Mental Health Workers Negotiating Risk on the Frontline
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11956599 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anne-Maree Sawyer, Anne‐maree Sawyer (0000-0001-6225-7192, La Trobe University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 441-459 |
| Publication date | 2009-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0312-407X • E-ISSN: 1447-0748 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03124070903265724 |
| OpenAlex | W1978649827 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 22 |
Following deinstitutionalisation and the shift to models of community care, mental health practice has become increasingly focused on managing the risks posed by service users. However, the effects of risk management on workers’ professional identities have not been investigated empirically in Australia. Drawing on in-depth interviews with mental health workers from Victoria, Australia, this paper explores the diverse ways in which these workers adapted the formal technologies of risk management (e.g., the completion of risk assessment screens) to their professional identities. Some workers experienced risk management technologies as constraining their interventions with clients, while others saw these technologies as providing opportunities to strengthen and enhance their professional skills. Pondering these differences, the author speculates on the emergence of a new form of professional identity in the broader context of contemporary community mental health care
Business · Context (archaeology · Identity (music · Mental health · Mental health service · Negotiation · Political science · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Public relations · Risk management · Sociology · Healthcare innovation and challenges · Medicine · Mental Health and Patient Involvement · Nursing · Psychology · Social Work Education and Practice
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| Unique citing works | 11 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,73 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2024 (14) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |