If not risk, then what?
Risk protocols are seemingly everywhere in child welfare. What is ‘risk’ work and assessment really like? What does it accomplish? What gets squeezed out?
This webinar invites diverse, possibility-minded people to discuss the prospect of moving beyond risk-centered child welfare services, as we collectively respond to the question of: If not risk, then what?
Guided by our lived experiences, we will aim to:
· make sense of the literature describing, supporting, critiquing, and resisting risk within contemporary child welfare systems;
· share our reflections on risk and specifically the ways we have been able to resist its dominance;
· discuss alternatives to the risk paradigm that are being tried in other jurisdictions.
What you can expect:
1. A supportive and trusted space, to speak your truth and feel heard
2. Respect for your lived experience, perspective, and knowledge
3. Insights that will get you thinking about how the use of risk assessment and contemporary practice could change