Risk and Social Work

First published in 1982, Risk and Social Work provides a useful framework for analysing risk in the social welfare context.

List of contents

Foreword Preface Introduction 1. The nature of risk 2. Risk in social work 3. Acceptability, accountability and responsibility 4. Towards a framework for risk analysis 5. Risk assessment: prediction and uncertainty 6. Risk management 7. Concluding Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: C Paul Brearley
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2025
• EAN: 9781032516547
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3251654-7
• No. of pages: 183
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work, Social Work