Working with Risk: Skills for Contemporary Social Work

Hazel Kemshall

ISBN 10: 0745651984 / ISBN 13: 9780745651989

Published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2013

About this Item

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. Series: Skills for Contemporary Social Work. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 316. . 2013. 1st Edition. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Working with Risk: Skills for Contemporary Social Work
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0745651984
• ISBN 13: 9780745651989
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Hazel Kemshall is professor of community and criminal justice at De Montfort University.

Bernadette Wilkinson is an independent trainer and consultant, working with practitioners and managers in youth justice and probation, on issues of assessment, planning and management of risk.

Kerry Baker is senior lecturer in criminology at London South Bank University.