by Michael Heitt | Sep 19, 2013 | Disruptive Professionals, human behavior, risk assessment
I just found an interesting article that is still in-press about fitness for duty evaluations for physicians. A significant part of my practice is devoted to assessing and addressing issues related to physician (and other professional) impairment and disruptive...
by Michael Heitt | May 21, 2013 | Disruptive Professionals, human behavior, risk assessment, workplace violence
The ApA put out a brief about a study published in Comprehensive Psychiatry which noted correlations between aggressive behavior and being fired from jobs. The brief nicely noted that people who self-describe as frequently engaging in aggressive behaviors (disruptive...
by Michael Heitt | Aug 9, 2012 | college campus, risk assessment, workplace violence
We have been flooded with news stories about the tragic shooting in an Aurora, CO movie theater and have recently been hearing news about how the alleged shooter was seen by mental health professionals at his school prior to his leaving his graduate training. I just...
by Michael Heitt | Nov 23, 2011 | Disruptive Professionals, disruptive students, human behavior, Human Resources, Patient safety, policies and procedures, risk assessment, workplace violence
On November 9, 2011, the Joint Commission announced that they will be changing the definition of the term “disruptive behavior.” Specifically, they have noted that disruptive behavior is “behavior or behaviors that undermine a culture of...
by Michael Heitt | Apr 8, 2011 | HR, human behavior, Human Resources, policies and procedures, risk assessment, workplace violence, zero tolerance
We’ve all heard about so-called “zero-tolerance” policies. They sound great and seem like they make a lot of sense, but if you think about it, can you really apply such concrete decision making to dealing with human behavior? In this Washington Post...
by Michael Heitt | Feb 9, 2011 | college campus, Disruptive Professionals, disruptive students, EAPA, Human Resources, risk assessment, SHRM, workplace violence
I just read an newspaper article from California State Fullerton that I thought was great. A group of students, concerned about disruptive and violent behavior among their peers, formed what is essentially a risk assessment team designed to address disruptive...
