Best Practices to Prevent, Identify, and Safely Mitigate Aggressive Behavior and Violence

Friday, June 7, 2019 from 9 AM - 4 PM
Wilsonville Holiday Inn, Wilsonville, OR

Sponsored by the Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences and Oregon Healthy Workforce Center; Co-sponsor: Continuing Education Program, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington
 

Targeted industries:

Health care, Long term care, Social services, Schools, Isolated and field workers, all organizations addressing violence and aggression at work.
 

Course description:

This course focused on the general principles to prevent, identify, mitigate, and manage violence, aggression, and bullying in the workplace. The intent is to discuss job and industry risk factors of workplace aggression, and to provide guidance for workplaces. Participants will be able to demonstrate an ability to identify the risk factors associated with workplace aggression and learn about available resources supportive of safe practices. Although all industries and job types will benefit from the information provided in this symposium, case studies and examples will directly apply to health care, long term care, social services, education and schools, and isolated workers.

New: See resources specific to workplace aggression for those in Schools and Education.

Handouts and Webinar Recordings:

Welcome: David Hurtado, Sc.D., Assistant Professor, Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences, OHSU

Keynote: Preventing Workplace Violence - What have we learned so far?
Lynda Enos, RN, BSN, MS, COHN S, CPE, Ergonomist/Human Factors Specialist, HumanFit
Handout
Recording

Violence in the Workplace and Threat Prevention Training and Programs
Stan Thomas, Administrator, Occupational Health, Safety and Emergency Services Program, Oregon Department of Human Services, Oregon Healthy Authority
Handout
Recording

Disrupted Learning and Staff Needs: Where do we go from here?
Leah Starkovich, Professional Practice Organizer, Oregon Education Association
Handout
Recording
Resource: "A Crisis of Disrupted Learning: Conditions in our Schools and Recommended Solutions, Oregon Education Association

We've Got Your Back: Lessons learned on policies and procedures for field service workers
Jamal AbuSneineh, MS, Manager, Environmental Health & Safety, Comcast
Handout
Recording

Workplace Culture and Preventing Violence
Dave Christy, MFT, LMFT, Associate Director of Clinical Operations, Trainer, Cascade Centers
Handout
Recording

Short Case Studies and Lessons Learned

1. Lynda Enos, Oregon Workplace Safety Initiative Workplace Violence in Healthcare: A Toolkit for Prevention and Management
   Handout
   Recording
2. Introduction to Tip Sheet for Preventing Injuries from Student Behavior (Labor Occupational Health Program, University of California, Berkeley), Shared by Dede Montgomery, Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences
   Handout
   Recording
   Resource: "Workplace Violence Risk Assessment Toolkit for School Boards (from PSHSA.ca)"
3. Kent Anger, Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences, Violence Prevention Interventions for Office-based and Home Care Workers
   Handout
   Recording

Final Panel and Q&A
Recording