The SAGE Handbook of Decision Making, Assessment and Risk in Social Work. (2023)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Brian J. Taylor, John D. Fluke, J. Christopher Graham, Emily Keddell, Campbell Killick, Aron Shlonsky, Andrew Whittaker.
• Editors: Taylor, Brian J; Fluke, John D; Graham, J. Christopher; Keddell, Emily; Killick, Campbell; Shlonsky, Aron; Whittaker, Andrew
• Contents: Foreword - Annamaria Campanini; Introduction to the Handbook - Brian J Taylor; Section 1: Professional Judgement; Introduction to Section One - Emily Keddell & Aron Shlonsky; Sub-section A: Heuristics& Biases; Chapter 1: Confirmation bias in social work - Trevor Spratt; Chapter 2. Blame & emotion in professional judgement - Alessandro Sicora; Chapter 3: The influence of optimism on analysis in professional judgement - Martin Kettle; Chapter 4: Heuristics in professional judgement: between proximity & distance - Jacob Magnussen & Annemette Matthiesen; Sub-section B: Professional Judgment in Context; Chapter 5: Collective cultures, risk, and individual judgement - Tracie Mafile’o, Jean Mitaera & Halaevalu Vakalahi; Chapter 6: Social & relational contexts of professional judgement in organisations - David Hodgson, Lynelle Watts & Donna Chung; Sub-section C: Knowledge Use in Judgement Processes; Chapter 7: . Intuition in social work practice - Laura Cook; Chapter 8: Challenges to using knowledge (evidence) in professional judgement - Paul McCafferty; Chapter 9: Critical thinking and professional judgement - Eileen Gambrill; Sub-section D: Discretion & Reasoning; Chapter 10: Sense making in professional judgement - Duncan Helm; Chapter 11: Theories of professional judgement - Christian Ghanem & Joel Gautschi; Sub-section E: Prospects & Developments; Chapter 12: Methods for studying professional judgement in social work - Joel Gautschi & Christian Ghanem; Section 2: Assessment, Risk and Decision Process; Introduction to Section Two - Campbell Killick; Sub-section A: Contextual Aspects of Decision Making and Working with Risk; Chapter 13: Cultural aspects of assessment and decision-making processes - Prospera Tedam; Chapter 14: Legally-literate decision making and management of risk in social work - Michael Preston-Shoot; Chapter 15: Interprofessional decision making - Ravit Alfandari, Jaroslaw Przeperski & Brian J Taylor; Chapter 16: Decision making in organisational contexts - Mark Gregory; Chapter 17: Assessment and risk: recognising the circularity of child-adverse-events and psychiatric disorders in children and adults - Colin Pritchard & Richard Williams; Sub-section B: Engaging Children and Families in Assessment and Decision Processes; Chapter 18: Engaging client families in assessment and managing risks - Lorna Montgomery, Mandi MacDonald & Eddy J Walakira; Chapter 19: Engaging children in assessment and decisions - Janne Fengler & Peter Schäfer; Chapter 20: Reimagining participation of young people in decision making in contexts of vulnerability - Mónica López López, Leo Wieldraaiher-Vincent & Mijntje ten Brummelaar; Sub-section C: Engaging Adults in Assessment and Decision Processes; Chapter 21: Engaging adults in the assessment - Gavin Davidson, Katherine Greer, Aodán Mulholland & Paul Webb; Chapter 22: Shared decision making with clients - Anna Olaison & Sarah Donnelly; Chapter 23: Decisional capacity in mental health social work - Jim Campbell & Ross Campbell; Chapter 24: Risk, desistance and engagement: working with adult service users in Probation - Hazel Kemshall; Sub-section D: Prospects & Developments; Chapter 25: Studying risk-managing, decision-making & assessment processes - Campbell Killick & Brian J Taylor; Section 3: Assessment Tools and Approaches; Introduction to Section Three - John D Fluke & J Christopher Graham; Sub-section A: Foundations of Assessment Tools & Predicting Harm; Chapter 26: Foundations of valid assessment - J Christopher Graham & John D Fluke; Chapter 27: From validity to validation and beyond - J Christopher Graham & Doug Klinman; Chapter 28: Standardized risk assessment tools: methods, development & applications - Julie L Crouch & Joel S Milner; Sub-section B: Assessment and the Use of Tools; Chapter 29: Implementing assessments using structured tools - Kresta M Sørensen; Chapter 30: Decision aids, decision supports and managing risk - Pascal Bastian & Mark Schrödter; Chapter 31: Legal aspects of decision-making processes in social work - Donald C Bross & Henry Plum; Chapter 32: Data visualization as an assessment tool - Kelly G Stepura; Sub-section C: Approaches to Assessment; Chapter 33: Big data analytics for making decisions and managing risk - Beth Coulthard & Brian J Taylor; Chapter 34: The devil in the detail: algorithmic risk prediction tools and their implications for ethics, justice and decision making - Emily Keddell; Chapter 35: Natural language processing: opportunities and challenges - Beth Coulthard; Chapter 36: Understanding risk through social epidemiology - Emmaline Houston, Barbara Fallon & John D Fluke; Section 4: Developing and Managing Practice; Introduction to Section Four - Andrew Whittaker; Sub-section A: Learning & Teaching Decision Making; Chapter 37: Complexity and troublesome knowledge: teaching decision-making in social work - David Saltiel; Chapter 38: Improving high-risk decision-making in situations of risk and uncertainty: the role of deliberate attention - Cheryl Regehr; Sub-section B: Continuing Professional Development; Chapter 39: Developing professional expertise: transitions and thresholds in complex organisational contexts - Louise O’Connor & Kate Leonard; Chapter 40: The contribution of reflective practice to developing professional judgement and decision-making knowledge and skills - Danielle Turney & Gillian Ruch; Chapter 41: Supervising professional judgement - David Wilkins; Sub-section C: Contextual & Organisational Aspects; Chapter 42: Accountability for risk decision-making in social care - David Carson & Judith Mullineux; Chapter 43: Getting evidence into organisations to support decision making and risk work - Anne McGlade; Chapter 44: Accountability, management & professional discretion - Jochen Devlieghere & Rudi Roose; Sub-section D: Managing Services in a Risk Context; Chapter 45: Managing risk and decision-making processes - Denise Harvey & Arlene P Weekes; Chapter 46: Regulating risk in care services - Mary McColgan, Suzanne Cunnningham, James Laverty & Insa Osterhus; Chapter 47: Risk and regulation of the social care workforce - Marian O’Rourke, Helen McVicker & Catherine Maguire; Sub-section E: Prospects & Developments; Chapter 48: Studying the effectiveness of interventions to improve decision making and work with risk - Joanne Hilder & Andrew Whittaker; Section 5: Concluding Section / Afterword; Chapter 49: Challenges in less developed welfare systems and professional contexts - Janet Ananias, Rajendra Baikady & Vivian Lou; Glossary;
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : SAGE Publications Ltd
• Publication Date: 2023
• Extent: 1 online resource (656 pages)
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781529614640; 1529614643
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