Client Violence Against Youth Care Workers: Findings of an Exploratory Study of Workforce Issues in Residential Treatment

Residential treatment centers (RTCs) for youth are plagued by high turnover of youth care workers who provide round-the-clock treatment and supervision to youth with severe affective and behavioral problems. This article presents findings from a 15-month ethnographic study of workforce issues in one...

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Authors: Bobb-Smith, Yvonne 1931- (Author) ; Colletta, Lex (Author) ; Bender, Anna E. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: Journal of interpersonal violence
Year: 2021, Volume: 36, Issue: 5/6, Pages: 1983-2007
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
Ethnography
youth care workers
client violence
Residential treatment