Working With Violence: Policies and Practices in Risk Assessment and Management

by Judith Milner, Steve Myers

Overview

Assessing and managing violence places a heavy burden on practitioners in social work, criminal justice and health care settings. Milner and Myers examine current explanatory theories of violence and how these influence assessment and intervention. Using case studies and a variety of agency documents, the strengths and weaknesses of these approaches are weighed up and a framework is presented to help workers looking to effect positive change.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781350313743
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	05/04/2007
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
File size:	712 KB

About the Author

STEVE MYERS is Director of the Salford Centre for Social Work Research. He has practised as a social worker in youth justice and child protection, and has been involved in research into violence. He is active in exploring the use of solution-focused and narrative approaches in social work contexts.

JUDITH MILNER is a freelance solutions practitioner, trainer, consultant and writer. Previously a lecturer in social work, she now acts as an independent expert, therapist and consultant in child protection, domestic violence and sex offender cases, including anger management programmes, adults and children who have experienced violence, and juvenile sex offenders.
Judith Milner was a counsellor, trainer and Independent Expert in child protection proceedings where there was substance misuse and domestic violence.
Steve Myers is Director of Social Sciences at the University of Salford, UK.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Assessing Violence
Grief and Loss: Psychodynamic Approaches
Wrong-thinking: Cognitive Behavioural Approaches
Challenging Men Supporting Women: Feminist Approaches
'Mad and Bad': Mentally Disordered Offenders
Constructing Solutions: Solution Focused Approaches
Deconstructing Problems: Narrative Approaches
Conclusion: Towards Effective Practices with Violence
References.