Managing risk
Social workers’ intervention strategies in cases of domestic abuse against people with learning disabilities
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21148827 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Megan Robb (0009-0008-9783-2183, Social and Policy Sciences, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, England, corresponding author), Michelle McCarthy (0000-0003-1358-2516, Social and Policy Sciences, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, England) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 45-60 |
| Publication date | 2023-02-17 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Health Risk & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1369-8575 • E-ISSN: 1469-8331 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13698575.2022.2143169 |
| OpenAlex | W4308627930 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 42 |
Social workers in England are key professionals involved in addressing safeguarding concerns affecting adults with learning disabilities, including the risk of harm from domestic abuse. This article reports the findings from an empirical study conducted with 15 social workers who participated in a 2-stage interview process. The findings and discussion examine social workers' approaches to risk management interventions in cases of domestic abuse against adults with learning disabilities. Informed by Beck's Risk Society theory, our analysis finds that interventions often focus on individuals taking responsibility for managing risk, with either the victim or the social worker becoming the risk decision-maker. Furthermore, in carrying out their work, social workers used bureaucratic tasks to protect the organisation and individual decision-makers from blame. The article concludes with recommendations for practice which explores more holistic understandings of risk and which seeks to promote more collective responses to risk management
Blame · Business · Harm · Political science · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Public relations · Risk management · Safeguarding · Child Abuse and Trauma · Homelessness and Social Issues · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology · Social Work Education and Practice · Social Work
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Theorising Risk Work
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Choosing to Live with Harm? A Presentation of two Case Studies to Explore the Perspective of those who Experienced Adult Safeguarding Interventions
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Forced marriage of people with learning disabilities
Belonging
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Risk and Social Work Practice
Independence or protection – does it have to be a choice? Reflections on the abuse of people with learning disabilities in Cornwall
The Three Planet Model
Social Work and Personalisation
Working with Women with a Learning Disability Experiencing Domestic Abuse
Beyond 'Vulnerability
A Stop-Start Response
Domestic Abuse, Safeguarding Children and Public Health
Using thematic analysis in psychology
Employment, Individualization and Insecurity
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |