
- 272 pages
- English
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Using the Law in Social Work
About this book
A core function of social work is to assist, empower, and protect the most vulnerable in society. Social workers make difficult decisions in complex and challenging situations every day. They work in organizations that have clear statutory duties. Therefore, it is essential that social work students know what their responsibilities are. Familiarity with law, legislation, and legal processes is consequentlyfundamental to sound social work practice. This best-selling book will help you gain this foothold in understanding law as it applies to social work practice. It avoids complicated legal jargon remote from the everyday realities of practice, offering instead a grounding in legally-appropriate, rights-based social work. It covers the full range of social work law, including services for children and families and child protection, adult care law, youth justice, court work, professional regulation, and human rights.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Acknowledgements
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Advertisement
- Table List
- Table List
- Series editorās preface
- Introduction to the ninth edition
- 1 But I want to be a social worker, not a lawyer
- 2 Human rights
- 3 Childrenās rights and needs
- 4 Meeting childrenās needs when things go wrong
- 5 Adult social care
- 6 Adults with additional support needs
- 7 Youth justice
- 8 Ending up in court
- 9 Providing a quality service
- Exercise answers
- Appendix 1 Professional capabilities framework (2018)
- Appendix 2 Subject benchmark for social work (2019)
- Appendix 3 Professional standards (England and Wales)
- Appendix 4 Social worker (Integrated Degree) (England)
- References
- Index