Social Work Admissions
Applicants with Criminal Convictions--The Challenge of Ethical Risk Assessment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10898486 |
|---|---|
| Authors | P Nelson (0000-0001-9150-835X), Peter F Nelson (0000-0001-6082-937X, Sheffield Hallam University, corresponding author), Malcolm Cowburn (0000-0001-5878-7465) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 1081-1099 |
| Publication date | 2010-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| 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/bcq022 |
| OpenAlex | W2111715261 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 19 |
The decision to admit an ex-offender to social work training may play a part in combating the social exclusion of people who have committed criminal offences, but it may also knowingly place social work service users and carers in positions of increased vulnerability. This paper brings together critical perspectives on both the nature of risk and ethical decision making in the context of social work admissions of applicants with criminal convictions. It locates the concepts of risk and risk assessment within General Social Care Council (GSCC) guidance. The epistemological assumptions underpinning risk assessments are explored and the differences in psychological and sociological approaches to understanding risk are outlined. However, decisions to admit or reject an ex-offender involve ethical and moral judgements. The contribution of ethical thinking to decision making, in relation the admission of ex-offenders, to social work training is described. The paper concludes by suggesting that social work admissions procedures need to be informed by: an explicit epistemological standpoint, transparent risk assessment procedures and clearly articulated ethical thinking.
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The End(s) of Ethnography
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,4 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2022 (7) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |