{"product_id":"at-risk-social-justice-in-child-welfare-and-other-human-services-paperback-softback-9780802094995","title":"At Risk; Social Justice in Child Welfare and Other Human Services (Paperback \/ softback) 9780802094995","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAt Risk\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eSocial Justice in Child Welfare and Other Human Services\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eKaren Swift (Author), Marilyn Callahan (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780802094995\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 10 October 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e259 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm, 0.4 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eAt Risk\u003c\/em\u003e, Karen J. Swift and Marilyn Callahan examine risk and risk assessment in the context of professional practice in child protection, social work, and other human services. They argue that the tools, technologies, and practices used to measure risk to the individual have gone unquestioned and unstudied and that current methods of risk assessment may be distorting the principles of social justice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCentral to this study is an examination of the everyday experiences of workers and parents engaged in risk assessment processes in Canadian child welfare investigations. Going beyond theory, Swift and Callahan highlight how risk evaluations play out in actual interactions with vulnerable people. Pointing out that standardized risk assessment tools do not take factors such as class, race, gender, and culture into account, \u003cem\u003eAt Risk\u003c\/em\u003e raises important questions about the viability of risk management plans that are not tailored to individual situations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePart I\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1: The Social Relations of Risk\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2: From Social to Individual Risk\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3: Risk and Social Welfare\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4: The Entrenchment of Risk Assessment in Social Services\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePart II\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5: The Institutional World\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6: In the Name of Risk\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7: Risk Reduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePart III\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 8: \"What Have They Thought of Now?\"\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52545913291032,"sku":"9780802094995","price":25.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/at-risk-social-justice-in-child-welfare-and-other-human-services-paperback-softback-9780802094995","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}