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Using the law in social work

By:

Johns, Robert

Series: Transforming social work practicePublisher: London : Learning Matters, 2020Edition: 8th edDescription: xxviii, 219 pContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781526488145
9781526488152

Subject(s):

NLM classification:

HV 32.

Contents:

Chapter 1: But I Want to Be a Social Worker, Not a Lawyer; Chapter 2: Human Rights; Chapter 3: Children's Rights and Needs; Chapter 4: Meeting Children's Needs When Things Go Wrong; Chapter 5: Adult Care Services; Chapter 6: Vulnerable Adults; Chapter 7: Youth Justice; Chapter 8: Ending Up in Court; Chapter 9: Providing a Quality Service;

Summary: 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 consequently fundamental to sound social work practice. This best-selling book helps social work students 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.

Holdings
Item type	Home library	Class number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	South London and Maudsley Trust Library Shelves	HV 32 JOH (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		023716

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 consequently fundamental to sound social work practice. This best-selling book helps social work students 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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