Risk and Risk Taking in Health and Social Welfare.
How can a social worker assess the risk that an older person with dementia faces? How would a nurse or housing support worker decide on the balance between danger and safety? In cases of potentially serious harm, as in the examples of abused children or sex offenders, can risk taking work? In this p...
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Jessica Kingsley Publishers,
2004
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Risk and Risk Taking in Health and Social Welfare; Contents; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; PREFACE; Introduction; 1 What is Risk and Risk Taking?; 2 Rights, Responsibilities and the Law; 3 Exploring Welfare Dilemmas; 4 Principles, Policies and Models; 5 Risk Assessment; 6 Risk Management; 7 Linking Risk Assessment and Management; 8 Training Professionals and Laypersons in Risk Taking; Conclusion; APPENDIX 1: ASSESSING RISK OF SERIOUS HARM IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SETTINGS: THE EXAMPLES OF CHILD PROTECTION AND SEX OFFENDERS; APPENDIX 2: RISK ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT PLAN (EXAMPLE).
- APPENDIX 3: SAMPLE CASE STUDIESAPPENDIX 4: A NOTE ON HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUES; REFERENCES; SUBJECT INDEX; AUTHOR INDEX.
