{"product_id":"the-risk-resilience-paradox-9781764350723","title":"The Risk-Resilience Paradox","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Rochelle Dunn\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Imprint\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Imprint\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Social Work\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy do people continue behaviours we know are harmful-even when support is in place?\u003cbr\u003eWhy do well-intentioned plans fail the moment stress increases?\u003cbr\u003eAnd why do systems designed to reduce risk sometimes make it worse?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book answers those questions by challenging one of the most deeply held assumptions in human services: that risk is something to eliminate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on over two decades of frontline experience across child protection, out-of-home care, family violence, and community services, Rochelle Dunn introduces a powerful reframe-risk is not just danger to be controlled, but often an \u003ci\u003eadaptive response to survive\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the heart of this book is the \u003cb\u003eRisk-Resilience Paradox\u003c\/b\u003e: \u003cbr\u003ethe very behaviours we try to stop are often the ones that have kept people safe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough this lens, Dunn unpacks the critical distinctions between: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRisk\u003c\/b\u003e (what we see)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCapacity\u003c\/b\u003e (what is possible in the moment)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCapability\u003c\/b\u003e (what can be built over time)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen these are misunderstood, plans become unrealistic, interventions escalate harm, and practitioners are left navigating impossible expectations. When they are understood, responses become more effective, ethical, and sustainable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a theory-heavy text removed from practice. It is a \u003cb\u003epractical, trauma-informed guide\u003c\/b\u003e designed for real-world decision-making under pressure. Inside, you'll find: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClear frameworks to differentiate \u003cb\u003edanger from distress\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTools to design \u003cb\u003ecapacity-matched responses that actually work under stress\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuidance on using \u003cb\u003eharm minimisation as a bridge-not a failure\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStrategies for writing \u003cb\u003edefensible reports that reduce punitive responses\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage tools to shift from \u003cb\u003edeficit-based assessments to capability-informed descriptions\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDecision-making frameworks to help you know when to \u003cb\u003epush, pause, or escalate\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEthical guidance for working within \u003cb\u003emandated, high-risk systems without causing harm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than anything, this book supports practitioners to work in the \u003ci\u003egrey zone\u003c\/i\u003e-where safety and autonomy, risk and dignity, urgency and understanding must all be held at once.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you are a social worker, youth worker, psychologist, educator, or leader, this book will change how you interpret behaviour, design interventions, and advocate within systems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause people do not let go of what kept them alive...\u003cbr\u003euntil something safer is genuinely available.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book will help you build that \"something safer.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Imprint","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47883478958231,"sku":"9781764350723","price":4006.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781764350723.webp?v=1781102089","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-risk-resilience-paradox-9781764350723","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}