Documentation in Social Work: Evolving Ethical and Risk-Management Standards

Social Work ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
pp. 325-334 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. G. Reamer
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Management Standards

Strategies for Survival of the World — Risk Management

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jovo Lojanica ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Native Americans ◽  
National Level ◽  
Country Level ◽  
Management Standards ◽  
Family Level ◽  
Future Challenges ◽  
Iso 31000 ◽  
History Of ◽  
Personal Level

All management standards have requirements for different aspects of improvements on the personal level, family level, company level, in business and life. What is about national level and country level? Is it possible for today’s generations to learn history of nations and of civilizations? If it is — ok, let’s apply it on actual time and people to have less problems and difficulties — especially if is actual in field of risk management. Majority of people are occupied by today’s problems. They don’t consider past and future challenges. People from each country strive for better quality, better and cleaner environment, higher safety etc. historically and today. But could we remember: How did Genghis Khan conquer many regions and how was he defeated? How did Mayas and Aztecs die out? How were Native Americans in North America drastically reduced in numbers? How did the Roman Imperium vanish? How was the Ottoman Imperium established and how it vanished? How many people were killed in the wars in XX century, etc? In all these catastrophic changes risks were not considered in an adequate way. Requirements of risk management — Principles and guidelines — ISO 31000:2009 are very consultative. They could be used on country level, national level, regional level, continental and intercontinental level.

Expansive Growth, Changing Times: 1950s–1970s

Not Just Play ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 76-86
Author(s):  
Meryl Nadel
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Group Development ◽  
Summer Camps ◽  
Management Standards ◽  
Training And Supervision ◽  
Changing Times ◽  
Leadership Camp ◽  
Social Group Work

“Expansive Growth, Changing Times: 1950s–1970s” examines social work involvement in summer camps during the prosperous postwar years. With social group work achieving acceptance as a method within the profession, camps provided a venue for leading social workers to advance theories of group development, provide principles for staff training and supervision, advocate management standards, and offer insights into youth development. During this vibrant, exciting period, social workers including Olive Crocker, Jack R. Goldberg, Gisela Konopka, William Schwartz, and others contributed to the literature. Camps communicated progressive values supporting social justice, political activism, and racial integration. Their approach was sophisticated and intellectual. Vignettes based on interviews and other sources convey portraits of two renowned camps with social work leadership: Camp Minisink and Camp Wel-Met.

The Context of Risk Management in Mental Health Social Work

Practice ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 175-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah Nolan ◽  
Neil Quinn
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
Social Work

Occupational and environmental safety standards in nanotechnology: International Organization for Standardization, Latin America and beyond

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 538-554 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guillermo Foladori
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Environmental Safety ◽  
Occupational Risk ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Iso Standards ◽  
Safety Standards ◽  
Management Standards

In the absence of government safety regulation in the field of nanotechnology, ISO standards are being used as the basis for establishing technical and management guidelines at an international level. There are more than 50 current ISO standards on nanotechnology. Some of these relate to the working environment and occupational risk management. In Latin America, entities that are members of ISO are enunciating national versions of the international standards. In this article, this context is analysed critically, starting from the Mexican standard on occupational risk management in the working environment. Even though risk management standards may guarantee better and safer working conditions, in the field of nanotechnology, they simultaneously unlock detrimental implications for workers and society. Reliance on such private and voluntary forms of industry self-regulation is identified as a by-product of global neoliberalism.

Managing Risk in the Pro-Empowerment Era of Mental Health Care: A Cross-Cultural Study of Social Work Perspectives in Hong Kong and Sydney

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jialiang Cui ◽  
Limin Mao ◽  
Christy E Newman ◽  
Chi Kin Kwan ◽  
Kari Lancaster
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Cultural Influences ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Assessment Guidelines

Abstract Risk management and empowerment have become key features of social work practice. Despite their increasing salience, relatively little is known about the perspectives of mental health social workers regarding how they navigate competing risk management approaches in modern practice that supports empowerment. The socio-cultural influences on risk management have also received insufficient attention in social work research. Focusing on these issues, this paper explored the perspectives of social workers in two geographically and culturally distinctive settings (i.e., Hong Kong and Sydney). Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with frontline social workers and were analysed using thematic analysis. Similar views were expressed by participants in both settings regarding assessment of clients’ readiness for risk-taking. Differences were identified in their practices of negotiating the perspectives of other key stakeholders and can be attributed to the influences of distinctive cultural and socio-political contexts. These insights may contribute to the development of more systematic, localised and practice-based risk assessment guidelines for mental health practitioners working towards the empowerment of clients.

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