A LOOK AT SAFETY IN SOCIAL WORK（在社会工作的安全）.pdf

A LOOK AT SAFETY IN SOCIAL WORK Volume 3, Number 2 It’s an open secret, really: social work practical suggestions for assessing Children’s Services Practice Notes is a news- is a dangerous profession. Every day, potentially dangerous situations and letter for North Carolina’s child welfare work- ers produced four times a year by the North armed only with a genuine concern for provides strategies for maintaining Carolina Division of Social Services and the families, social workers step out of your personal safety. In keeping with N.C. Family and Children’s Resource Program, their offices and into the homes of our family-centered approach to prac- part of the Jordan Institute for Families and the School of Social Work at the University of families in crisis. Each time they do, tice, we also discuss ways to integrate North Carolina at Chapel Hill. social workers run the risk of becom- safety precautions into your practice ing the focus of an assault. in a way that won’t send the wrong In summarizing recent research, we try to give you new ideas for refining your practice. How- Although there is no way to guar- message to families. ever, this publication is not intended to replace antee you will not become the victim We hope this issue will be a jump- regular supervision and peer consultation— of an attack, there are steps you can ing-off point for discussions with oth- only to enhance them. take to redu