scholarly journals Workplace violence

2020 ◽  
Vol 57 (3–4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriella Scaramuzzino
Keyword(s):  
Social Workers ◽  
Workplace Violence ◽  
Social Problem ◽  
Target Group ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Professional Groups ◽  
Professional Discretion ◽  
Or Task

Although many theories have been developed and a great amount of research has been conducted on autonomy and professional discretion, knowledge on the extent to which fear of being subjected to workplace violence might restrict such autonomy and professional discretion being used is limited. This article draws on a survey study (N=1,236) and compares the experiences of workplace violence of Swedish social workers, teachers and journalists. The aim of the article is to determine how digitalisation could be linked to workplace violence and also determine the extent to which workplace violence could affect the autonomy and professional discretion of these professional groups and prevent them from carrying out their democratic role. The results show the differences regarding where and how these professionals received threats and provides an alarming picture of the implications of such threats. 40% of the respondents had considered stopping working on a specific social problem, topic, target group, or task due to their fear of being subjected to hate, threats and harassment.

Responsibility Attribution for Violence Against Women: A Study of Chinese Public Service Professionals

2002 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 175-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine So-kum Tang ◽  
Shuk Han Pun ◽  
Fanny Mui-ching Cheung
Keyword(s):  
Social Workers ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Attitudes Toward Women ◽  
Group Differences ◽  
Medical Doctors ◽  
Responsibility Attribution ◽  
Professional Groups ◽  
Chinese Public

This study examined how Chinese public service professionals attributed responsibility to victims and perpetrators of violence against women (VAW). A total of 2,308 Chinese public service professionals in Hong Kong completed questionnaires on attitudes toward women, VAW-related perceptions, and assignment of responsibility to actors in written VAW vignettes. Compared to agency professionals consisting of medical doctors, lawyers, and police officers, communal professionals consisting of psychologists, social workers, and nurses attributed a higher level of responsibility to VAW victims and perpetrators. For both professional groups, attitudes toward women and educational attainment were the most salient predictors of responsibility attribution to VAW victims and perpetrators. Perceived VAW effects on victims were also a robust predictor of responsibility attribution to perpetrators. With regard to group differences, gender was predictive of responsibility attribution for communal but not for agency professionals. Except for perpetrator responsibility attribution for agency professionals, age was also predictive of how professionals assigned responsibility to VAW victims and perpetrators.

scholarly journals Time to return to work following workplace violence among direct healthcare and social workers

2020 ◽  
Vol 77 (3) ◽  
pp. 160-167
Author(s):  
Kelvin Choi ◽  
Esther T Maas ◽  
Mieke Koehoorn ◽  
Christopher B McLeod
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Return To Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Workplace Violence ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Cox Regression ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Psychological Injuries

ObjectivesThis study examined time to return-to-work (RTW) among direct healthcare and social workers with violence-related incidents compared with these workers with non-violence-related incidents in British Columbia, Canada.MethodsAccepted workers’ compensation lost-time claims were extracted between 2010 and 2014. Workers with violence-related incidents and with non-violence-related incidents were matched using coarsened exact matching (n=5762). The outcome was days until RTW within 1 year after the first day of time loss, estimated with Cox regression using piecewise models, stratified by injury type, occupation, care setting and shift type.ResultsWorkers with violence-related incidents, compared with workers with non-violence-related incidents, were more likely to RTW within 30 days postinjury, less likely within 61–180 days, and were no different after 181 days. Workers with psychological injuries resulting from a violence-related incident had a lower likelihood to RTW during the year postinjury (HR 0.61, 95% CI 0.43 to 0.86). Workers with violence-related incidents in counselling and social work occupations were less likely to RTW within 90 days postinjury (HR 31–60 days: 0.67, 95% CI 0.48 to 0.95 and HR 61–90 days: 0.46, 95% CI 0.30 to 0.69). Workers with violence-related incidents in long-term care and residential social services were less likely to RTW within 91–180 days postinjury.ConclusionsWorkers with psychological injuries, and those in counselling and social work occupations and in long-term care and residential social services, took longer to RTW following a violence-related incident than workers with non-violence-related incidents. Future research should focus on identifying risk factors to reduce the burden of violence and facilitate RTW.

