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Facing physical violence

Glynis M. Breakwell

(Problems in practice series)

British Psychological Society, 1989 , Chapman & Hall [distributor], 1989

  • : pbk.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 91-93)

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

: pbk. ISBN 9780901715951

Description

Violent attacks against practitioners working in the social services are a cause for increasing concern. This book aims to provide straightforward advice to professionals, and includes problem scenarios and case studies.

Table of Contents

  • What do practitioners want to know?
  • violence and aggression in the context of caring
  • common features of attacks and explanations of violence
  • avoidance, escape and control
  • life after attack
  • policy and management
  • self assessment exercises - aggression and violence outside work, tolerable aggression and violence, the stress checklist, features of attacks, personality preferred forms of aggression of violence, the dangerousness checklist.
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ISBN 9780901715968

Description

Violent attacks against practitioners working in the social services are a cause for increasing concern. This book aims to provide straightforward advice to professionals, and includes problem scenarios and case studies.

Table of Contents

  • What do practitioners want to know?
  • violence and aggression in the context of caring
  • common features of attacks and explanations of violence
  • avoidance, escape and control
  • life after attack
  • policy and management
  • self-assessment exercises - aggression and violence outside work, tolerable aggression and violence, the stress checklist, features of attacks, personality-preferred forms of aggression of violence, the dangerousness checklist.

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