Moral harassment of public schools teachers.
Programs geared towards the occupational health of public workers, that include the prevention of moral harassment, have been created in Santa Catarina. Any institution identified for its poor records in regards to moral harassment will end up having its image tainted before society at large. This is due to its use of arbitrary and embarrassing means for accomplishing everyday tasks. This article aims to consider Workplace Psychological Harassment (WPH), its risks and implications for the health of public workers. The methodology chosen was a teacher's case study, which consisted of document research, interviews, anamnesis and observation, all in order to relate both theory and practice. The results indicate that WPH is a complex phenomenon, which can be studied in a variety of ways. WPH risks the biopsychosocial health of the worker, causing the deterioration in social-professional relations, illness, and incapacity, as well as higher costs and certain degradation in production. It is difficult to prove incidents and their impact. Nevertheless, this research concluded that WPH has harmful consequences for the physical and mental health of workers, and is in the ergonomic field, since part of this profession's role is to seek understanding of work in order to reorganize it.
Federal University of Santa Catarina-UFSC, SC, Brazil State Secretary of Administration's Office, SC, Brazil. izacarol@gmail.com
Izabel Carolina Martins
IC
Campos
Alessandra da Cruz
Ada C
Serafim
Kamilla Valler
KV
Custódio
Lizandra
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da Silva
Roberto Moraes
RM
Cruz
D001938:Brazil; D058445:Bullying / Q000523:psychology; D005178:Faculty; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019370:Observation; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D016272:Occupational Health; D017150:Public Sector; D012574:Schools; D012919:Social Behavior; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology