Citation

van Gink K, Visser K, Popma A, Vermeiren RRJM, van Domburgh L, van der Stegen B, Jansen LMC. Arch. Psychiatr. Nurs. 2018; 32(3): 353-359.

Affiliation

VU University Medical Center, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, PO Box 303, 1115 ZG Duivendrecht, The Netherlands.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.apnu.2017.11.025

PMID

29784214

Abstract

Staff members in residential care for youth are frequently confronted with aggressive behaviour, which has adverse effects on their stress levels and work satisfaction. This paper describes a qualitative evaluation to find out how staff members benefit from Non-violent Resistance (NVR), a method to create an aggression mitigating residential climate. Staff members were positive about NVR and reported feeling more relaxed. Most valued aspects of this method were the focus on being a team, delayed response and giving up the illusion of control. However, training and the intention to use NVR isn't enough, high quality implementation and maintenance are crucial.

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Language: en

Keywords

Child and adolescent; Coping with aggressive behaviour; Psychiatric-nursing; Residential care; Violence