Surviving Fears in Health and Social Care : the Terrors of Night and the Arrows of Day.

Surviving Fears in Health and Social Care : the Terrors of Night and the Arrows of Day.

Fear can have significant and complex effects on the lives of those working in health and social care, yet it is rarely discussed or investigated. Drawing on powerful first-hand accounts, this book explores the fears experienced when working in child protection, mental health, and with marginalized...

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Main Author: Smith, Martin
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2004.
Subjects:
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.
fear.
MEDICAL > Physician & Patient.
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
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Table of Contents:
  • 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, ResearchAfterword: The Gift of Fear; REFERENCES; SUBJECT INDEX; AUTHOR INDEX.

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