DARE Conference 2026
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Decisions, Assessment, Risk and Evidence in Social Work (DARE)
The 9th Biennial International Symposium «DARE conference» will be held for the second time at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW), Campus Toni-Areal, from Thursday 25th June to Friday 26th June 2026.
This biennial DARE conference series brings together researchers, managers, educators, policy makers, regulators and experienced practitioners to share developments on the related topics of:
- Professional judgement including cognitive judgement models, use of knowledge, bias and noise, judgements under uncertainty and ignorance, sense-making, reflective practice.
- Assessment tools and processes, including screening, analysis and problem-solving; assessing needs, strengths and risks; statistical and intuitive approaches to predicting harm.
- Decision processes with clients, families, communities, professionals, and organisations.
- Risk assessment, communication, and management, including legal aspects and risk taking.
- Evidence creation, synthesis, and dissemination; the use of knowledge to inform policy, practice, teaching, management and regulation in social work.
- Ethical, emotional, technological and contextual aspects of decision making, assessment, risk and evidence.