DECISION-MAKING IN SOCIAL-WORK - A REVIEW

Decision making is a core practice activity for all social workers. Th ey make decisions about career and professional relationships, about c lients and interventions and they must react to the decisions of other s. This article provides an overview of decision making theory and res earch, beginning with the wider realm of decision making literature ta ken from other disciplines and moving on to specific applications with in the field of social work. Areas for continued research on decision making in social work are noted.