Do You Want To Be A Social Worker? MA, One half of social workers have been physically assaulted in a work related incident

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In Massachusetts, one half of social workers have been physically assaulted in a work related incident with assaults ranging from pushing, hitting, and choking to life-threatening attacks. Nation wide, 85% of social workers report that they have been subject to psychological aggression at some point in their careers and 30% have experienced physical assault perpetrated by clients as some point in their careers.