The Sage Handbook of Decision Making, Assessment and Risk in Social Work

Brian J. Taylor, John D. Fluke, J. Christopher Graham, Emily Keddell, Campbell Killick, Aron Shlonsky, Andrew Whittaker, Brian J. Taylor, John D. Fluke, J. Christopher Graham, Emily Keddell, Campbell Killick, Aron Shlonsky, Andrew Whittaker

• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Year: 2023
• ISBN:
  9781529614626
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Ciencias sociales
• Subtopic: Trabajo social

The SAGE Handbook on Decision Making, Assessment and Risk in Social Work provides a comprehensive overview of key strands ofresearch and theoretical concepts in this increasingly important field. With 49 chapters and four section summaries, this Handbook describes the 'state of the art'; discuss key debates and issues; and gives pointers on future directions for practice, research, teaching, management of services, and development of theoretical understanding s.

A key aim of this Handbook is to support the development of sound, applied knowledge and values to underpin reasoned professional judgement and decision making by social workers in practice and those in management and regulatory roles.

With contributions from a global interdisciplinary body of leading and emerging scholars from a wide variety of roles, this handbook has been designed to be internationally generalisable and applicable to all major areas ofsocial work.

This Handbook provides a field-defining account of decision making, assessment and risk in social work which is unrivalled for its diversity and strength of coverage, and will be of valueto social work researchers, teachersand practitioners, as well as to those in allied fields such as health care.

Section 1: Professional Judgement

Section 2: Assessment, Risk and Decision Processes

Section 3: Assessment Tools and Approaches

Section 4: Developing and Managing Practice

Section 5: Concluding Section / Afterword