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Risk assessment is often taught through frameworks, protocols, and checklists. Yet some of the most challenging ethical decisions in clinical practice arise in situations where risk is uncertain, evolving, or difficult to predict. Clinicians are frequently required to balance competing responsibilities: protecting client welfare, respecting autonomy, maintaining confidentiality, and exercising sound professional judgement in complex and emotionally charged circumstances.

This webinar explores the ethical and professional challenges that sit beyond standard risk assessment procedures. Drawing on case examples, complaints data, duty of care principles, and contemporary ethical frameworks, participants will examine the role of clinical judgement, documentation, consultation, competence, and decision-making under uncertainty. Particular attention will be given to the tension between defensive practice and therapeutic engagement, helping clinicians think more clearly about their responsibilities when managing risk in contemporary mental health practice.