This study examined the sources of stress experienced by occupational therapists and social workers employed in Australian public mental health services and identified the demographic and work-related factors related to stress using a cross-sectional survey design. Participants provided demographic and work-related information and completed the Men...
This study examined the sources of stress experienced by occupational therapists and social workers employed in Australian public mental health services and identified the demographic and work-related factors related to stress using a cross-sectional survey design. Participants provided demographic and work-related information and completed the Men...
The aim of this dissertation is to examine the implementation of the Addiction Severity Index (ASI) in social services and how it affects the encounter between the clients and their social workers. As structured interviews are unusual in social service based addiction care there is concern that they will have negative consequences on the relation b...
Published in Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
Background:This study investigated the extent to which occupational therapists and social workers employed in Australian mental health settings are affected by burnout.Method:Questionnaires were sent to occupational therapists and social workers who had indicated that they were interested in participating in the study. An overall response rate of 7...
Published in Child and Youth Care Forum
In the following lines I will attempt to cover applicable thoughts about learning in the teaching of effective interactive human work—that is, care work. Efforts to assist individuals with their learning in the field of applied sciences require focus, direction, and time commitment. Regardless of whether one is involved with an individual, a group,...
Published in Development
Carla Bakboord argues that domestic violence is now almost unanimously considered to be a crime in the Caribbean and is a priority on the agenda of governments and non-governmental organizations. In some countries there is a lack of legislation, lack of government policy towards this problem, great inequality within gender relations and a lack of k...
All 50 states have laws requiring mental health and other professionals to report suspected maltreatment. Unfortunately, many professionals who are mandated to report suspicions of child maltreatment often fail to recognize potential maltreatment or fail to report their suspicions. The present study examines several factors that may influence ident...
Published in Clinical Social Work Journal
Given the increasing prevalence of adolescent deaths by suicide, social workers are increasingly likely to be called upon to respond to traumatically bereaved families, peers, and possibly professional colleagues following an adolescent’s death by suicide. The authors discuss current trends in adolescent suicide. A stress diathesis model is applied...
