A Comparative Study of the Use of Different Risk-Assessment Models in Danish Municipalities
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10895134 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kresta Munkholt Sørensen (0000-0001-8430-8982, Metropolitan University College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 195-214 |
| Publication date | 2018-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The British Journal of Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0045-3102 • E-ISSN: 1468-263X |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/bjsw/bcx030 |
| OpenAlex | W2612440163 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 11 |
Risk-assessment models are widely used in casework involving vulnerable children and families. Internationally, there are a number of different kinds of models with great variation in regard to the characteristics of factors that harm children. Lists of factors have been made but most of them give very little advice on how the factors should be weighted. This paper will address the use of risk-assessment models in six different Danish municipalities. The paper presents a comparative analysis and discussion of differences and similarities between three models: the Integrated Children’s System (ICS), the Signs of Safety (SoS) model and models developed by the municipalities themselves (MM). The analysis will answer the following two key questions: (i) to which risk and protective factors do the caseworkers give most weight in the risk assessment? and (ii) does each of the different models ensure a holistic assessment (which is required by law in Denmark)? The study contributes to the discussion about the use of risk-assessment models and whether these newer models have actually made a difference in what is assessed when looking at families at risk.
Actuarial science · Business · Computer security · Danish · Environmental health · Harm · Risk analysis (engineering) · Risk assessment · Risk model · Variation (astronomy) · Child Abuse and Trauma · Computer Science · Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research · Medicine · Psychology · Research in Social Sciences · Social Psychology
Signs of Safety
Social workers’ risk assessment in child protection
Professionals’ tinkering with standardised tools
Making Sense of Risk
Research-based Risk Factors for Child Maltreatment
Assessment as a Site of Anti/Oppressive Social Work Practice
Does it feel right?—Emotional and embodied processes as a ‘shadowy epistemology’ in difficult child protection cases
Making sense of decision support systems
| Citations per year | 1.14 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2019 - 2023 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |