Using the Law in Social Work

7. Revised Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-4739-7200-1
Verlag: SAGE Publications Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 171 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 454 g

Reihe: Transforming Social Work Practice Series

A core function of social work is to assist, empower and protect the most vulnerable in society. Every day social workers make difficult decisions in complex and challenging situations. They work in organisations that have clear statutory duties. It is essential therefore, 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 bestselling 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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Johns, Robert

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: But I Want to Be a Social Worker, Not a Lawyer
Chapter 2: Human Rights
Chapter 3: Children's Rights and Needs
Chapter 4: Meeting Children’s Needs When Things Go Wrong
Chapter 5: Adult Care Services
Chapter 6: Vulnerable Adults
Chapter 7: Youth Justice
Chapter 8: Ending up in Court
Chapter 9: Providing a Quality Service

Über Autor(innen)

Johns, Robert
Before moving into social work education, Robert Johns worked for a number of years in a range of social work roles, predominantly in the public sector. His specialisms were youth justice and court-work, representing the interests of children involved in care proceedings. Academically, his major abiding interest has been social work law but he has also taught social policy and social work values and ethics, hence his latest book, Ethics and Law for Social Workers. Currently, he teaches at the University of East London, where has been Head of Social Work and programme leader for the qualifying MA offered in conjunction with the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust. He is the author of Using the Law in Social Work, now in its sixth edition, Social Work, Social Policy and Older People and, most recently, Capacity and Autonomy.