A Preliminary Study of Burnout in Residential Social Workers Experiencing Workplace Aggression: Might It Be Cyclical?

Winstanley, Sue; Hales, Lisa

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“…The prolonged contact with aggressiveness has as result to increase the levels of burnout and, under these circumstances, the professionals are more vulnerable to develop depersonalization. Similarly, the increasing assaults may increase the levels of burnout and depersonalization and they concluded that burnout and aggression are cyclically interconnected ( 22 ).…”

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Are Burnout Syndrome and Depression Predictors for Aggressive Behavior Among Mental Health Care Professionals?

Tzeletopoulou¹,

Alikari

Zyga

et al. 2018

Med Arch

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Aim:This study aims to examine the possible relation between depression and burnout as predictors to aggressive behaviors among mental healthcare professionals.Methods:For the purposes of this study 72 mental health care professionals were recruited and were evaluated in three questionnaires which were provided to them online. Firstly regarding depression, the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) was administered, secondly, concerning burnout, Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) was applied and finally, regarding aggression, the Aggression Questionnaire (GAQ) was employed. Statistical data analysis was performed using the IBM SPSS Statistics Version 19. The level of statistical significance was set at up at 0.05.Results:The results showed that depression is considered to be a statistically significant predictor of aggressive behaviors. However, burnout was not found to be a statistically significant predictor of aggression. In addition, a statistically significant relationship was found between burnout and depression.Conclusions:It seems to be of essential importance for mental healthcare professionals to be provided with support and assistance in order to diminish the potential high-stress levels and in that way to overcome depression and burnout of those who work in mental health settings.

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Are Burnout Syndrome and Depression Predictors for Aggressive Behavior Among Mental Health Care Professionals?

Tzeletopoulou¹,

Alikari

Zyga

et al. 2018

Med Arch

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“…Outside of the Nordic countries, multiple studies have focused on violence within social work practice (e.g., Koritsas et al, 2010;Macdonald & Sirotich, 2005;Shier et al, 2018) and some studies have focused explicitly on youth institutions (e.g., Alink et al, 2014;Harris & Leather, 2012;Winstanley & Hales, 2015). Fear is a common, though suppressed, emotion experienced by staff in relation to violent incidents of any kind (cf.…”

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Violence, role reversals, and turning points: work identity at stake at a therapeutic residential institution for adolescents

Andersson

Överlien

2020

Journal of Social Work Practice

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This article focuses on how one staff member at a therapeutic residential institution negotiates his work identity, exploring how he narrates a violent incident, the formation of work identity, and how the adolescent figures within these processes. Mishler argues that when speaking, we perform identity. As social actors, we select and organise language, telling stories that fit the audience, our intentions, and the occasion. The article is framed both theoretically and methodologically through the assumption that narrative is a fundamental human way of giving meaning to our experiences. Identities are understood as being produced and performed within personal narratives. Thus, in an interview situation, narratives provide an interactive space for personal subjectivities to be expressed and enacted. Drawing on Mishler, we find three essential 'turning points' that shape Alex's work identity: (1) the violent incident, (2) the adolescent's return to the ward, and (3) Alex's subsequent change of wards. We interpret Alex's narrative as a 'narrative of resistance' that may have practical day-today implications for the field of institutional care and help expand the staff's clinical toolbox. Further, Alex's narrative is a vital example of stories of violence, which can be incorporated into policy documents on violence management.

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“…The primary experience brought up by the participants, as also touched on in the discussion on interpersonal justice (Section 4.5.2), were instances of bullying behaviour occurring within the workplace, either by personal experience or hearing of other instances from colleagues. Bullying within the social work profession has been discussed and reviewed by others and is recognised as having a significant impact on social work practitioners (Winstanley & Hales, 2014;Collins, 2001;Whitaker, 2012;BASW, 2012;van Heugten, 2009). So for instances of bullying to emerge within the discussion with these particular practitioners was not surprising.…”

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The “Good Enough” Parent: Implications for Child Protection

Choate¹,

Engstrom²

2014

Child Care in Practice

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Child protection workers must determine under what conditions a child should be sustained within the family system. A standard that is often referred to is “good enough” parenting or minimal parenting competence. Research and clinical literature fails to offer workers guidance on the practical application of this terminology. Such ambiguity leaves families with the probability that the standard against which they will be judged will vary from worker to worker and from community to community. The authors argue that this leaves case management open to inconsistencies that can include systemic biases which can work against rather than for the best interests of the child. Courts are accepting this term as a significant factor in determining the need for intervention and whether or not to sustain or terminate parental rights

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A Preliminary Study of Burnout in Residential Social Workers Experiencing Workplace Aggression: Might It Be Cyclical?

Cited by 58 publications

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Are Burnout Syndrome and Depression Predictors for Aggressive Behavior Among Mental Health Care Professionals?

Are Burnout Syndrome and Depression Predictors for Aggressive Behavior Among Mental Health Care Professionals?

Violence, role reversals, and turning points: work identity at stake at a therapeutic residential institution for adolescents

The “Good Enough” Parent: Implications for Child Protection

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