Professionals onder druk

Frontline care and security professionals in the Netherlands and Belgium are under increasing pressure for various reasons. On the labour market, it is difficult to find sufficient candidates to be deployed in care and safety work. In the workplace, managerialism further complicates the execution of already complex tasks. Citizens and care consumers have high expectations towards these professionals. And finally, frontline professionals must deal with difficult and ‘heavy’ cases that can impact on their physical and mental well-being. Taken all of these factors into consideration, this topic deserves a special issue of this journal.