Introduction
A framework for decisions, assessment and risk
Client decisions, perspectives, emotions and crises
Legal aspects of decisions, assessment and risk
Assessment, risk assessment and decision support systems
Professional judgement, bias and using knowledge in assessment and decisions
Judgements about safeguarding and service eligibility, and predicting harm
Risk-taking care choices: values, gains and hazards
Collaboration, communication and contest in assessment, risk and decision processes
Dynamics of practice: managing risk, reassessing, and changing your mind
Managing decisions, assessment and risk: support, blame and learning
Conclusion
Appendix 1 Pointers in designing or completing an assessment to inform a decision in uncertainty
Appendix 2 Supported decision tool
Appendix 3 Professional Capabilities Framework
Glossary of terms