Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Wake County Social Worker Assaulted

Today our thoughts are with Eleanor Lee, of Wake County Human Services, as she recovers from being beaten by a client while working on Tuesday. This demonstrates how important it is for agencies to have strict safety protocols in place, and for social workers to have adequate safety training.

Here is a link to the news story:
http://wral.com/news/local/story/2398039/

Here is a link to the Safety Center on the NASW-NC website. We are constantly looking for additions to this section, so please contact us if you have helpful information to pass along.
http://naswnc.org/pages/safety/index.html

Stay safe out there, everyone!

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