Investigating the Readiness of Hospital Social Workers to Respond to Domestic and Family Violence

Cowan, C.; El-Hage, Nicole; Green, Jacqueline; Rice, Louise; Young, Lindi; Whiteside, Mary

doi:10.1080/0312407x.2019.1675735

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“…The results are consistent with the existing literature and highlight the unique and skilled role that social workers play in the acute hospital setting. 25, 26 , 27 These data are unsurprising given the course accreditation requirement for Australian social work clinicians to have a critical understanding of domestic and FV as part of curriculum content 19 : requirements not yet mirrored in other discipline groups. Consistent with this notion, all social work clinicians reported some prior FV training, compared with half of allied health, and just under two-thirds for nursing and medicine clinicians.…”

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Responding to family violence: Variations in knowledge, confidence and skills across clinical professions in a large tertiary public hospital

2021

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Introduction: Healthcare workers play a vital role in assessing and appropriately responding to family violence. Discipline-specific differences in the readiness to respond have been indicated in the literature but no studies have directly compared multiple disciplines using the same measure. Given the imperative need for a hospital-wide, multidisciplinary approach to managing family violence, this study aimed to compare and contrast clinician perceived levels of knowledge, confidence and clinical readiness to manage disclosures of family violence across major professional groups in a tier 1, tertiary adult trauma hospital in Australia. Methods: This prospective cross-sectional study implemented a brief questionnaire to explore self-reported knowledge, confidence and clinical skills in managing family violence. Data were analysed using non-parametric analyses. The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) guidelines for observational research were followed in the reporting of this study. Results: Significantly greater self-reported clinical skills, knowledge and confidence were found among social work clinicians relative to all other disciplines. By contrast, allied health clinicians reported the lowest levels of clinical knowledge, confidence and skills relative to other discipline areas. No significant differences were seen between nursing and medicine. Conclusion: There are significant differences across clinical professional groupings in knowledge and confidence levels, and clinical skills in assisting patients experiencing family violence. The findings have implications for facilitating a hospital-wide, multidisciplinary response to assisting clients experiencing family violence.

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“… 25 , 33 A short, targeted survey was considered more likely to attract respondents and lead to full completion of the questions. Several available resources were consulted including a recent survey conducted at RMH in Social Work and with emergency department doctors, 23 and the Royal Women’s Hospital Strengthening Hospitals Response to Family Violence Project Tool 6D Pre and Post Training Survey. 29 Feedback on the draft survey was sought from the RMH Allied Health Management and Senior Clinician team ( N = 40), executive nursing staff and nurse unit managers ( N = 39), and the SHRFV Steering Committee, which includes medical staff, partner site representatives, and health consumers ( N = 16).…”

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“…11,15 Studies in specific groups of healthcare professionals, including psychologists, mental health professionals, social workers, general practitioners (GPs), and nurses, generally indicate reduced family violence knowledge and screening confidence. [20][21][22][23] British research in a sample of predominantly GP and nurse respondents indicated that most of these healthcare workers felt uncomfortable talking about domestic violence, had received little training in the area, but would welcome further training. 24 A recent multi-disciplinary survey of healthcare professionals, with half employed in public hospital positions, indicated suboptimal rates of confidence in screening, supporting, and referring patients experiencing family violence.…”

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Assisting patients experiencing family violence: A survey of training levels, perceived knowledge, and confidence of clinical staff in a large metropolitan hospital

Fisher

Rudkin

Withiel

et al. 2020

Womens Health (Lond Engl)

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Objectives: Family violence is a public health issue. It occurs in many forms, is most commonly directed at woman and children, and contributes significantly to death, disability, and illness. This study was conducted in the clinical staff in a large metropolitan hospital and aimed to determine levels of family violence training, self-perceived knowledge and confidence, specific clinical skills, and barriers to working effectively in the area. Methods: A short, targeted online survey was designed to capture the required information. Descriptive statistics were calculated, and free-text responses were analyzed using qualitative content analysis. Results: Survey responses were received from 534 staff (242 nurses, 225 allied health, 67 medical). Sixty-five percent had received some form of family violence training, mostly of short duration (1–3 h); 72% reported having little or no confidence working in the area, while 76% indicated that they had little or no knowledge in the area. Longer duration training was associated with an increase in knowledge and confidence ratings. Family violence screening rates and knowledge of several specific family violence clinical skills (how to appropriately ask clients about family violence and family violence risk factors) were also low. Thirty-four percent indicated that they did not know what to do, when a patient disclosed experiencing family violence. The most commonly indicated barriers to working effectively in this area were suspected perpetrators being present, perceived reluctance of patients/clients to disclose when asked, and time limitations. Conclusion: This research provides a useful snapshot of clinical staff perceptions of their family violence skill levels in a large metropolitan Australian tertiary hospital. It highlights the need for further in-depth training in clinical health professionals in family violence. The research will allow for family violence training to be tailored to the needs of the professional discipline and clinical area.

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“…Response score analysis was conducted to measure the quality of responses to pandemicresilient indicators (Tleuken et al, 2021a, b) in a similar way to readiness assessment tools in other fields (Cowan et al, 2020;Donkor et al, 2021;Liu et al, 2022). The response quality rating scale includes three orders from 1 to 3 (Table 5).…”

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The pandemic readiness assessment of building design and engineering service-related legislation in Kazakhstan and the EU

Tokazhanov

Tokbolat

Tleuken

et al. 2022

ECAM

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PurposeThe current COVID-19 pandemic is influencing our life in every aspect, including working and living environments. Millions of people were forced to isolate themselves in their homes, which has posed significant pressure on buildings and shown us that our dwellings are not designed for such purposes. This is partly due to the fact that homes are designed and built for occasional use rather than isolated and long-term occupation. The legislative system of a country plays an important role in defining and shaping the conditions of people living there. Hence, the aim of the study is to evaluate the readiness of Kazakhstani and the EU construction-related legislation for pandemics.Design/methodology/approachPreviously developed pandemic-resilient indicators were used for the evaluation of construction legislation. Both legislative systems were reviewed, and the quality of responses was evaluated by assigning response scores.FindingsThe results based on response scores indicate that the environmental resource consumption sub-category was better covered by EU legislation. At the same time, the buildings’ health, safety and comfort are better taken into account in Kazakhstani legislation. Seven pandemic-resilient indicators were not responded to by any legislative system indicating a gap between current legislation and requirements for new living conditions.Originality/valueNo study has analyzed how COVID-19 can transform construction legislation. The study reveals the limitation of current construction legislation in Kazakhstan (KZ) and the EU, indicating the need for transformation to meet the requirements of the pandemic era.

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Investigating the Readiness of Hospital Social Workers to Respond to Domestic and Family Violence

Cited by 8 publications

References 14 publications

Responding to family violence: Variations in knowledge, confidence and skills across clinical professions in a large tertiary public hospital

Responding to family violence: Variations in knowledge, confidence and skills across clinical professions in a large tertiary public hospital

Assisting patients experiencing family violence: A survey of training levels, perceived knowledge, and confidence of clinical staff in a large metropolitan hospital

The pandemic readiness assessment of building design and engineering service-related legislation in Kazakhstan and the EU

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