Midlands State University Library

Working with risk : skills for contemporary social work /

Kemshall, Hazel.

Working with risk : skills for contemporary social work / created by Hazel Kemshall, Bernadette Wilkinson and Kerry Baker. - viii, 196 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm - Skills for contemporary social work series . - Skills for contemporary social work. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Figures and Activity Boxes vi Acknowledgements ix 1 Understanding Risk 1 2 Skills for Risk Assessment 9 3 The Art of Decision Making 43 4 Risk Planning and Management 71 5 Risk and Ethics 101 6 Review and Evaluation of Risk 121 7 Managing Self in the Organizational Context 146 Conclusion 166 References 173 Index 188

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.

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Social service.
Risk assessment.
Risk management.
Risk Assessment.

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