 Safety Center - Links & Resources
OSHA Guidelines for Preventing Workplace Violence for Healthcare Workers and Social Services Workers.
http://www.osha.gov/Publications/osha3148.pdf
Personal safety when visiting patients in the community.
http://apt.rcpsych.org/cgi/content/full/8/3/214
The State Library of North Carolina – Video Services Branch. Several videos are available on Workplace Safety including VC05045,46,47- Street Smart Parts 1,2,3; VC03891 – Workplace Violence: First Line of Defense. http://www.nclaonline.org/publibsec/avsafvid.htm
Kansas Legislative Resolution regarding social worker safety. Submitted October 26th, 2005 by Dennis Moore, (D) 3rd District.
Click here to read the Kansas Legislative Resolution.
Children's Services Practice Notes: For North Carolina's Child Welfare Workers. From the NC Division of Social Services and the Family & Children's Resource Program. Vol.3, No. 2. http://www.practicenotes.org/vol3_no2/cspnv3_2.pdf
NASW-Massachusetts Chapter: Committee for the Study and Prevention of Violence Against Social Workers - Please click here for excellent safety tips from the Massachusetts Chapter!
US Office of Personnel Management - A Manager's Handbook: Handling Traumatic Events - http://www.athealth.com/apps/redirect.cfm?linkid=274. Suicides, assaults, threats, and natural disasters can and do occur in our workplaces. This handbook tells how to prepare.
California Family Physician - The Balancing Act: Assessing Where You Are On Your Own Personal “Balance" Scale - http://www.athealth.com/apps/redirect.cfm?linkid=276.
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