Risk and Risk Taking in Health and Social Welfare.

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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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Titterton, Mike
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2004.
Subjects:
Health risk assessment.
Social service.
Public welfare.
Risk management.
Risk-taking (Psychology)
Health Status Indicators
Social Welfare
Risk Management
Risk-Taking
Social Work
Public Assistance
Risques pour la santé > Évaluation.
Service social.
Aide sociale.
Gestion du risque.
Prise de risque.
welfare services.
risk management.
Risk management
Public welfare
Health risk assessment
Social service
Online Access:Texto completo
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.

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