Using the Law in Social Work

By - Johns, Robert, 1950-

Floor - Floor 1

Published - Learning Matters, an imprint of SAGE Publications Ltd, London, 2017

ISBN 10 - 1473972000

ISBN 13 - 9781473972001

Book Status - 1 Qnty Available with us.

Subject - Social workers--Legal status, laws, etc

Shelf No - 18

Call Number - 344.4203 JOH 2017

Edition - 7th ed.

Physical Description - xxvi, 225 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Book Information

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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