These articles, most written by me some with comments added can all be found in Community Care magazine.

Follow the link and at the Community Care web site type in the article name in the search window.

All change except for the violence    

After being away from social work for 14 years I went back to see if my techniques still worked. This is a brief outline of my experiences.

Under pressure          

Tips on how to de-stress staff and not distress staff

Less than zero              

Considers the idea of zero tolerance towards aggression

Striking Out                          

More ideas of what can be done for staff to manage aggression  

Face-to-face with fear  

Experiences of aggression

Feeling the pressure

Reasons for tackling workplace stress and ideas for doing that

Workplace stress and how to avoid it

Practical ideas ensuring you do not become a stress casualty