Need And Risk And how To Tell The Difference

Authors

  • Sibylle Artz School of Child And Youth Care, University of Victoria, Burnaby, British Columbia, School of Child and Youth Care
  • Diana Nicholson School of Child and Youth Care, University of Victoria, Burnaby, British Columbia, School of Child and Youth Care
  • Elaine Halsall School of Child and Youth Care, University of Victoria, Burnaby, British Columbia, School of Child and Youth Care
  • Susan Larke School of Child and Youth Care, University of Victoria, Burnaby, British Columbia, School of Child and Youth Care
  • Sonya Boya Project Alive, B.C. Ministry for Children and Family Development

Keywords:

needs assessment, risk assessment, assessment tools, youth­worker relationships, professional judgment, suicide assessment

Abstract

This article highlights the important differences between Needs Assessment and Risk Assessment, Using the Guide for Needs Assessment for Youth (Artz, Nicholson, Halsall, & Larke, 2001) as a case in point, the strengths and limitations of needs and risk assessment are examined, and the distinctions and implications for practice critiqued. Project Alive, a suicide intervention program, provides the basis for giving special emphasis to the vital importance of differentiating between need and risk, and for making informed choices about needs and risk assessment.

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Published

2004-03-01

How to Cite

Artz, S. ., Nicholson, D., Halsall, E. ., Larke, S. ., & Boya, S. . (2004). Need And Risk And how To Tell The Difference. Journal of Child and Youth Care Work, 19, 109–117. Retrieved from https://acycpjournal.pitt.edu/ojs/jcycw/article/view/375

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