The SAGE Handbook of Decision Making, Assessment and Risk in Social Work

Author Brian J. Taylor - John D. Fluke - J. Christopher Graham - Emily Keddell - Campbell Killick - Aron Shlonsky - Andrew Whittaker

Publisher SAGE

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Author

Brian J. Taylor - John D. Fluke - J. Christopher Graham - Emily Keddell - Campbell Killick - Aron Shlonsky - Andrew Whittaker

Publisher

SAGE

Volume

Copyright

2023

ISBN13

9781529614640

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eBook

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This handbook provides a comprehensive overview of key debates and issues; and gives pointers on future directions for practice, research, teaching, management of services, and development of theoretical understandings. Its key aim is to support the development of sound, applied 'science' (knowledge) and values to underpin reasoned, reasonable professional judgement and decision making by social workers in practice and those in management and regulatory roles.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Photo Credits.
Contents.
About the Editors.
About the Contributors.
Foreword.
1: Introduction to the Handbook.
2: Professional Judgements.
3: Introduction to Section One: Professional Judgements.
4: Heuristics and Biases.
5: Confirmation Bias in Social Work.
6: Blame and Emotion in Professional Judgement.
7: The Influence of Optimism on Analysis in Professional Judgement.
8: Heuristics in Professional Judgement: Between Proximity and Distance.
9: Professional Judgement in Context.
10: Collective Cultures, Risk, and Individual Judgement.
11: Social and Relational Contexts of Professional Judgements within Organisations.
12: Knowledge Use in Judgement Processes.
13: Intuition in Social Work Practice.
14: Challenges to Using Knowledge (Evidence) in Professional Judgement.
15: Critical Thinking and Professional Judgement.
16: Discretion and Reasoning.
17: Sensemaking in Professional Judgement.
18: Theories of Professional Judgement.
19: Prospects and Developments.
20: Methods for Studying Professional Judgement in Social Work.
21: Assessment, Risk and Decision Processes.
22: Introduction to Section Two: Assessment, Risk and Decision Processes.
23: Contextual Aspects of Decision Making and Working with Risk.
24: Cultural Aspects of Assessment and Decision-making Processes.
25: Legally Literate Decision Making and Management of Risk in Social Work.
26: Interprofessional Decision Making.
27: Decision Making in Organisational Contexts.
28: Assessment and Risk: Recognising the Circularity of Child-adverse Events and Psychiatric Disorders in Children and Adults.
29: Engaging Children and Families in Assessment and Decision Processes.
30: Engaging Families in Assessment and Managing Risk.
31: Engaging Children in Assessment and Decisions.
32: Reimagining Participation of Young People in Decision Making in Contexts of Vulnerability.
33: Engaging Adults in Assessment and Decision P
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The SAGE Handbook of Decision Making, Assessment and Risk in Social Work

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