Description
The most established social law textbook on the market
Fully updated to incorporate changes in domestic violence, community care, mental capacity and children
Excellent layout and student-friendly features, such as case studies, chapter objectives, questions and further reading to assist students with this difficult subject
Fully supported by a companion web site which includes lecture outlines and notes, legislation updates, an extensive glossary, questions and answers and suggested further reading
New to this edition
Incorporates key new legislation on domestic violence, community care, mental capacity and children
New case studies will offer more practical, every day scenarios (as well as the high court/appeal cases currently covered)
Law for Social Workers provides students with exactly what they need in order to understand the legal framework in which social workers act. This book covers the laws that restrict, monitor, and mould this position in society, and ultimately govern how social work is carried out. It provides clear information on key issues in social work law, such as the social worker's duties to society and the 'client'; law and the legal system (with detailed help on the issues of discrimination, human rights, and immigration status), plus the workings of the courts; working with children, including in the civil and criminal courts; working with adults; and legal issues relating to violence, family breakdown, and housing.
Each section begins with an introduction to the unifying theme that runs through the following chapters. Individual chapters start with a case study based on a recent case or enquiry, highlighting the vital issues that the chapters will explore (for example, an Introductory case study on the Climbie enquiry). Key learning points are set out early in the chapter, and each part contains questions with guidance on the accompanying companion web site. In this new edition important legislation on domestic violence, community care, mental capacity and children are all covered in a clear and accessible way, making it essential reading for all students of social work law. Accompanying this book is a companion web site that includes lecture outlines and notes, legislation updates, an extensive glossary, question and answer section and suggested further reading.
Readership: Students taking the two year DipSW qualification to become Social Workers, or the three year BSc diploma. Also students on the BA and MA Social Work courses supplied by law schools.
Contents
I. The framework for social work
1 How to approach law for social workers
2 Human rights and anti-discrimination framework
3 Social services provision and immigration status
4 Courts, tribunals, sources of law, sources of advice
5 The legal and institutional context
6 The client relationship: confidentiality, consent, capacity
II. Working with other agencies, working with courts
7 Partnership; relationships with other agencies
8 Evidence for the court
9 Presenting a report to the court
III. Responsibilities towards children
10 What is the law trying to achieve?
11 Supporting the child in need
12 Case planning and investigation
13 Protection
14 Accommodation
15 Adoption
16 Youth justice
IV. Adults
17 Community care
18 Mental health
V. Other legal issues affecting social work practice
19 Violence, anti-social behaviour, and harassment
20 Family
21 Housing
22 Homelessness
The most established social law textbook on the market
Fully updated to incorporate changes in domestic violence, community care, mental capacity and children
Excellent layout and student-friendly features, such as case studies, chapter objectives, questions and further reading to assist students with this difficult subject
Fully supported by a companion web site which includes lecture outlines and notes, legislation updates, an extensive glossary, questions and answers and suggested further reading
New to this edition
Incorporates key new legislation on domestic violence, community care, mental capacity and children
New case studies will offer more practical, every day scenarios (as well as the high court/appeal cases currently covered)
Law for Social Workers provides students with exactly what they need in order to understand the legal framework in which social workers act. This book covers the laws that restrict, monitor, and mould this position in society, and ultimately govern how social work is carried out. It provides clear information on key issues in social work law, such as the social worker's duties to society and the 'client'; law and the legal system (with detailed help on the issues of discrimination, human rights, and immigration status), plus the workings of the courts; working with children, including in the civil and criminal courts; working with adults; and legal issues relating to violence, family breakdown, and housing.
Each section begins with an introduction to the unifying theme that runs through the following chapters. Individual chapters start with a case study based on a recent case or enquiry, highlighting the vital issues that the chapters will explore (for example, an Introductory case study on the Climbie enquiry). Key learning points are set out early in the chapter, and each part contains questions with guidance on the accompanying companion web site. In this new edition important legislation on domestic violence, community care, mental capacity and children are all covered in a clear and accessible way, making it essential reading for all students of social work law. Accompanying this book is a companion web site that includes lecture outlines and notes, legislation updates, an extensive glossary, question and answer section and suggested further reading.
Readership: Students taking the two year DipSW qualification to become Social Workers, or the three year BSc diploma. Also students on the BA and MA Social Work courses supplied by law schools.
Contents
I. The framework for social work
1 How to approach law for social workers
2 Human rights and anti-discrimination framework
3 Social services provision and immigration status
4 Courts, tribunals, sources of law, sources of advice
5 The legal and institutional context
6 The client relationship: confidentiality, consent, capacity
II. Working with other agencies, working with courts
7 Partnership; relationships with other agencies
8 Evidence for the court
9 Presenting a report to the court
III. Responsibilities towards children
10 What is the law trying to achieve?
11 Supporting the child in need
12 Case planning and investigation
13 Protection
14 Accommodation
15 Adoption
16 Youth justice
IV. Adults
17 Community care
18 Mental health
V. Other legal issues affecting social work practice
19 Violence, anti-social behaviour, and harassment
20 Family
21 Housing
22 Homelessness