【2013】 Working with Risk: Skills for Contemporary Social Work
Book 图书名称: Working with Risk: Skills for Contemporary Social Work
Author 作者: Hazel Kemshall, Bernadette Wilkinson, Kerry Baker
Publisher 出版社: Polity
Page 页数: 176
Publishing Date 出版时间: Oct 7, 2013
Language 语言: English
Size 大小: 1 MB
Format 格式: pdf 文字版
ISBN:0745651976, 9780745651972
Edition: 第1版 搜索过论坛,没有该文档
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 statutory work, there is a strong focus on practical skills and tips for improving risk management plans. The book also pays careful attention to the emotional impact of working with risk, with a final chapter on the management of self in the challenging and sometimes distressing world of social work.
Written in a reader-friendly, accessible style, the book will be essential reading for students and staff across a range of social work settings, including community care, adult services, child protection and mental health.