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Personal Safety for Human Service Providers. Final Performance Report.

PB98130826

Publication Date	1997
Personal Author	Griffin, W. V.
Page Count	16
Abstract	The project was undertaken to develop an introductory video and viewer's guide on personal safety for human service providers. The intent of the proposed products are to heighten awareness to areas of risk and to reduce dangers related to threats and violence in human services. The video was developed and produced to introduce social services staffs and others to basic personal safety issues. These products will have great importance to agencies in developing approaches to personal safety for their staffs. The overall results of the research aspects are the development of a reliable instrument to measure viewer's responses to video instruction and significance in the findings from the research sessions.
Keywords	Safety Human service providers Instructional materials Risks Threats Violence Human services Video tapes Social services
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Corporate Authors	Independent Living Resources, Inc., Durham, NC.; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Rept. for 30 Sep 96-31 Jul 97.
NTIS Issue Number	199811

Personal Safety for Human Service Providers. Final Performance Report.

Personal Safety for Human Service Providers. Final Performance Report.
PB98130826

Publication Date	1997
Personal Author	Griffin, W. V.
Page Count	16
Abstract	The project was undertaken to develop an introductory video and viewer's guide on personal safety for human service providers. The intent of the proposed products are to heighten awareness to areas of risk and to reduce dangers related to threats and violence in human services. The video was developed and produced to introduce social services staffs and others to basic personal safety issues. These products will have great importance to agencies in developing approaches to personal safety for their staffs. The overall results of the research aspects are the development of a reliable instrument to measure viewer's responses to video instruction and significance in the findings from the research sessions.
Keywords	Safety Human service providers Instructional materials Risks Threats Violence Human services Video tapes Social services
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Corporate Authors	Independent Living Resources, Inc., Durham, NC.; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Rept. for 30 Sep 96-31 Jul 97.
NTIS Issue Number	199811