Critical Issues in Social Work Law
1st Edition
Published on 13. July 2016
240 pages
978-1-137-54151-2 (ISBN)
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Description
Written by a team of leading authorities in the field, this collection provides a critique of the law as it applies to social work practice, and identifies key contemporary issues for social work. Tackling topics such as trafficking, youth justice and child protection, the book is a valuable contribution to the debates in social work law.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Illustrations
11 bw illus
ISBN-13
978-1-137-54151-2 (9781137541512)
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Alison Brammer | Jane Boylan
Critical Issues in Social Work Law
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12/2016
Bloomsbury Academic
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Content
- Cover
- Contents
- Notes on the Contributors
- Introduction: Critical issues in challenging times
- References
- 1 Social work values, the law and the courts
- Values and ethics in social work
- Social work values in a nutshell
- Legislation and courts
- Judgement and judgementalism
- Formal justice and social justice
- Conclusion
- References
- 2 Anti-oppressive practice and the law
- The legal and policy context
- Sieta's story
- Using the law to support Sieta
- Conclusion
- References
- 3 Care, vulnerability and the law
- Introduction
- We are vulnerable
- We are relational
- Caring relationships are core to humanity
- Centring on caring relationships in law and social work
- Mutual vulnerability
- Vulnerability and care as private
- The dangers of relationships
- Relationships involve responsibilities
- Conclusion
- References
- 4 Coercion in social care
- Introduction
- Capacity
- Ethics and coercion in social care
- Relating law to ethical theory
- Capacity, ethics and the Mental Capacity Act 2005
- Interpreting the Mental Capacity Act 2005
- Ethics and interpretation of social work law: Deontological, utilitarian or virtue ethics?
- Connecting this aspect of social work law to social work practice
- References
- 5 Child protection
- Introduction
- The modernisation agenda - the remote control approach to child protection
- The timetable for the child or the deadline for parents
- The hegemonic concern with the welfare of the child
- Conclusion
- References
- 6 Hastening slowly: Does the law promote or frustrate timely adoption from care?
- Beginning the adoption process
- Progressing a plan of adoption
- The placement application
- Matching
- The adoption application
- Adoption by foster parents
- Challenging adoption orders
- Adoption outcomes
- Conclusion
- References
- 7 The changing face of youth justice
- Introduction
- Diversionary measures
- The role of the appropriate adult
- Youth courts
- The role of the responsible officer
- Referral orders
- Non-custodial sentences
- Orders against parents
- Custodial sentences
- Young offenders in custody
- Conclusion
- References
- 8 Vulnerable and intimidated witnesses: Special measures, competence, consent and cross-examination
- Introduction
- Witnesses who are 'vulnerable' or 'intimidated'
- Professional duties to the witnesses
- Victim and witness rights
- Identifying a 'vulnerable' or 'intimidated' witness
- 'Competence' to give evidence
- Consent to being interviewed by the police
- Capacity to consent to being interviewed as a witness
- Consent to cross-examination
- Summary
- Conclusion
- References
- 9 Human trafficking and social work law
- Introduction
- What is human trafficking?
- Human trafficking and social work law: Identification and protection of victims
- State practice in the United Kingdom
- Conclusion
- References
- 10 Good review? Good question
- Background
- An overview of the way inquiries have been used in adult services
- What are they for?
- Safeguarding Adults Reviews (SARs) - what the guidance requires
- How can SCRs be harnessed to achieve real change?
- Abuse in more community settings
- How can these lessons be used to create an agenda for change?
- References
- Index
