Add to ORKGThe purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of violence exhibited by clients towards Youth Protection workers. The sample consisted of 59 Youth Protection employees of Batshaw Youth and Family Centres who were given a questionnaire related to their experience with client initiated violence. The study attempted to identify several factors such as whether violence was an important issue for workers; whether there was a relationship between gender, job status or work experience and violence; whether training and policy adequately meet the needs of workers. The thesis concludes with recommendations to the agency on how to better deal with the violence issue and suggestions for future exploration in research, policy development, tr...
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to measure the frequency of workplace violence (WPV) victimiza...
The threat of violence concerns most people most profoundly. It has long been a topic of intensive a...
In Sweden, threats and violence has become a serious psychosocial work environment problem within th...
Occupational violence is of growing interest to both individuals and organisations in the health fie...
This paper reports the findings from a recent research project which investigated the occurrence, an...
We report on two studies that examined how young people (aged 16 to 24 years) working in public-faci...
Many of the UK Government's Welfare Reforms have been predicated on evidence, cited within the Dame ...
This paper explores the evidence available on the role of work in youth participation in violence, t...
Social work literature has documented that social workers may be the victims of client violence. How...
How do professionals in open youth work deal with violence among young people? On the basis of an et...
This study examined the patterns of workplace violence among women in informal sector. The study ado...
The overall aim of this dissertation is to promote knowledge of violence against personnel in munici...
Occupations in private security industry are among the riskiest occupations in terms of workplace vi...
This article examines the experiences and views of child-protection social workers and managers in r...
This thesis explores eight professionals’ views on the use of the multi-agency approach to assist yo...
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to measure the frequency of workplace violence (WPV) victimiza...
The threat of violence concerns most people most profoundly. It has long been a topic of intensive a...
In Sweden, threats and violence has become a serious psychosocial work environment problem within th...
Occupational violence is of growing interest to both individuals and organisations in the health fie...
This paper reports the findings from a recent research project which investigated the occurrence, an...
We report on two studies that examined how young people (aged 16 to 24 years) working in public-faci...
Many of the UK Government's Welfare Reforms have been predicated on evidence, cited within the Dame ...
This paper explores the evidence available on the role of work in youth participation in violence, t...
Social work literature has documented that social workers may be the victims of client violence. How...
How do professionals in open youth work deal with violence among young people? On the basis of an et...
This study examined the patterns of workplace violence among women in informal sector. The study ado...
The overall aim of this dissertation is to promote knowledge of violence against personnel in munici...
Occupations in private security industry are among the riskiest occupations in terms of workplace vi...
This article examines the experiences and views of child-protection social workers and managers in r...
This thesis explores eight professionals’ views on the use of the multi-agency approach to assist yo...
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to measure the frequency of workplace violence (WPV) victimiza...
The threat of violence concerns most people most profoundly. It has long been a topic of intensive a...
In Sweden, threats and violence has become a serious psychosocial work environment problem within th...