Lesley-Anne Long, Jeremy Roche, Debbie Stringer

The Law and Social Work

Contemporary Issues for Practice

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This is an essential text for all those undertaking social work training. Updated to reflect recent changes in legislation and practice in working with children and families, domestic violence, human rights and social services, the second edition contains new chapters to provide comprehensive coverage of the key themes of social work law.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury 3PL / Macmillan Education / Red Globe Press
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Januar 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 383g
• ISBN-13: 9780230543034
• ISBN-10: 0230543030
• Artikelnr.: 42301285

Autorenporträt

LESLEY-ANNE LONG, previously Dean of the Faculty of Health & Social Care at the Open University, UK, is presently Director of an OU International Development programme in sub-Saharan Africa.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction; L.A.Long, J.Roche & D.Stringer
Social Work Values and the Law; J.Roche
State Intervention in Family Life; S.Gilmore
Partnership or Participation?; L.Rai & D.Stringer
The More Things Change, the More they Remain the Same? Law, Social Work and
Counteracting Discrimination; M.Preston-Shoot
Risk, Social Work and Social Care: The Example of Children's Social Care;
N.Parton
Accountability; P.Welbourne
Remedies; J.Williams
The Role of Assessment in Social Work; J.Aldgate
Youth Justice; H.Keating
Can you Keep a Secret? Children, Human Rights, and the Law of Medical
Confidentiality; J.Loughrey
Vulnerability, Autonomy, Capacity and Consent; R.Johns
Community Care and the Promotion of Independence; A.Brammer.