Journal article
Stuck in the middle: The emotional labours of case managers in the personal injury compensation system
Work, Vol.55(2), pp.347-357
2016
PMID: 27689589
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Case managers within injury compensation systems are confronted with various emotional demands.
OBJECTIVE: Employing the concept of emotional labour, this paper explores distinctive aspects of these demands.
METHODS: The findings are drawn from focus groups with 21 Australian case managers.
RESULTS: Case managers work was characterised by extra-role commitments, emotional control, stress and balancing tensions arising from differing stakeholder expectations about outcomes related to compensation and return to work.
CONCLUSIONS: By examining the experiences of case managers, the findings add to the literature on the emotional labour of front line service workers, especially with respect to the demands involved in managing the conflicting demands of work.
Details
- Title
- Stuck in the middle: The emotional labours of case managers in the personal injury compensation system
- Authors
- Sharon Newnam (Author) - Monash UniversityAlan Petersen (Author) - Monash UniversityHelen Keleher (Author) - Monash UniversityAlex Collie (Author) - Institute for Safety, Compensation and Recovery ResearchAdam Vogel (Author) - University of MelbourneRod McClure (Author) - Monash University
- Publication details
- Work, Vol.55(2), pp.347-357
- Publisher
- IOS Press
- DOI
- 10.3233/WOR-162406
- ISSN
- 1875-9270
- PMID
- 27689589
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Centre for Human Factors and Sociotechnical Systems
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99651364502621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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