Using the Law in Social Work (Transforming Social Work Practice) - Softcover

Johns, Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1903300843 ISBN 13: 9781903300848

Publisher: Learning Matters, 2003

Synopsis

The book is written for student social workers who are beginning to develop their skills and understanding of the requirements for practice. For all social workers the law provides the framework within which services are offered: it is impossible to practise without coming up against the law, and it is impossible to practise effectively without an in-depth understanding of how the law affects everyday social work practice. This book provides students with an understanding of the legal framework within which social workers must work.

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About the Author

Before moving into social work education, Robert Johns worked for a number of years in a range of social work roles, predominantly in the public sector. His specialisms were youth justice and court-work, representing the interests of children involved in care proceedings. Academically, his major abiding interest has been social work law but he has also taught social policy and social work values and ethics, hence his latest book, Ethics and Law for Social Workers. Currently, he teaches  at the University of East London, where has been Head of Social Work and programme leader for the qualifying MA offered in conjunction with the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust. He is the author of Using the Law in Social Work, now in its sixth edition, Social Work, Social Policy and Older People and, most recently,  Capacity and Autonomy.

Edition details

• Publisher: Learning Matters
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1903300843
• ISBN 13: 9781903300848
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 176