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Using the law in social work / Robert Johns.

By: Material type: TextLanguage: English Series: Transforming social work practicePublication details: Thousand Oaks : Sage, 2023.Edition: 9 editionDescription: xxxiii, 236 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9781529799569
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 344.032  JOH
Contents:
But I want to be a social worker, not a lawyer -- Human rights -- Children’s rights and needs -- Meeting children’s needs when things go wrong -- Adult social care -- Adults with additional support needs -- Youth justice -- Ending up in court -- Providing a quality service.
Summary: A core function of social work is to assist, empower, and protect the most vulnerable in society. Social workers make difficult decisions in complex and challenging situations every day. They work in organizations that have clear statutory duties. Therefore, it is essential 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 best-selling 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.
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General Books CUTN Central Library Social Sciences Non-fiction 344.032 JOH (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 54771

Includes bibliographical references (221-230) and index.

But I want to be a social worker, not a lawyer -- Human rights -- Children’s rights and needs -- Meeting children’s needs when things go wrong -- Adult social care -- Adults with additional support needs -- Youth justice -- Ending up in court -- Providing a quality service.

A core function of social work is to assist, empower, and protect the most vulnerable in society. Social workers make difficult decisions in complex and challenging situations every day. They work in organizations that have clear statutory duties. Therefore, it is essential 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 best-selling 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.

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