Creative Approaches to Social Work Practice and Risk - Paperback

by Heidi Dix (Editor), Aisha Howells (Editor)

This book bridges together theory and practice to provide practitioners with a creative toolkit to navigate practice, risk, safety and supervision in day-to-day situations.

Each chapter is written by a qualified practitioner, social work academic or someone involved in social work education and presents an innovative or creative approach to risk in social work practice and supervision. Contemporary and diverse ideas, including supervision and ways to work alongside people with lived experience, are explored in a straightforward and innovative way and allow for reflective and insightful practice to take place.

An ideal resource for practitioners looking for quick, innovative, straightforward tools to use in their day-to-day practice.

Author Biography

Heidi Dix is Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the University of Suffolk and Director of the Youth Justice Institute with research interests in youth justice and practice learning.

Aisha Howells is Lecturer and Social Worker with research interests of mothers, child sexual abuse, practice education and creativity in social work.