The Law and Social Work
Contemporary Issues for Practice
Published on 27. November 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-0-333-94587-2 (ISBN)
Description
The law is central to social work, regulating practice, ensuring accountability and providing professionals with the power and authority to work effectively. Yet it does not, and cannot, provide an answer to the complex human questions that lie at the heart of the social work task and, like social work itself, it is subject to constant development and change. This major text aims to enrich thinking and debate about this crucial and challenging area, thereby encouraging reflective practice. It combines discussion of conceptual debates with a focus on key areas of law and practice and on the perspectives of both users and practitioners. It offers unique insights into the ways in which the law guides decision-making in social work and provides a framework for professional interventions.
Divided into three sections, each of which sheds lights in different ways on the challenges and critical issues raised at the interface between social work and the law, the book covers such important subjects as: * the relationship between social work values and the law; * partnership with service users; * risk and professional judgement; * human rights; * child protection and family support; * elder abuse; * youth justice; * disability and special educations needs; * community care. In its breadth of coverage, focus, and clear, readable style, this is an essential text for all those undertaking social work education or looking to update and develop their knowledge of the law.
Divided into three sections, each of which sheds lights in different ways on the challenges and critical issues raised at the interface between social work and the law, the book covers such important subjects as: * the relationship between social work values and the law; * partnership with service users; * risk and professional judgement; * human rights; * child protection and family support; * elder abuse; * youth justice; * disability and special educations needs; * community care. In its breadth of coverage, focus, and clear, readable style, this is an essential text for all those undertaking social work education or looking to update and develop their knowledge of the law.
Reviews / Votes
'...an important addition to the literature, in that whilst offering some useful summaries of relevant law, it also seeks to locate the law in a context of developing social policy and social issues, and to consider the dilemmas for social workers in implementing the legal framework.' - Roger Greeff, Senior Lecturer in Social Work, Sheffield Hallam University, Social Work EducationMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Basingstoke
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
references, index
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 154 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
515 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-94587-2 (9780333945872)
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New editions
Lesley-Anne Long | Jeremy Roche | Debbie Stringer
The Law and Social Work
Contemporary Issues for Practice
Book
01/2010
2nd Edition
Red Globe Press
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Persons
LESLEY-ANN CULL and JEREMY ROCHE are both based in the School of Health and Social Welfare at The Open University. Both editors have written extensively on law and practice in relation to child and family law, and Jeremy Roche has co-edited two texts on working with young people, Youth in Society and Changing Experiences of Youth.
Content
List of Contributors Introduction: The Law and Social Work - Working Together?; L-A.Cull & J.Roche Abbreviations PART I: THE LAW AND SOCIAL WORK: KEY THEMES AND ISSUES A Critical Perspective on the Welfare Principle; S.Gilmore Social Work Values and the Law; J.Roche Racism and Social Work Practice; R.Dutt Safeguarding and Promoting the Welfare of Children in Need Living with their Families; J.Aldgate Social Work Practice and Accountability; S.Braye & M.Preston-Shoot Practising Partnership; L.Jordan Risk and Professional Judgement; N.Parton PART II: OVERVIEW OF KEY AREAS OF LAW AND PRACTICE Human Rights and Social Services; B.Schwehr Family Breakdown; L-A.Cull Violence in the Home: Social Work Practice and the Law; L-A.Cull Child Protection: Lessons from Abroad; R. Hetherington & A.Cooper Whistleblowing: Public Concern at Work; P.Ells & G.Dehn Social Work Practice in the Criminal Justice System; A.Worral & A.Souhami Special Educational Needs; T.Callman The Disability Discrimination Act 1995; J.Cooper Care in the Community; A.MacDonald Children Looked After; I.Brodie The Law, Social Work Practice and Elder Abuse; A.Brammer An Introduction to Family Group Conferences; P.Nixon PART III: SERVICE-USER AND PRACTICE PERSPECTIVES Issues for Practice; P.Wellbourne The Challenges of Care and Control: Experiences and Observations from an Approved Social Worker; J.Henderson Working with Children: A Guardian Ad Litem's Experience; A.Dale- Emberton The Official Solicitor and Children Cases; P.Harris The Children Act 1989: Dilemmas and Issues in Family Proceedings; D.Gore Probation Officer's Work; S.Chand Account of a Magistrate who Sits in the Youth Court; S.Vernon Young People in Care; R.Hayward The Development of Advocacy Services with and for Children and Young People; J.Timms The Court of Protection; D.Lush Partnership in Action: The New Challenge of the Youth Justice Reforms and Youth Offending Teams; H.Watson Piggy in the Middle: Good Practice and Interpreters; N.Cornwell Elder Abuse; J.Pritchard References Index