| Description |
xi, 218 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
pt. I. Relationship between law and human services -- 1. Setting the scene -- 2. Law and human service nexus -- 3. Incorporating law into human service work -- pt. II. Legal obligations, rights, and regulation of human service workers -- 4. Professional, business, and employment matters -- 5. Getting it wrong -- 6. Managing information -- 7. Workers, courts, and tribunals -- pt. III. Service delivery -- diverse populations and jurisdictions -- 8. Crimes and victims -- 9. Families and children -- 10. Difference and vulnerability -- 11. Housing and finance -- 12. Practising with confidence |
| Summary |
Addresses the legal rights, obligations and responsibilities of human service workers and to a lesser extent, some areas of substantive human service client-related law. Authors are at University of South Australia and Flinders University |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 194-209 |
| Subject |
Human services personnel -- Australia.
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Social workers -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Australia.
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Social workers -- Australia -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Law -- Australia.
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Social legislation -- Australia.
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Public welfare -- Law and legislation -- Australia.
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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| Author |
Richards, Jenny, 1973-
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| LC no. |
2005272077 |
| ISBN |
0195517814 : |
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