Social Work Decision Making

A Guide for Childcare Lawyers

Elizabeth Isaacs, Carmel Shepherd (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

250 Seiten

2012 | 2nd edition
Jordan Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-84661-254-1 (ISBN)

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A comprehensive guide for professionals seeking to understand the policies and procedures involved in social work practice

Social workers working with children and families are required to make complex and difficult decisions on a daily basis which often result in court proceedings. Social Work Decision-Making: A Guide For Childcare Lawyers is a comprehensive guide for childcare lawyers and other professionals seeking to understand the policies and procedures involved in such social work practice. This new edition has been thoroughly updated to take account of all recent developments, including the: • Reissued Public Law Outline • Revised 'Working Together to Safeguard Children' (March 2010) • New case law in respect of section 5 social work records and local authority duties • Guidance relating to the Integrated Children's System (ICS) • New guidance for secure accommodation provision

Elizabeth Isaacs, Barrister, St Ive's Chambers Carmel Shepherd, Children's Guardian; Independent local authority panels chair, trainer and consultant

Introduction The legal framework Why do lawyers need to know about social work? The referral to the local authority The local authority response - the s47 investigation The assessment process Child protection planning The local authority's duties towards looked-after children Fostering Adoption and permanency Leaving care How to analyse the local authority's decision-making process

Erscheint lt. Verlag	31.3.2012
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 246 mm
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► Arbeits- / Sozialrecht ► Sozialrecht
	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Recht / Steuern ► Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht ► Familienrecht
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-84661-254-3 / 1846612543
ISBN-13	978-1-84661-254-1 / 9781846612541
Zustand	Neuware