This book provides a complete guide to good practice for those involved in risk assessment and management.. With its strong emphasis on practice, the book examines the key issues and methods of risk measurement, predictability and management, drawing upon the experience of the contributors in a wide variety of social care settings.

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.