Professional risk and working with people : decision-making in health, social care and criminal justice / David Carson and Andy Bain.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carson, David, 1950-

Contributor:

Bain, Andy, 1971-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Risk management.

Risk managers.

Decision making.

Social service--Decision making.

Social service.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (258 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Professional Risk and Working with People provides advice on assessing and managing risks for all those employed to take risks with or on behalf of other people. The authors explore issues of risk assessment and management that provides readers with a broad knowledge of risk practices that can be applied across a range of disciplines. They detail the benefits of risk as well as the potential harm and explain relevant legislation and concepts of negligence in clear and accessible language. Examples of risk policies, systems and effective judgement in managing complex risk decisions are also inc

Contents:

FRONT COVER; Professional Risk and Working with People: Decision-Making in Health, Social Care and Criminal Justice; Contents; PREFACE; Chapter 1 Risk: Making It Work For and Not Against You; Chapter 2 Map and Model; Chapter 3 The Law: From Judging to Supporting Decision-making; Chapter 4 Risk Assessment; Chapter 5 Risk Management; Chapter 6 Risk Communication; Chapter 7 Risk Procedures; Chapter 8 Risk Policies; Chapter 9 Risk Strategies; Chapter 10 Conclusion; APPENDIX: SHARED VOCABULARY OF RISK AND RISK-TAKING; REFERENCES; SUBJECT INDEX; AUTHOR INDEX; INDEX OF LEGISLATION; INDEX OF CASE LAW

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-248) and indexes.

ISBN:

9786611781859

9781281781857

1281781851

9781846427572

1846427576

OCLC:

476168868