Working with Risk Skills for Contemporary Social Work

Name: Working with Risk Skills for Contemporary Social Work
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ISBN: 9780745651989

ISBN-10: 0745651984

ISBN-13: 9780745651989

Edition: 2013

Authors: Hazel Kemshall, Bernadette Wilkinson, Kerry Baker

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Assessing and managing risk is a daily challenge for social workers. Working with risk can be anxiety provoking and demanding, requiring great skill and high levels of confidence. In these complex situations, social workers have to work hard to get the balance right. This innovative book focuses on the development and use of skills for work with risk. Using a range of case studies, examples and reflective exercises, the authors examine the key skills required to work effectively with risk. Various chapters focus on assessment skills, gathering and evaluation of information, decision–making challenges, and ethical issues. Recognising the difficulties presented in the context of busy…

Book details

List price: $16.99
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Polity Press
Publication date: 9/6/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.68" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English



Figures and Activity Boxes


Acknowledgements



Understanding Risk



Skills for Risk Assessment



The Art of Decision Making



Risk Planning and Management



Risk and Ethics



Review and Evaluation of Risk



Managing Self in the Organizational Context


Conclusion


References


Index