The Law and Social Work [electronic resource] : Contemporary Issues for Practice.

By: Long, Lesley-AnneContributor(s): Roche, Jeremy | Stringer, DebbieMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010Edition: 2nd edDescription: 1 online resource (247 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781137073235; 1137073233Subject(s): Social workers -- Legal status, laws, etc -- England | Social workers -- Legal status, laws, etc -- WalesGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Law and Social Work : Contemporary Issues for Practice.DDC classification: 344.420313 LOC classification: KD3302 | .L39 2001ebOnline resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
Cover; Contents; Notes on Contributors; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Social Work Values and the Law; 2 State Intervention in Family Life; 3 Partnership or Participation?; 4 The More Things Change, the More They Remain the Same? Law, Social Work and Counteracting Discrimination; 5 Risk, Social Work and Social Care: The Example of Children's Social Care; 6 Accountability; 7 Remedies; 8 The Role of Assessment in Social Work; 9 Youth Justice; 10 Can You Keep a Secret? Children, Human Rights, and the Law of Medical Confidentiality; 11 Vulnerability, Autonomy, Capacity and Consent.
12 Community Care and the Promotion of IndependenceIndex; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y.
Summary: This is an essential text for all those undertaking social work training. Updated to reflect recent changes in legislation and practice in working with children and families, domestic violence, human rights and social services, the second edition contains new chapters to provide comprehensive coverage of the key themes of social work law.
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Cover; Contents; Notes on Contributors; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Social Work Values and the Law; 2 State Intervention in Family Life; 3 Partnership or Participation?; 4 The More Things Change, the More They Remain the Same? Law, Social Work and Counteracting Discrimination; 5 Risk, Social Work and Social Care: The Example of Children's Social Care; 6 Accountability; 7 Remedies; 8 The Role of Assessment in Social Work; 9 Youth Justice; 10 Can You Keep a Secret? Children, Human Rights, and the Law of Medical Confidentiality; 11 Vulnerability, Autonomy, Capacity and Consent.

12 Community Care and the Promotion of IndependenceIndex; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y.

This is an essential text for all those undertaking social work training. Updated to reflect recent changes in legislation and practice in working with children and families, domestic violence, human rights and social services, the second edition contains new chapters to provide comprehensive coverage of the key themes of social work law.

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