Practice Pointer - Working with risk
Practice Pointer - Working with risk
Delivered online using Teams
12:00 - 13:00 Wednesday, 7 January 2026
This Practice Pointer session will explore how to work effectively and positively with risk.
The session is part of our rolling programme of engagement activities. Join us for 60 minutes on the first Wednesday of the month to explore key messages on a core topic, reflect on the impact on practice, and discover Research in Practice resources to help you to further engage with the subject.
Learning outcomes
Practice Pointers are designed for anyone who wants to find out more about a core topic, attendees will:
- Learn key messages on the topic.
- Reflect on implementing these in practice.
- Consider how Research in Practice resources can be used to further engage with the topic.
If the above event (or occurrence of an event) is displaying as 'Event Full' and you would like to be added to a waiting list, please email events@researchinpractice.org.uk detailing the required event title, event time and date.
We will contact you should places become available.
Audience Types
Practitioners
Senior practitioners
Strategic leads
Team leaders
Professional Standards
PQS:KSS - The role of social workers | Person-centred practice | Safeguarding | Effective assessments and outcome based support planning | Direct work with individuals and families | Influencing and governing practice excellence within the organisation and community | Developing confident and capable social workers | Promoting and supporting critical analysis and decision-making
CQC - Safe | Effective
PCF - Professionalism | Knowledge
RCOT - Service users | Identify needs
Promoting positive approaches to risk across organisations: Strategic Briefing (2021)
This briefing supports senior leaders in adult social care to develop an organisational culture that promotes a positive approach to decisions involving risk, based upon collaborative and relationship-based practice.
Risk enablement: Frontline Briefing (2016)
This briefing explains how risk enablement relates to the Care Act 2014, identifies examples of good practice and provides useful tools and methods for working effectively with risk.
Risks, rights, values and ethics
Consider the impact of our own values and ethics when working with people and risk.