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Author:   Andrew Whittaker ,  Brian Taylor
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9780367586478

ISBN 10:   0367586479
Pages:   144
Publication Date:   30 June 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

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

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Andrew Whittaker is an Associate Professor of Social Work at London South Bank University, UK, where he is the Head of the Risk, Resilience and Expert Decision Making research group. His research focuses on child protection and the risks faced by young people in cities. Brian Taylor is a Professor of Social Work at Ulster University, Coleraine, UK, where he leads the Decision, Assessment, Risk and Evidence Studies research cluster. He is the author of Decision Making, Assessment and Risk in Social Work (2013, 3rd ed) and Understanding and Using Research in Social Work (with Anne McGlade and Campbell Killick, 2015).

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