Risk, Health and Welfare: Policies, Strategies and Practice

by Andy Alaszewski (Editor), Larry Harrison (Editor), Jill Manthorpe (Editor)

The contributions set the practice of health and welfare professionals within a broad context, examining the alternative ways in which risk can be defined, the influence of risk on the development of social policy, its impact on welfare agency activities and on professional decision making. Specific topics include the influence of informal relations on the management of risk, professional accountability and risk, and managing risk in late modern society. Distributed by Taylor & Francis. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1998