scholarly journals Impact of workplace violence and compassionate behaviour in hospitals on stress, sleep quality and subjective health status among Chinese nurses: a cross-sectional survey

BMJ Open ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. e019373 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shu-E Zhang ◽  
Wenhui Liu ◽  
Jinghui Wang ◽  
Yu Shi ◽  
Fengzhe Xie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Psychological Stress ◽  
Workplace Violence ◽  
Subjective Health ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Subjective Health Status ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Relationship

ObjectivesThe aim of this study is to describe the current state of workplace violence (WPV) and compassionate behaviour towards nurses and to explain how they affect nurses’ stress, sleep quality and subjective health status.DesignA cross-sectional online survey study.SettingThe survey was conducted across eight provinces in China.ParticipantsA total of 1024 nurses were recruited to complete an online questionnaire survey from February to May 2016 in China.ResultsApproximately 75.4% participants had experienced some form of violence. Most of the participants experienced WPV such as verbal violence (65.2%), made difficulties (54.5%), tarnished reputation (37.5%), mob behaviour (34.9%), intimidation behaviour (18.8%), physical violence (14.6%) and sexual harassment (5.9%). In this study, 92.4% participants experienced compassionate behaviour from their coworkers (84.9%), supervisors (67.3%), and from their patients (65.3%). The results show that the exposure to WPV behaviour significantly affected the psychological stress (β=0.295, p<0.01), sleep quality (β=−0.198, p<0.01) and subjective health status (β=−0.252, p<0.01) of nurses. The exposure to compassionate behaviour significantly affected the psychological stress (β=−0.229, p<0.01), sleep quality (β=0.326, p<0.01) and subjective health status (β=0.342, p<0.01) of nurses. The results of the mediation analysis showed that psychological stress is a partial mediator in the relationship between violence and sleep quality (β=−0.458, p<0.01) and between violence and subjective health (β=−0.425, p<0.01). Moreover, psychological stress also partially mediated the relationship between compassionate behaviour and sleep quality (β=−0.473, p<0.01), and between compassionate behaviour and subjective health (β=−0.405, p<0.01).ConclusionIn China, most nurses have experienced different forms of WPV from patients and/or their relatives, as well as experiencing various forms of compassionate behaviour from their coworkers, supervisors and/or patients. This study investigates the prevalence of the different types of WPV and compassionate behaviour. Several aspects of harm to nurses from exposure to violence is confirmed. We found that WPV can damage nurses’ health outcomes, while compassionate behaviours were beneficial to their health outcomes. A harmonious nursing environment should be provided to minimise threats to nurses’ health status.

Sexual Assault

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judy L. Postmus
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Social Problem ◽  
Crucial Role ◽  
The United States ◽  
The State ◽  
Sexual Assaults ◽  
Legal Remedies ◽  
Education And Awareness

Sexual assault or rape affects millions of women and men in the United States; however, it is only in the last 30 years that it is being considered a social problem. During this period, many policies at the state and federal levels have attempted to address sexual assault and provide legal remedies for victims. However, sexual assaults are still the most underreported crime in the United States and are accompanied by bias and misinformation that plague our response. Social workers play a crucial role in offering services to survivors and advocating for more education and awareness in our communities and universities.

Elder Abuse

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eloise Rathbone-McCuan
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Informal Care ◽  
Social Problem ◽  
Elder Abuse ◽  
Elderly Person ◽  
Incidence Rates ◽  
National System ◽  
The Social ◽  
Victim Protection

Elder abuse is now recognized internationally as a social problem among the aging population. Intentional abuse, neglect, and exploitation among caregivers to frail and isolated elderly create serious risks across diverse formal and informal care settings. This field has expanded continuously since the early 1970s. Accurate prevalence and incidence rates have not been determined. There is a national system of elder victim protection operating within each state. The social work profession is legally mandated to report situations where an elderly person is suspected to be at risk of abuse. Social workers are involved in all aspects of elder abuse prevention and intervention services.

