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European Social Work Research Association SIG to Study Decisions, Assessment, and Risk
Brian Taylor1, Campbell Killick2, Teresa Bertotti3
1a School of Applied Social and Policy Sciences, Ulster University , Belfast , Northern Ireland.
Purpose:
The increasing interest in professional judgement and decision making is often separate from the discourse about "risk," and the time-honored focus on assessment.
Method:
The need to develop research in and across these topics was recognized in the founding of a Decisions, Assessment, and Risk Special Interest Group (DARSIG) by the European Social Work Research Association in 2014.
Results:
The Group's interests include cognitive judgements; decision processes with clients, families, other professionals and courts; assessment tools and processes; the assessment, communication, and management of risk; and legal, ethical, and emotional aspects of these. This article outlines the founding and scope of DARSIG; gives an overview of decision making, assessment, and risk for practice; illustrates connections between these; and highlights future research directions.
Discussion:
Professional knowledge about decision making, assessment, and risk complements knowledge about effectiveness of interventions.
Conclusion:
DARSIG promises to be a useful mechanism for the purpose.
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