Risk in Social Work Practice
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Risk in Social Work Practice
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About this book
The study of 'risk' in social work involves complex interplay between human behaviour, emotion, evidence of fact, professional values and organisational systems. This book brings together contributions from key social work researchers and theorists from the UK, USA, New Zealand and Italy, writing with a focus on aspects of risk within social work. It examines key debates concerning risk in contemporary social work practice, including ethical dilemmas, approaches to decision-making and the challenges of ignorance and errors. Contributions range from the perennial challenges of how one uses formal knowledge when assessing risk to emerging risks arising from the counterterrorism agenda. This book will enable practitioners, policy makers and researchers to appreciate the complexities of risk in different settings and apply this understanding to their own practice.
This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Social Work Practice.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Citation Information
- Notes on Contributors
- Introduction: Understanding Risk in Social Work
- 1 Avoidable Ignorance and the Ethics of Risk in Child Welfare
- 2 In Defence of Actuarialism: Interrogating the Logic of Risk in Social Work Practice
- 3 Comparing Risk-Averse and Risk-Friendly Practitioners in Child Welfare Decision-Making: A Mixed Methods Study
- 4 Making Sense of the Initial Home Visit: The Role of Intuition in Child and Family Social Workers’ Assessments of Risk
- 5 Mental Health Act Assessments — Professional Narratives on Alternatives to Hospital Admission
- 6 ‘Risk is King and Needs to Take a Backseat!’ Can Social Workers’ Experiences of Moral Injury Strengthen Practice?
- 7 A Risky Time for Muslim Families: Professionalised Counter-Radicalisation Networks
- 8 Reflective Practice, Risk and Mistakes in Social Work
- Index