A Training Program for Asian and Pacific Islander Americans

1976 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
pp. 185-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arlene Hori Kushida ◽  
Marilyn Montenegro ◽  
Paul Chikahisa ◽  
Royal F. Morales
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
West Coast ◽  
Pacific Islander ◽  
Professional Groups ◽  
Asian And Pacific Islander ◽  
Pacific Islander Americans

Ethnic professional groups and West Coast universities, aided by the National Institute of Mental Health, develop a prototype curriculum for social workers

Workplace Violence towards Social Workers: The Australian Experience

2008 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 257-271 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Koritsas ◽  
J. Coles ◽  
M. Boyle
Keyword(s):  
Social Workers ◽  
Workplace Violence ◽  
Australian Experience

Development of the Biases toward Children with Psychological and Behavioral Disorders Scale

2013 ◽  
Vol 113 (3) ◽  
pp. 855-873 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph A. Hirsch
Keyword(s):  
Social Workers ◽  
Behavioral Disorders ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Professional Groups ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Good Internal Consistency ◽  
Systematic Determination ◽  
Professional Disciplines ◽  
Individual Professional

Although there have been studies of individual professional disciplines and their attitudes toward children with emotional, behavioral, or educational problems, there has been no systematic determination using a single, psycho-metrically sound measure that compared different professional groups. The goal was to assess the biases toward children with emotional and behavioral difficulties in samples of professionals who are most likely to have contact with them (86 teachers, 83 psychologists, 47 social workers), as well as other adults (75 undergraduate students). After development from an item pool, the provisional Biases toward Children with Psychological and Behavioral Disorders scale consisted of 21 items in one factor which experts also had assigned to a Biases category. The scale had good internal consistency reliability ( α = .84). Validity was supported by a team of experts, factor structure, and known-groups comparisons. Psychologists and social workers scored lower than did teachers and students.

Counselor's Recognition of Factors in Lethality of Suicide

1981 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 183-186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cooper B. Holmes ◽  
Philip J. Wurtz
Keyword(s):  
Counselor Education ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Secondary Level ◽  
Elementary Level ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
Professional Groups

Counselors' recognition of factors in lethality of suicide was studied using the same scale of factors as was used in Holmes and Howard's study of other professional groups. 15 professors of counselor education, 12 post-secondary counselors, 47 secondary-level counselors, and 20 elementary-level counselors completed an examination of signs of suicide. The data for each of these groups are presented and analyzed and show counselors' recognition to be equal to those of social workers and ministers.

scholarly journals What is the problem? Representations of men's violence against women in a Swedish context

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 1684 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helena Hoppstadius
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Social Problem ◽  
Analytical Approach ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Foreign Born ◽  
Gender Hierarchies

Abuse and violence against women is not only a serious violation of human rights, but is also, according to the Swedish government, the most acute and greatest obstacle to a gender-equal society. The aim of the current study was to investigate discourses that govern social work practice in Sweden analysed discourses of violence against women in five Swedish public working guidelines using Carol Bacchi’s social constructivist analytical approach What's the Problem Represented to Be? Our findings show that violence is framed in the guidelines within a heterosexual context and is represented as an individual problem of women within close relations and families. This framing also promotes a division between violence against Swedish-born women and violence against foreign-born women. The analysis also shows that equality seems to be more about the inclusion of men rather than looking after women's situations. How violence against women is understood will affect how violence can be predicted, prevented, and treated, and thus there is a risk that these representations might affect women subjected to violence differently depending on how social workers interpret and apply these guidelines. Our findings also suggest that these representations maintain gender hierarchies and other structural and societal inequalities and ignore violence against women as a major global social problem.

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