Foreword - Annamaria Campanini
Introduction to the Handbook - Brian J Taylor
Section 1: Professional Judgement
Introduction to Section One - Emily Keddell & Aron Shlonsky
Sub-section A: Heuristics& Biases
Chapter 1: Confirmation bias in social work - Trevor Spratt
Chapter 2. Blame & emotion in professional judgement - Alessandro Sicora
Chapter 3: The influence of optimism on analysis in professional judgement - Martin Kettle
Chapter 4: Heuristics in professional judgement: between proximity & distance - Jacob Magnussen & Annemette Matthiesen
Sub-section B: Professional Judgment in Context
Chapter 5: Collective cultures, risk, and individual judgement - Tracie Mafile'o, Jean Mitaera & Halaevalu Vakalahi
Chapter 6: Social & relational contexts of professional judgement in organisations - David Hodgson,Lynelle Watts & Donna Chung
Sub-section C: Knowledge Use in Judgement Processes
Chapter 7: . Intuition in social work practice - Laura Cook
Chapter 8: Challenges to using knowledge (evidence) in professional judgement - Paul McCafferty
Chapter 9: Critical thinking and professional judgement - Eileen Gambrill
Sub-section D: Discretion & Reasoning
Chapter 10: Sense making in professional judgement - Duncan Helm
Chapter 11: Theories of professional judgement - Christian Ghanem & Joel Gautschi
Sub-section E: Prospects & Developments
Chapter 12: Methods for studying professional judgement in social work - Joel Gautschi & Christian Ghanem
Section 2: Assessment, Risk and Decision Process
Introduction to Section Two - Campbell Killick
Sub-section A: Contextual Aspects of Decision Making and Working with Risk
Chapter 13: Cultural aspects of assessment and decision-making processes - Prospera Tedam
Chapter 14: Legally-literate decision making and management of risk in social work - Michael Preston-Shoot
Chapter 15: Interprofessional decision making - Ravit Alfandari, Jaroslaw Przeperski & Brian J Taylor
Chapter 16: Decision making in organisational contexts - Mark Gregory
Chapter 17: Assessment and risk: recognising the circularity of child-adverse-events and psychiatric disorders in children and adults - Colin Pritchard & Richard Williams
Sub-section B: Engaging Children and Families in Assessment and Decision Processes
Chapter 18: Engaging client families in assessment and managing risks - Lorna Montgomery, Mandi MacDonald & Eddy J Walakira
Chapter 19: Engaging children in assessment and decisions - Janne Fengler & Peter Schäfer
Chapter 20: Reimagining participation of young people in decision making in contexts of vulnerability - Mónica López López, Leo Wieldraaiher-Vincent & Mijntje ten Brummelaar
Sub-section C: Engaging Adults in Assessment and Decision Processes
Chapter 21: Engaging adults in the assessment - Gavin Davidson, Katherine Greer, Aodán Mulholland & Paul Webb
Chapter 22: Shared decision making with clients - Anna Olaison & Sarah Donnelly
Chapter 23: Decisional capacity in mental health social work - Jim Campbell & Ross Campbell
Chapter 24: Risk, desistance and engagement: working with adult service users in Probation - Hazel Kemshall
Sub-section D: Prospects & Developments
Chapter 25: Studying risk-managing, decision-making & assessment processes - Campbell Killick & Brian J Taylor
Section 3: Assessment Tools and Approaches
Introduction to Section Three - John D Fluke & J Christopher Graham
Sub-section A: Foundations of Assessment Tools & Predicting Harm
Chapter 26: Foundations of valid assessment - J Christopher Graham & John D Fluke
Chapter 27: From validity to validation and beyond - J Christopher Graham & Doug Klinman
Chapter 28: Standardized risk assessment tools: methods, development & applications - Julie L Crouch & Joel S Milner
Sub-section B: Assessment and the Use of Tools
Chapter 29: Implementing assessments using structured tools - Kresta M Sørensen
Chapter 30: Decision aids, decision supports and managing risk - Pascal Bastian & Mark Schrödter
Chapter 31: Legal aspects of decision-making processes in social work - Donald C Bross & Henry Plum
Chapter 32: Data visualization as an assessment tool - Kelly G Stepura
Sub-section C: Approaches to Assessment
Chapter 33: Big data analytics for making decisions and managing risk - Beth Coulthard & Brian J Taylor
Chapter 34: The devil in the detail: algorithmic risk prediction tools and their implications for ethics, justice and decision making - Emily Keddell
Chapter 35: Natural language processing: opportunities and challenges - Beth Coulthard
Chapter 36: Understanding risk through social epidemiology - Emmaline Houston, Barbara Fallon & John D Fluke
Section 4: Developing and Managing Practice
Introduction to Section Four - Andrew Whittaker
Sub-section A: Learning & Teaching Decision Making
Chapter 37: Complexity and troublesome knowledge: teaching decision-making in social work - David Saltiel
Chapter 38: Improving high-risk decision-making in situations of risk and uncertainty: the role of deliberate attention - Cheryl Regehr
Sub-section B: Continuing Professional Development
Chapter 39: Developing professional expertise: transitions and thresholds in complex organisational contexts - Louise O'Connor & Kate Leonard
Chapter 40: The contribution of reflective practice to developing professional judgement and decision-making knowledge and skills - Danielle Turney & Gillian Ruch
Chapter 41: Supervising professional judgement - David Wilkins
Sub-section C: Contextual & Organisational Aspects
Chapter 42: Accountability for risk decision-making in social care - David Carson & Judith Mullineux
Chapter 43: Getting evidence into organisations to support decision making and risk work - Anne McGlade
Chapter 44: Accountability, management & professional discretion - Jochen Devlieghere & Rudi Roose
Sub-section D: Managing Services in a Risk Context
Chapter 45: Managing risk and decision-making processes - Denise Harvey & Arlene P Weekes
Chapter 46: Regulating risk in care services - Mary McColgan, Suzanne Cunnningham, James Laverty & Insa Osterhus
Chapter 47: Risk and regulation of the social care workforce - Marian O'Rourke, Helen McVicker & Catherine Maguire
Sub-section E: Prospects & Developments
Chapter 48: Studying the effectiveness of interventions to improve decision making and work with risk - Joanne Hilder & Andrew Whittaker
Section 5: Concluding Section / Afterword
Chapter 49: Challenges in less developed welfare systems and professional contexts - Janet Ananias, Rajendra Baikady & Vivian Lou
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