Much has been written about client violence against social workers; however, little attention has been given to reporting behavior of social workers who have been the target of such violence. The study discussed in this article documents the prevalence of client violence among a sample of social workers from a broad range of social work settings. It examines respondents' reasons for not reporting or for reporting client violence to management. A random sample of 300 social workers was mailed a questionnaire that examined these issues. A total of 171 questionnaires were returned, for a response rate of 57 percent. The majority of respondents had experienced some form of violence from clients. Approximately one-quarter of respondents indicated that they did not report an incident of violence perpetrated against them by a client.
There is a growing literature on client violence against social workers. Studies conducted in the UK, the USA and Canada have provided data on the nature and prevalence of clients' violence against social workers, on the psychological impact of violence against social workers, on the type of client most likely to initiate violence and on the types of settings and situations in which client violence is most likely to occur (Astor et al.. To date, however, comparatively few studies have examined social workers' experiences and concerns about client violence and workplace safety.The research that has been done on social workers' attitudes about workplace safety and the efficacy of measures used to deal with workplace violence has occurred mainly in the USA. However, the data in these US studies have been drawn from disparate samples and have yielded mixed findings. In one survey study of social workers conducted in Nevada, Rey (1996) found that 82 percent of respondents were concerned about client violence.
The issue of crime and violence among persons with mental disorder is a subject of longstanding clinical and policy importance. Over the past 15 years, much research has been conducted on the relationship between mental disorder and crime and violence. This article is a review of the research literature on the correlates of crime and violence among persons with mental disorder. To facilitate this review, the literature is organized into 4 sections that encompass research on variables that fall into one of the following four domains: demographic variables, historical variables, clinical variables, and contextual variables. It summarizes current knowledge on the sources of criminal and violent behavior and attempts to reconcile disparities across studies by taking into account methodological differences and by considering the potential role of confounding factors that require attention in future research.
Evaluation of psychiatric service users' experiences of coercion should consider their past and current involvement with other types of coercive measures, particularly history of probation. Clinicians may be able to minimize these experiences of coercion by incorporating procedural justice principles into their practice.
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