossing can be described or explained as a situation that occurs when a person, specifically a professional involved himself /herself in a second relationship with his/her client. This second relationship is considered to be not exploitative or harmful.

In this case, the acceptance of Alice to attend Thomas' ceremony is regarded as boundary crossing, because that is a kind of second relationship with Thomas, which was her client, since it was different from initial relationship they were together involved in, that is, counseling.

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