Professional care is a highly emotional field of work. Few professions are as challenged to handle intimacy and vulnerability sensitively on a daily basis. Residents and patients are often unintentionally shamed through everyday care practices, but also through deliberate displays of power. Caregivers can also be shamed by various individuals in their professional lives. The book vividly illustrates how power and shame operate in caregiving. It raises awareness of dealing with boundaries of shame and one's own potential for power. Questions for self-reflection encourage readers to think about their own feelings of shame and to examine their everyday caregiving practices. It serves as a practical guide for competent handling of shame situations and for providing respectful care.