The Working with Risk Trainers & Practitioners Manuals (2007) were published by Pavilion Publishing & Media. The Practitioner Manual was superceded by the Risk Decision-Making (2013) publication, but the Trainers Manual still provides a highly relevant resource for risk trainers.
Working with Risk: Practitioner Manual
CONTENTS
Acknowledgements
Consultancy Services
SECTION 1~ Wider Context of Risk
- Introduction
- Definitions
- Principles of ‘Working with Risk’
- Risk-related issues
– Using Gut Reaction/Intuition
– Communication & Sharing Information between Services
– Confidentiality
– Accountability & Responsibility
SECTION 2 ~ Working with Service Users
- Working with Service Users
– The issue of ‘language’
– Focus on Engagement
– Developing Understanding
– Partnership and Collaboration
- Service User Personal Safety Plan: Guidelines
- Service User Personal Safety Plan: Tool
SECTION 3 ~ Working with Suicide and Self Harm
- National Suicide Prevention Strategy for England
- National Confidential Inquiry Key Findings: Suicide
- Risk Factors for Suicide
- Assessment of Suicide Risk
- Interview Techniques
- Strategies for Suicide Intervention
- Self Harm/Self Injury:
– Definitions
– Risk Factors for Self Harm
– Challenges of Providing Care
– Assessment
– Interventions
SECTION 4 ~ Supporting the use of the ‘Working with Risk’ tools
Introduction
- Working with Risk 1 – Current Situation: Guidelines
- Working with Risk 1 – Current Situation: Tool
- Working with Risk 2 – Detailed Review: Guidelines
- Working with Risk 2 – Detailed Review: Tool
SECTION 5 ~ Working with Risk: Positive Risk-Taking
- Positive Risk-Taking in Practice:
– What is positive risk-taking?
– What is needed to make this concept a reality?
- Working with Risk 3 – Positive Risk-Taking: Guidelines
- Working with Risk 3 – Positive Risk-Taking: Tool
SECTION 6 ~ Risk Indicator Checklists and Additional Supportive Tools & Guidance
- Risk Indicator Checklists
- Risk Assessment
– What are we assessing?
– Considering risk levels
– Risk factors for Aggression & Violence
– Assessment in Practice
– Reliability of information
- Establishing priorities in the risk management plan
SECTION 7 ~ Summary of wider Risk Research & Literature
- Repeated Inquiry Findings
- Models of Risk Assessment
- Studies & Reports
- Further Considerations
– Are we setting practitioners up to fail?
– What are the ethics of ascribing risk levels to people?
– Are we losing sight of the individual?
– Is record keeping just compounding the problem?
- References
- Additional Resources
APPENDICES
1. SELINA
- Case Study
- Completed example of ‘Working with Risk’ tools
- Completed example of ‘Service User Personal Safety Plan’
2. ROLAND
- Case Study
- Completed example of ‘Working with Risk’ tools
- Completed example of ‘Service User Personal Safety Plan’
Working with Risk: Trainers Manual
CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
CONSULTANCY SERVICES
INTRODUCTION TO ‘WORKING WITH RISK’
TRAINERS PREPARATION FOR THE WORKSHOP
WORKSHOP INTRODUCTION
SESSION 1 ~ EXPLORING THE WIDER CONTEXT OF RISK
SESSION 2 ~ WORKING WITH SERVICE USERS
SESSION 3 ~ WORKING WITH SUICIDE & SELF HARM
SESSION 4 ~ POSITIVE RISK-TAKING
SESSION 5 ~ RISK DECISION-MAKING & COMMUNICATION
SESSION 6 ~ ASSESSING & MANAGING RISK 1: PRACTICE
SESSION 7 ~ ASSESSING & MANAGING RISK 2: CASE STUDY
SESSION 8 ~ TAKING RISKS: CASE STUDY
EVALUATION FORMS
APPENDICES
– 1-3: ‘Working with Risk’ tools
– 4: ‘Service User Personal Safety Plan’
– 5 Alternative Case Study ~ Roland
Note: Each section of this Trainers Manual will be organised through a consistent structure:
- Outline of the session
- Trainers notes
- Resources needed to complete the session
For all article and book references see the ‘Working with Risk’ Practitioner Manual for details.
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