Implementing Non-violent Resistance, a Method to Cope with Aggression in Child and Adolescent Residential Care: Exploration of Staff Members Experiences

Kirsten van Gink; Katharina Visser; Arne Popma; Robert R.J.M. Vermeiren; Lieke van Domburgh; Ber van der Stegen; Lucres M.C. Jansen

doi:10.1016/j.apnu.2017.11.025

Implementing Non-violent Resistance, a Method to Cope with Aggression in Child and Adolescent Residential Care: Exploration of Staff Members Experiences

Kirsten van Gink^*, Katharina Visser, Arne Popma, Robert R.J.M. Vermeiren, Lieke van Domburgh, Ber van der Stegen, Lucres M.C. Jansen

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	353-359
Number of pages	7
Journal	Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
Volume	32
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apnu.2017.11.025
Publication status	Published - 1 Jun 2018

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van Gink, K., Visser, K., Popma, A., Vermeiren, R. R. J. M., van Domburgh, L., van der Stegen, B., & Jansen, L. M. C. (2018). Implementing Non-violent Resistance, a Method to Cope with Aggression in Child and Adolescent Residential Care: Exploration of Staff Members Experiences. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 32(3), 353-359. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apnu.2017.11.025

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