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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808081103321

Autore

Smith Martin <1958->

Titolo

Surviving fears in health and social care : the terrors of night and the arrows of day / / Martin Smith

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley, 2004

ISBN

1-280-26175-7

9786610261758

1-84642-118-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (166 p.)

Disciplina

610.69/6

Soggetti

Fear

Human services - Psychological aspects

Medical personnel - Attitudes

Medical personnel - Mental health

Medical personnel - Psychology

Social workers - Attitudes

Social workers - Mental health

Social workers - Psychology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Surviving Fears in Health and Social Care:  The Terrors of Night and the Arrows of Day -- Contents -- Introduction:  The Emerging Importance of Fear in Health and Social Care -- 1. Reasons to be Fearful -- 2. Child Care and Child Protection Work in Community Settings -- 3. Mental Health Work -- 4. Working with Dangerous and Vulnerable Adults in Community Settings -- 5. Residential and Institutional Settings -- 6. Complaints, Bureaucracies and Workplace Bullying -- 7. What Helps? (1):  Colleagues, Supervision, Family -- 8. What Helps? (2):  Management,Workplace Culture, Police Involvement, Reflection, Humour, Research -- Afterword:  The Gift of Fear -- REFERENCES -- SUBJECT INDEX -- AUTHOR INDEX.

Sommario/riassunto

Drawing on powerful first-hand accounts, this book explores the fears experienced when working in child protection, mental health, and with



marginalized groups of people, and suggests how these fears can be understood and managed. The author provides helpful suggestions for good practice and training.