Violence in the Healthcare Workplace ___________________________________________________________
R elease D ate : 08/01/25
E xpiration D ate : 07/31/28
SWNY05VH— 5 CE HOURS
Violence in the Healthcare Workplace
Previously acting as a faculty member at Capella University and Northcentral University, Dr. Yick Flanagan is currently a contributing faculty member at Walden University, School of Social Work, and a dissertation chair at Grand Canyon Uni- versity, College of Doctoral Studies, working with Industrial Organizational Psychology doctoral students. She also serves as a consultant/subject matter expert for the New York City Board of Education and publishing companies for online cur- riculum development, developing practice MCAT questions in the area of psychology and sociology. Her research focus is on the area of culture and mental health in ethnic minority communities. Faculty Disclosure Contributing faculty, Alice Yick Flanagan, PhD, MSW, has disclosed no relevant financial relationship with any product manufacturer or service provider mentioned. Division Planners John M. Leonard, MD Randall L. Allen, PharmD Margaret Donohue, PhD Mary Franks, MSN, APRN, FNP-C Senior Director of Development and Academic Affairs Sarah Campbell Division Planners/Director Disclosure The division planners and director have disclosed no relevant financial relationship with any product manufacturer or service provider mentioned. Accreditations & Approvals As a Jointly Accredited Organization, NetCE is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. NetCE is recognized by the New York State Education Depart- ment’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0033. This course is considered self-study, as defined by the New York State Board for Social Work. Materials that are included in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of licensed master social work and licensed clinical social work in New York.
Audience This course is designed for physicians, nurses, social workers, therapists, mental health counselors, pharmacists, and other allied health professionals at risk for workplace violence. Course Objective Violence or abuse experienced in the workplace among healthcare workers, social workers, mental health workers, and other human service workers is a critical issue that many organizations face. The purpose of this course is to provide healthcare professionals with information so they may better recognize, address, and prevent violence in their workplaces. Learning Objectives Upon completion of this course, you should be able to: 1. Define workplace violence. 2. Identify the different forms of workplace violence. 3. Describe the scope of workplace violence in various human service sectors including nursing, social work, and counseling. 4. Discuss factors that place individuals at increased risk or impede victims from reporting workplace violence. 5. Identify emotional, psychological, economic, and social consequences of workplace violence. 6. Discuss the ethical and legal issues involved in work- place violence and the process for assessing risk of violence. 7. Outline assessment and intervention strategies targeted to victims and perpetrators of workplace violence. 8. Describe recommended occupational policies address- ing workplace violence. Faculty Alice Yick Flanagan, PhD, MSW , received her Master’s in Social Work from Columbia University, School of Social Work. She has clinical experience in mental health in correc- tional settings, psychiatric hospitals, and community health centers. In 1997, she received her PhD from UCLA, School of Public Policy and Social Research. Dr. Yick Flanagan completed a year-long post-doctoral fellowship at Hunter College, School of Social Work in 1999. In that year she taught the course Research Methods and Violence Against Women to Masters degree students, as well as conducting qualitative research studies on death and dying in Chinese American families.
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