Sense-making in a social work office: an ethnographic study of safeguarding judgements

Volume: 21, Issue: 1, Pages: 26 - 35
Published: Oct 28, 2013
Abstract
Social workers are routinely required to make finely balanced judgements on matters defined by subjectivity and uncertainty. Often, these judgements have to be made on the basis of information which is incomplete, inconclusive and contested. The way in which social workers make sense of such information is a crucial component of effective assessment and intervention. This ethnographic study of judgements in a social work office describes some of...
Paper Details
Title
Sense-making in a social work office: an ethnographic study of safeguarding judgements
Published Date
Oct 28, 2013
Volume
21
Issue
1
Pages
26 - 35
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