Essential Law for Social Workers (Foundations of Social Work Knowledge Series) - Softcover

Madden, Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0231123213 ISBN 13: 9780231123211

Publisher: Columbia University Press, 2003

Synopsis

Whether protecting their own rights or those of their clients, or navigating the juvenile justice, immigration, or welfare systems, social workers confront legal issues every day. This book explores legal concepts, legal reasoning, and legal processes--illustrated with case vignettes from social work practice--in order to provide social work practitioners and students with practical and accessible legal knowledge. It introduces readers to scholarship about the law and to conceptual knowledge that can be applied to any interaction with the legal system. Social workers are thereby enabled to -think like a lawyer- and increase their effectiveness. The volume features a discussion of recent reform movements, including Alternative Dispute Resolution, and an appendix of sources for legal information and research on the law.

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About the Author

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0231123213
• ISBN 13: 9780231123211
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 216