A patient is in treatment for 36 sessions on issues related to alcohol. The patient graduates with success. To celebrate the end of treatment, the therapist treats the client to coffee and a bagel at a local diner where the therapist goes to relax before or after work. The therapist encourages the patient to find and take enjoyment in such pleasures, consistent with goals identified and addressed in treatment. The event described is:
a. Engaging a dual or multiple relationship
b. Violating boundaries of competence
c. Sexual misconduct
d. Avoiding abandonment