Good Practice in Risk Assessment and Management 1

Jacki Pritchard is a qualified social worker who has worked as a practitioner and manager in both fieldwork and hospital settings. She is currently working as a trainer, consultant and researcher focusing on abuse, risk and violence. Her previous publications include Good Practice in Child Protection and Good Practice in Supervision. Hazel Kemshall is currently Professor of Community and Criminal Justice at DeMontfort University. She was previously a senior lecturer at Birmingham University and has practice and management experience with the Probation Service. She has written extensively on risk assessment and risk management, and has recently completed research for the Economic and Social Research Council.

• Introduction, Hazel Kemshall and Jacki Pritchard. 1 Risking Legal Repercussions, David Carson. 2 Risk Assessment in Child Protection Work, Brian Corby. 3 Children with Disabilities, Philippa Russell. 4 A Framework of Risk Assessment and Management for Older People, Jane Lawson. 5 Risk and Older People, Rosemary Littlechild and John Blakeney. 6 Risk for Whom? Social Work and People with Physical Disabilities, Liz Ross and Jan Waterson. 7 Risk Management and People with Mental Health Problems, Tony Ryan. 8 Risk Work and Mental Health, Ann Davis. 9 Facts, Fantasies and Confusion; Risks and Substance Use, Ronno Griffiths and Jan Waterson. 10 Offender Risk and Probation Practice, Hazel Kemshall. 11 Sex Offender Risk Assessment, Sue McEwan and Joe Sullivan. 12 Violence and Aggression to Social Work and Social Care Staff, Brian Littlechild. 13 Applying Risk in Practice: Case Studies and Training Material, Avril Aust, Hazel Kemshall, Jane Lawson, Sue McEwan and Joe Sullivan, Jacki Pritchard, Tony Ryan.

Contains much material of interest and value... The division of the book into chapters concerning work with particular client groups makes it a useful and accessible source to consult for a succinct overview of current thinking on the subject. The chapters are written by practitioners, lecturers, directors, advisers and trainers.