Secure unit and risk management practices in a long-term mental health institution in Slovenia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3906198 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Juš Škraban (0000-0002-5883-6957, Social Protection Institute of the Republic of Slovenia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Publication date | 2024-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | e-cadernos CES (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1647-0737 • E-ISSN: 1647-0737 |
| Publisher | OpenEdition (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.4000/13x59 |
| OpenAlex | W4410357396 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 10 |
The article addresses risk management in an institution in Slovenia that provides long-term residential care in the field of mental health. It briefly describes the country-specific context of institutional care, especially in secure units, as places where coercive measures are permitted. The article includes an analysis of an action research project embedded in the process of deinstitutionalisation. Firstly, it demonstrates that three types of placement act as the primary risk management strategy in the institution. Secondly, it shows that neither the general risk management strategies nor the risk assessment method used are centred on the individual, but rather serve to ensure the safety of the unit. The article suggests that the secure unit and its practices are repressive and violate human rights. The transformation of secure units must be a primary goal of deinstitutionalisation
Business · Institution · Mental health · Psychiatry · Risk management · Social science · Sociology · Healthcare, Law, Governance, and Management Studies · Insurance and Financial Risk Management · Medicine · Psychology
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |