Madden Essential Law for Social Workers

1. Auflage 2003
ISBN: 978-0-231-50899-5
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 216 Seiten

Reihe: Foundations of Social Work Knowledge Series

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Autoren/Hrsg.

Madden, Robert

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Enzyklopädien, Nachschlagewerke, Wörterbücher

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Why Social Workers Study the Law: Knowledge for Practice
2. Exploring Jurisprudence: Legal Philosophy
3. The Development of the Law
4. The Practice of Law
5. The Litigation Process: Dissecting a Court Casel
6. Protection of Individuals and the Preservation of Social Order
7. How Courts Make Legal Decisions About People's Lives
8. Torts: How the Law Provides Compensation for Injury and Deters Unsafe Practicesl Work Practice
9. Contracts and Other Legal Issues in the Management of Social Work Practicea Private Practice
Appendix: Legal Research
Statutory Law
Case Law
Electronic Legal Research
References
Cases and Laws Cited
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Robert G. Madden is a professor of social work at Saint Joseph College and a consultant for the Children's Law Center. He is the author of Legal Issues in Social Work and Counseling and Mental Health.