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Published in: Psychiatric Quarterly 2/2016

01-06-2016 | Original Paper

The Assaultive Staff Action Program (ASAP): 25 Year Program Analysis

Author: Raymond B. Flannery Jr.

Published in: Psychiatric Quarterly | Issue 2/2016

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Abstract

The Assaulted Staff Action Program (ASAP) is a voluntary, system-wide, peer-help, crisis intervention program to address the psychological sequelae in staff victims of patient assaults. It has been associated with cost-effective, quality support services to staff victims of patient assaults and declines in assaults facility-wide in several facilities, after an ASAP was fielded. ASAP’s functions and service provisions have been reported in previous 5-year intervals. The present paper reports on its most recent 5-year interval as ASAP complete its 25th year of service. The 5-year summary and the basic strengths and limitations of the program over this 25 year period are examined.
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Metadata
Title
The Assaultive Staff Action Program (ASAP): 25 Year Program Analysis
Author
Raymond B. Flannery Jr.
Publication date
01-06-2016
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Psychiatric Quarterly / Issue 2/2016
Print ISSN: 0033-2720
Electronic ISSN: 1573-6709
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11126-015-9379-x

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