Violence at work ‘is the norm for social carers’

With nine out of ten social care workers subjected to regular abuse, threats, and physical assault, workplace violence is in danger of becoming a cultural norm, warns a new report.

In fact, it’s no longer a risk, but a reality — and one that social care workers believe employers have become complacent about, according to the report.

Entitled Crisis, concern, and complacency; A study on the extent, impact, and management of workplace violence and assault on social care workers, the research found that more than three in five experience threatening behaviour weekly or more frequently in their workplace and two in five experience physical assault monthly or more often.