Using risk factor statistics in decision-making: prospects and challenges

Søbjerg, Lene Mosegaard; Taylor, Brian J.; Przeperski, Jarosław; Horvat, Saša; Nouman, Hani; Harvey, Denise

doi:10.1080/13691457.2020.1772728

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“…This suggests a limitation in connecting insights and concepts (Hothersall, 2018;Taylor, 2006aTaylor, , 2006b. In order to enable social workers to make effective use of knowledge, we need to know more about how the professional perceives the knowledge base (Taylor, 2017) and decides how to select and use knowledge in a decision situation (Søbjerg et al, 2020;Taylor, 2012aTaylor, , 2012b. The study findings are somewhat disheartening in terms of the limited explicit use of knowledge to inform practice.…”

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Barriers to knowledge acquisition and utilisation in child welfare decisions: A qualitative study

Cafferty¹

2020

Journal of Social Work

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Summary Permanency decisions in child welfare are recognised as being challenging. Nevertheless, society and the profession expect that professional judgements should be of the highest quality, consistent, reliable, fully justified and informed by evidence of what works, particularly where decisions are potentially life-changing. However, barriers to knowledge acquisition and utilisation exist, preventing practitioners from gaining the full range of knowledge they require, leading to permanency decisions being interventionist and protectionist in orientation (author, 2020). Think-aloud protocols and semi-structured interviews, in conjunction with a vignette, were used with social workers ( N = 17) in statutory services to explore barriers to knowledge acquisition and utilisation in permanency decisions for children in state care. Findings The main barriers to knowledge use were (1) misunderstanding or misuse of theory, (2) limitations in training and learning and (3) organisational issues. Applications By developing a real-world understanding of the barriers and listening to the views of the professionals themselves, we can begin to realistically inform policy and practice, with the aim of decreasing the barriers to knowledge acquisition and utilisation in permanency decision-making. If we appreciate the barriers to knowledge acquisition and utilisation in permanency decision-making more fully, then perhaps we can reduce them, thereby facilitating more fully informed decisions that best serve the individual needs of children and their families.

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Section: Ability and Confidence In Using Theory And Researchmentioning

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Barriers to knowledge acquisition and utilisation in child welfare decisions: A qualitative study

Cafferty¹

2020

Journal of Social Work

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“…Furthermore, Søbjerg et el. described the challenges of human decision-making processes based on professional judgements; they advocated for the use of statistics to develop risk assessments [66], but they did not present any formal recommendation for quantifying and applying these assessments (which the presented model and application do). In addition, and in contrast to the present research, no previous studies have presented modelling techniques for applying CSR principles to decision-making processes.…”

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Development of a Business Assessment and Diagnosis Tool That Considers the Impact of the Human Factor during Industrial Revolutions

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Over time, the satisfaction of needs and the ability to meet them have consistently increased. However, the world of the 21st century is one in which the basic needs of millions of human beings are still not satisfied. Why? To an extent, nonprofit organizations such as charities play essential roles in the needed improvement of this situation. In this regard, the human factor within an organization is key influence in organizational performance and societal impact. Human beings within organizations make decisions based on their own motives, so the ethical values of each person are significantly important. Therefore, it is necessary to use analyze the potential of the human factor in the fourth industrial revolution and to analyze its influence in the previous industrial revolutions. This research was aimed to conduct such analyses for a nonprofit charity. Moreover, the authors of this paper also analyzed the industrial revolution potentials of the charity case study using system dynamics. The relevance of the presented paper was ensured by the aforementioned combination of topics. The results showed how greater impacts, higher expenses, and higher stocks were not necessarily able to quantitatively satisfy food needs in a timely manner if the human factor and global effectiveness and efficiency were not optimized. When these aspects were optimized, our hypothesis was proven, as the models set for further industrial revolutions were shown to provide better results in the satisfaction, efficiency, and economic indicators with a lower financial need; therefore, this model can be used to satisfy other needs of Maslow’s pyramid. In conclusion, this proposed approach empowers welfare organizations to increase their CSR consideration, thus enabling them to use internal mechanisms to secure viability in the pursuit of a high-performance CSR approach.

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“…Some will view it as Orwellian, whilst others will see an opening of processes to scrutiny and service users that are currently restricted to government bodies. As the technology to support such innovation already exists, it is vital that debates start now surrounding the ethical, legal, and practical challenges [77].…”

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Better Decisions for Children with “Big Data”: Can Algorithms Promote Fairness, Transparency and Parental Engagement?

2020

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Most countries operate procedures to safeguard children, including removal from parents in serious cases. In England, care applications and numbers have risen sharply, however, with wide variations not explained by levels of socio-economic deprivation alone. Drawing on extensive research, it is asserted that actuarial decision tools more accurately estimate risks to children and are needed to achieve consistency, transparency, and best outcomes for children. To date, however, child protection has not achieved gains made within comparable professions through statistical methods. The reasons are examined. To make progress requires understanding why statistical tools exert effect and how professionals use them in practice. Deep-rooted psychological factors operating within uncertainty can frustrate processes implemented to counter those forces. Crucially, tools constitute evidence; their use and interpretation should not fall to one practitioner or professional body and modifications must be open to scrutiny and adjudication. We explore the potential of novel big data technology to address the difficulties identified through tools that are accurate, simple, and universally applied within child protection. When embraced by all parties to proceedings, especially parents and their advisors, despite societal fears, big data may promote transparency of social work and judicial decisions.

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Using risk factor statistics in decision-making: prospects and challenges

Cited by 20 publications

References 64 publications

Barriers to knowledge acquisition and utilisation in child welfare decisions: A qualitative study

Barriers to knowledge acquisition and utilisation in child welfare decisions: A qualitative study

Development of a Business Assessment and Diagnosis Tool That Considers the Impact of the Human Factor during Industrial Revolutions

Better Decisions for Children with “Big Data”: Can Algorithms Promote Fairness, Transparency and Parental Engagement?

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