A Conversation about Researching Decision Making

Brian Taylor; Andrew Whittaker; Campbell Killick

doi:10.1332/27551768Y2025D000000053

A Conversation about Researching Decision Making

Brian Taylor
, Andrew Whittaker
, Campbell Killick

London South Bank University, UK

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Abstract

The Decisions, Assessment and Risk Special Interest Group (DARSIG) has been supporting researchers with interests in assessment, risk and decision making since the early days of the European Social Work Research Association. Within the global social work profession, there is a growing recognition of the importance of these aspects of practice. The following interview was conducted by Campbell Killick with Brian Taylor and Andrew Whittaker, who were the first conveners of DARSIG. It provides a valuable insight into their perceptions of research relating to social work decision making.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	366-371
Number of pages	6
Journal	European Social Work Research
Volume	3
Issue number	3
Early online date	25 Aug 2025
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1332/27551768Y2025D000000053
Publication status	Published online - 25 Aug 2025

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Funding

The authors received no financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

Keywords

decision making
assessment
social work
research methods
risk
evidence

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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A Conversation about Researching Decision Making

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