Conflict in the workplace: Social workers as victims and perpetrators

Social Work

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 305-313

  Ringstad, Robin ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assault; Clients; Perpetrators; Social workers; Victims; Workplace violence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL WORK; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VICTIM; VIOLENCE; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AGED; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33846567197     PISSN: 00378046     EISSN: 15456846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sw/50.4.305     Document Type: Article

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