Violence in the Health Care Workplace: Data Driven Solutions Melbourne, Australia

Abstract

This is a presentation given by Dan Hughes out of Mount Sinai Hospital in NYC to an audience in Melbourne, Australia, on the topic of Violence in the workplace. Dan presents the definitions of Violence in the workplace and then how both the field of Forensic Psychologists and now Social Workers have come to address these unfortunate trends in companies/healthcare settings. Clinical concerns and environmental and organizational issues are discussed in detail. Then Dan presents solid research from his work in the New York area within his hospital system of the various incidents of workplace violence.... compelling data