Community Care’s latest investigation into violence in social work and social care
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/violence-against-social-care-staff-2013/
Filed under: Violence, incidence, social care, social work, Violence
August 22, 2013 • 9:49 am 0
Community Care’s latest investigation into violence in social work and social care
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/violence-against-social-care-staff-2013/
Filed under: Violence, incidence, social care, social work, Violence
July 24, 2012 • 2:23 pm 0
In a recent article in the British Journal of Social Work (2012) 42, 851-869, Harris & Leather report a fascinating study on the levels of exposure to violence in UK social care staff. Their conclussion is that more attention needs to be taken to the role of fear. Indeed I have alsways argued that violence is primarily a psychological issue and not rally about the physical act at all. None-the-less the figures are staggering:
Client violence is also reported as the principal source of stress among social care staff Huxley et al, 2005) Residential workers are at greatest risk with Home Care staff least.None-the-less, most employers, both voluntary and statutory give little more than lip-service to the physical safety of their staff, and pay virtually no attention to their psychological safety.
Filed under: Impact Training, Violence, care staff, incidence, Violence
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