Workplace Violence: Practical Considerations for Mental Health Professionals in Consultation, Assessment, and Management of Risk.
Workplace predatory violence has been the focus of increased study over the past 30 years, leading to a more sophisticated understanding of the factors that contribute to it, and important considerations for its assessment and management. Risk assessment professionals involved in workplace violence consultations should be mindful of issues specific to the workplace context and the principles of threat assessment to provide a more precise opinion of risk, to inform and enhance critical decisions regarding the employment status of the individual of concern, security measures, possible treatment options, and other management responses, while being mindful of the employee's certain rights.
University of Michigan Medical School, 2395 Oak Valley Drive, Suite 100, Ann Arbor, MI 48103, USA. Electronic address: saragoza@med.umich.edu.
Philip
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Saragoza
Work Trauma Services, Inc, San Francisco, CA, USA; Department of Psychiatry, University of California at San Francisco, 3527 Mt. Diablo Boulevard, #123, Lafayette, CA 94549, USA.
Stephen G
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White
D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D008603:Mental Health; D016272:Occupational Health; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D012637:Security Measures; D000078329:Workforce; D064450:Workplace Violence / Q000523:psychology*
Direct threat; Targeted violence; Threat assessment; Workplace violence