ABSTRACT This article reviews findings from a recent ethnographic study of the workforce in a residential treatment center for children. Major threats to workers’ physical safety and psychosocial well-being were documented, including client violence and intensive and threatening regulatory oversight of practice. I show how, in this setting, the effects of client violence against workers and attempts to comply with the regulatory policy appear to have had unintended negative consequences for the safety of youth in care, as well as their caregivers. I argue that attempts to improve safety and the perception of safety for youth in care require a systemic understanding of how violence and its regulation affect the milieu as a whole, with attention to the well-being of both children and workers. I conclude with suggestions for how organizations can maximize safety for all.

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如果照料者不照看，儿童可以安全吗？：对儿童住宿治疗中心“无偿”研究劳动力问题的思考

摘要本文回顾了一项最近的人种学研究结果，该研究针对儿童收容所中的劳动力进行了研究。记录了对工人人身安全和社会心理福祉的主要威胁，包括客户暴力行为以及对行为的密集和威胁性监管监督。我展示了在这种情况下，客户对工人的暴力行为以及尝试遵守监管政策的后果，似乎对青少年及其照顾者的安全产生了意想不到的负面影响。我认为，要提高年轻人的安全感和对年轻人的安全感，就需要系统地理解暴力及其监管如何影响整个环境，同时要重视儿童和工人的福祉。