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Risk in Child Protection: Assessment Challenges and Frameworks for Practice

By Martin C. Calder , Julie Archer

Book information

Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Year
2015
ISBN
1849054797, 9781849054799
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (3706857 bytes)
Series
Assessment in Childcare
Pages
336\338
Topic
Psychology
Time added
2017-03-11 08:24:38
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Description

Assessing risk is a key challenge in child protection work. Martin C. Calder presents a clear and accessible guide to understanding risk and the part it plays. This book considers what risk means and how risk assessments should be defined, it outlines the key challenges practitioners face day-to-day, and offers a helpful evidence-based assessment framework for use by frontline staff. Calder argues that risk now has to be reconceived as a multi-disciplinary activity which stretches beyond social work. As such, he highlights a need for a clearer shared terminology among professionals and encourages the social work profession to look to related disciplines, such as criminal justice, for ideas to improve practice.Demystifying the complex debates around risk and showing how to deliver effective risk assessment, this is an essential reference for social workers and social work students, as well as lecturers.

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