ABSTRACT
Violence directed towards others and violence directed towards oneself cause an immense amount of physical and psychological damage – to the harmed and the harmful person alike, to their families, and to the public at large. Managing clinical risk is an authoritative manual for practitioners working with harmful men, women, and young people, containing up-to-date information and guidance on what to do and how they can assess and manage clinical risk, communicate their concerns about risk, and account for their decisions about risk management to their clients and to the Courts.
This book provides an evidence-based understanding of risk in key areas of practice – violence, sexual violence, firesetting, suicide, and self-harm, working with individuals and organisations alike – and among special groups: women, young people, serving and former military personnel, clients with comorbid presentations, and clients with cognitive impairment. Further, it suggests and describes the skills practitioners need to understand and communicate their concerns to all who need to know about them through coverage of interviewing and risk formulation skills.
This is a guidebook to effective practice. All its contributors have a record of research, practice, and considered thinking in the area of clinical risk assessment and management. They all have a wide range of knowledge and experience about the notion of risk, conducting risk management in real world mental health, correctional, and community settings, and about working with clients with a label of high risk. Together, they combine theoretical and research knowledge with a wealth of practical skills in care and management, emphasising the collaborative and recovery-focused nature of modern risk management.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|25 pages
The need for change
part II|154 pages
Part II Key areas of practice
chapter 2|27 pages
2 Violence risk assessment and management
chapter 4|27 pages
4 Managing the risk posed by personality-disordered sex offenders in the community
chapter 5|27 pages
5 Suicide and self-harm
chapter 6|23 pages
6 Pathological firesetting by adults
part III|75 pages
Part III Key client groups
chapter 9|25 pages
9 Making delinquency prevention work with children and adolescents
chapter 11|14 pages
11 Clinical risk assessment and management with military personnel and veterans
part IV|54 pages
Part IV Key practice skills
chapter 13|18 pages
13 Protective factors for violence risk
part V|8 pages
Postscript