Risk Analysis and Risk Management: An Historical Perspective

Covello, Vincent T.; Mumpower, Jeryl L.

doi:10.1111/j.1539-6924.1985.tb00159.x

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“…The word risk originates from the Greek word "rhiza", which refers to the hazards of sailing around a cliff (Covello & Mumpower, 1985). Webb considers that risk is often normatively defined in probabilistic and mathematical terms as it relates to the expected losses which can be caused by a risky event and to the probability of this event happening.…”

Section: Theory Of the Risk Management And Ethical Issues In Social Workmentioning

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Risk Management and Ethical Issues in Social Work

Abisheva¹,

Assylbekova²

2016

European Proceedings of Social &Amp; Behavioural Sciences

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In a world risk society, managing risk is a daily challenge for all social workers throughout the world. Risk can change over time depending on a whole range of factors. Risk management is essentially a teleological approach to ethics and refers to efforts to protect clients (mainly persons in vulnerable and difficult life situation), practitioners, and employers. Ethical awareness is fundamental to the professional social work practice where respect for human rights and diversities, a commitment to promoting social justice, taking collective responsibility are the core of it. The purpose of this paper is to analyse the main risk management and ethical issues in contemporary social work practice. The theory and practice of risk management and ethical issues in social work are reviewed and summarized. The most common risks facing social workers are identified and the main risk management approaches are highlighted. It is found that risk management is a dynamic and evolving process and requires development and use of different skills for work with risks and ethical issues. Social workers could use a variety of methods to manage risks and ethical issues namely consulting with a supervisor, applying the Code of Ethics, using a decision-making model for critical thinking, and applying ethical theories (deontology, teleology). It is concluded that ability and commitment of social workers to act ethically is one of the essential aspects of risk management in social work. Recommendations concerning the development of the social work practice regarding the risk management and ethical issues are given.

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Section: Theory Of the Risk Management And Ethical Issues In Social Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

Risk Management and Ethical Issues in Social Work

Abisheva¹,

Assylbekova²

2016

European Proceedings of Social &Amp; Behavioural Sciences

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“…With Pasteur's studies in the late nineteenth century, it was possible to use the tools of statistics to evaluate the factors related to communicable diseases, giving birth to the concept of epidemiological risk (Covello;Munpower, 1985, Czeresnia, 2004.…”

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Potential Risk: A New Approach

Leite¹,

Navarro²

2012

Public Health - Methodology, Environmental and Systems Issues

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“…[8] Most present-day analyses of groundwater contamination lack probabilistic risk assessment and uncertainty quantification of the kind routinely required in other engineering and environmental disciplines [Covello and Mumpower, 1985]. Specifically, a comprehensive risk analysis should provide answers to the following three questions: ''What can happen?…”

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Probabilistic risk analysis in subsurface hydrology

Tartakovsky

2007

Geophysical Research Letters

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[1] We present a general framework for probabilistic risk assessment (PRA) of subsurface contamination. PRA provides a natural venue for the rigorous quantification of structural (model) and parametric uncertainties inherent in predictions of subsurface flow and transport. A typical PRA starts by identifying relevant components of a subsurface system (e.g., a buried solid-waste tank, an aquitard, a remediation effort) and proceeds by using uncertainty quantification techniques to estimate the probabilities of their failure. These probabilities are then combined by means of fault-tree analyses to yield probabilistic estimates of the risk of system failure (e.g., aquifer contamination). Since PRA relies on subjective probabilities, it is ideally suited for assimilation of expert judgment and causal relationships.

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Risk Analysis and Risk Management: An Historical Perspective

Cited by 258 publications

References 33 publications

Risk Management and Ethical Issues in Social Work

Risk Management and Ethical Issues in Social Work

Potential Risk: A New Approach

Probabilistic risk analysis in subsurface hydrology

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