Table of Contents

Introduction; J.Turnbull & B.Paterson Violence to Staff: Who is at Risk?; J.Turnbull Theoretical Approaches to Violence and Aggression; J.Turnbull Legal and Ethical Issues in the Management of Aggression and Violence; B.Paterson & C.Tringham Verbal Abuse; R.Wondrak De-Escalation in the Management of Aggression and Violence: Towards Evidence-Based Practice; B.Paterson & D.Leadbetter Managing Physical Violence; B.Paterson & D.Leadbetter Providing Staff with Adequate Support: Health Workers as Survivors of Assault and Aggression; V.Bowie A System of Education and Training for the Care and Management of People with Special Needs who Display Violent or Dangerous Behaviours; C.Beacock The Role of the Manager; J.Turnbull.

About the Author

JOHN TURNBULL is Director of Nursing at Oxfordshire Learning Disability Health Trust. He has extensive experience as a practitioner, researcher and manager in the field of Learning Disability and has published widely on a range of topics. His previous post was that of Nursing Officer at the Department of Health. BRODIE PATERSON is a Lecturer in the Department of Nursing and Midwifery at the University of Stirling. An experienced teacher and practitioner, he has been involved for many years in research, publication and practice development in the field of managing aggression and violence.