Abstract
BSW students from eight social work programs were surveyed to determine the extent to which they had encountered danger in the field practicum. Approximately one-fifth of the respondents reported at least one incident in which they had been verbally or physically assaulted. An experience with danger had only a limited influence on students' career attitudes; however, their attitudes were influenced by their evaluations of how well their agency and school handled the incident. Particularly noteworthy were the findings that students who entered the field with heightened concerns for their safety as well as those who had been involved in riskier practice activities in the placement expressed greater discomfort about their future careers in social work, regardless of whether they had actually been assaulted.
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