{"product_id":"9781909330351","title":"Personal Safety for Social Workers and Health Professionals","description":"\u003cp\u003eSocial workers and health professionals are often placed in situations where they are verbally or physically threatened by service users and others.This book will help them recognise potential risk in situations, when to avoid involvement, and how best to manage these risks. The book will give professionals confidence in working effectively in such conditions .\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe book covers the theoretical understanding of the impact of threats on professional safety and decision-making, including:\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe reality of the experience of social workers and other professionals – statistics and case examples\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe impact of physical and psychological threat\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ehostage theory as it applies to social work\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e It also addresses actions that workers can take to greatly reduce risk such as:\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eimproving safety awareness\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eteamwork support\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003esupervision\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eorganisational responses and the duty of care of employers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e Practical steps that workers can take to protect themselves are explained  including:\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003econflict management, diffusion and de-escalation techniques\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ebasic self-protection –very simple defence mechanisms\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book will appeal to both practitioners and students. It helps students to become aware of the factors which may affect judgement in child protection cases and assist in managing cases on placement. It helps professional practitioners in managing the anxieties associated with their current case load and provides strategies to manage these unfortunately common workplace experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Critical Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47173962957040,"sku":"9781909330351","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781909330351_p0.jpg?v=1763623707","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781909330351","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}