Skip to main content
Kent Academic Repository

Experiences of violence at work in community learning disability teams: "what should I do?"

Daynes, S., Wills, S., Baker, P.A. (2011) Experiences of violence at work in community learning disability teams: "what should I do?". Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities, 5 (3). pp. 6-14. ISSN 2044-2182. (doi:10.1108/20441281111142576) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:50220)

The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided.
Official URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/20441281111142576

Abstract

Purpose

– Much of the research related to experiences of violence at work in intellectual disability services has focused on paid carers, with very little exploring the experiences of staff in community intellectual disability teams (CIDT). This study aims to address this issue.

Design/methodology/approach

– This study began with a brief survey sent to staff across six CIDTs in South East England. These experiences were further explored with in?depth interviews with a sub?sample of the respondents.

Findings

– The results of the survey indicated that 34 per cent of the respondents (n=105) had experienced some form of verbal or physical aggression at work during the previous six months. Emerging themes focused on the types of risks faced by this staff group; factors that helped with risk assessment and management (and why these things do not always happen); and how workers develop the skills in managing these risks.

Originality/value

– Implications are discussed in terms of gaps in current formal training and the role of more informal learning processes in addressing the specific needs of staff working with this client group.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1108/20441281111142576
Uncontrolled keywords: Intellectual disabilities, Learning disabilities, Violence, Risk management, Aggression, Communities
Subjects: H Social Sciences
Divisions: Divisions > Division for the Study of Law, Society and Social Justice > School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research > Tizard
Depositing User: Jo Ruffels
Date Deposited: 19 Aug 2015 12:53 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 10:20 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/50220 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

University of Kent Author Information

  • Depositors only (login required):

Total unique views for this document in KAR since July 2020. For more details click on the image.