Law for Social Workers

Caroline Ball, Ann McDonald (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

280 Seiten

2002 | 4th edition
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-7546-1778-5 (ISBN)

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This text provides those who have little or no previous knowledge of the subject with an introduction to the legal context of both the general and more specialist areas of social work practice.

The fourth edition of this popular text has been expanded to accommodate social workers’ continuing need for a thorough grounding in the statutory framework of local authority practice and the wider legal context of social work in the statutory and voluntary sectors. The separate chapter on social work law in Scotland addresses continuing developments in relation to devolved government and new legislation. Since 1996, the pace of change has been remorseless. Part IV of the Family Law Act has been implemented; youth justice in England and Wales has been substantially reformed; the Human Rights Act 1998 impacts on areas of social work practice; and social security law has been significantly amended. The Adoption and Children Act 2002 will both radically reform the law relating to the adoption of children and significantly amend the Children Act 1989. All these important changes, central to social work practice, are addressed in detail.

Caroline Ball and Ann McDonald, University of East Anglia, UK

Contents: The Legal Context of Social Work Practice: Nature, sources and administration of law; Social work and the Human Rights Act 1998; Discrimination; Challenging local authority decisions. Children and Families: Child and family social work: the evolving legal framework; Parents, guardians and parental responsibility; Family breakdown; Local authorities’ powers and duties; Children in need of protection; Care and supervision; Adoption. Vulnerable Adults: Community care; Mentally disordered people. Youth Justice: The youth justice system and pre-trial decisions; Sentencing in the youth court. Legal Issues for Clients: Housing; Education; Welfare benefits; The criminal process. Scotland: Social Work Law in Scotland, Janice McGhee; Bibliography; Indices.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	20.12.2002
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	408 g
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Recht / Steuern ► Arbeits- / Sozialrecht ► Sozialrecht
	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	0-7546-1778-5 / 0754617785
ISBN-13	978-0-7546-1778-5 / 9780754617785
Zustand	Neuware