Legal Issues in Social Work Practice and Research
1st Edition
Published on 17. May 2018
XIV, 327 pages
978-3-319-77414-5 (ISBN)
Description
This highly practical text surveys the myriad legal and ethical issues that social workers encounter both in daily practice and under special circumstances. Its initial section presents concepts in law and ethics that unite practitioners, researchers, and academics in the field, such as confidentiality, informed consent, and the interplay between social work and administrative and judicial systems. A selection of representative cases illustrates legal aspects involved in providing services to families, children, elders, and persons with disabilities. Also included are chapters on advocacy in social work, both in its potential to influence policy and on the global stage as part of the ongoing struggle for human rights and dignity.
Among the topics covered:
Among the topics covered:
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Confidentiality and the social worker-client relationship
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Liability issues for social workers in the clinical context
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Legal issues arising in the context of social work research
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The social worker and forensic social work
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Social worker involvement in access to school and school services
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Social work in the context of health care
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Legal issues working with immigrants, refugees, and asylees
- The interface between social work and human rights
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cham
Switzerland
Publishing group
Springer International Publishing
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Reflowable
Illustrations
XIV, 327 p.
File size
3,43 MB
ISBN-13
978-3-319-77414-5 (9783319774145)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-77414-5
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
05/2018
Springer
€106.99
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Person
Dr. Sana Loue is a Professor in the Department of Bioethics and serves as the Vice Dean for Faculty Development and Diversity in the School of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio. She has secondary appointments in the Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Psychiatry, and Global Health and at MSASS, the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences. Dr. Loue holds graduate degrees in law (J.D.), epidemiology (Ph.D.), medical anthropology (Ph.D.), social work (M.S.S.A.), and secondary education (M.A.). She is also ordained as an interfaith minister. Dr. Loue's primary research focus is on HIV risk and prevention and family violence in marginalized communities, such as non-English speakers, immigrants, sexual and ethnic/racial minorities, and persons with severe mental illness. Other research interests include forensic epidemiology, severe mental illness, and ethical issues in the conduct of research with vulnerable persons. She has authored over 70 peer-reviewed articles and 58 book chapters, and has authored and/or edited 27 books.
Content
The Social Worker-Client Relationship.-Confidentiality and Disclosure.- Licensing Issues.- Liability Issues for Social Workers in the Clinical Context: An Overview.- Legal Issues in Social Work Research.- The Social Worker and Forensic Social Work.- Working with Families.-School Social Work.-Social Work in the Context of Health Care.-Mental Health and Substance Abuse.- Abuse and Neglect Across the Lifespan.- Legal Issues Working with Immigrants, Refugees, and Asylees.- International Social Work.
