- Title
- It's no picnic : Personal and family safety for rural social workers
- Creator
- Green, Rosemary; Mason, Robyn
- Date
- 2003
- Type
- Text; Journal article
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/53751
- Identifier
- vital:372
- Identifier
- ISSN:0312-407X
- Abstract
- This paper reports the key research findings related to personal and family safety of rural welfare and social workers, from a study conducted in rural Victoria, Australia. Significant findings included concerns about personal and family safety, frequency of episodes of work related violence and harassment, and the resultant impact on personal and family activities. A range of useful strategies was identified to combat and cope with both the risk and experience of violence and harassment for the worker, and for their families. Workplaces, professional associations and educators need to recognize the impact of this occupational hazard, and respond with sensitivity to these issues, which have particular relevance for rural practitioners where anonymity and privacy are frequently compromised.; C1
- Publisher
- Routledge (Taylor & Francis)
- Relation
- Australian Social Work Vol. 56, no. 2 (2003), p. 94-106
- Rights
- Copyright Taylor & Francis
- Rights
- Open Access
- Rights
- This metadata is freely available under a CCO license
- Subject
- 1607 Social Work; Rural welfare; Social work; Worker safety
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