| Description |
xvii, 285 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Table of contents for The law and social work : contemporary issues for practice / edited by Lesley-Anne Cull and Jeremy Roche. -- Bibliographic record and links to related information available from the Library of Congress catalog -- Information from electronic data provided by the publisher. May be incomplete or contain other coding. -- List of Contributors -- Introduction: The Law and Social Work - Working Together? -- L-A.Cull & -- J.Roche -- Abbreviations -- Part I: The Law And Social Work: Key Themes And Issues -- A Critical Perspective on the Welfare Principle -- S.Gilmore -- Social Work Values and the Law -- J.Roche -- Racism and Social Work Practice -- R.Dutt -- Safeguarding and Promoting the Welfare of Children in Need Living with their Families -- J.Aldgate -- Social Work Practice and Accountability -- S.Braye & -- M.Preston-Shoot -- Practising Partnership -- L.Jordan -- Risk and Professional Judgement -- N.Parton -- Part Ii: Overview Of Key Areas Of Law And Practice -- Human Rights and Social Services -- B.Schwehr -- Family Breakdown -- L-A.Cull -- Violence in the Home: Social Work Practice and the Law -- L-A.Cull -- Child Protection: Lessons from Abroad -- R. Hetherington & -- A.Cooper -- Whistleblowing: Public Concern at Work -- P.Ells & -- G.Dehn -- Social Work Practice in the Criminal Justice System -- A.Worral & -- A.Souhami -- Special Educational Needs -- T.Callman -- The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 -- J.Cooper -- Care in the Community -- A.MacDonald -- Children Looked After -- I.Brodie -- The Law, Social Work Practice and Elder Abuse -- A.Brammer -- An Introduction to Family Group Conferences -- P.Nixon -- Part Iii: Service-User And Practice Perspectives -- Issues for Practice -- P.Wellbourne -- The Challenges of Care and Control: Experiences and Observations from an Approved Social Worker -- J.Henderson -- Working with Children: A Guardian Ad Litem's Experience -- A.Dale- Emberton -- The Official Solicitor and Children Cases -- P.Harris -- The Children Act 1989: Dilemmas and Issues in Family Proceedings -- D.Gore -- Probation Officer's Work -- S.Chand -- Account of a Magistrate who Sits in the Youth Court -- S.Vernon -- Young People in Care -- R.Hayward -- The Development of Advocacy Services with and for Children and Young People -- J.Timms -- The Court of Protection -- D.Lush -- Partnership in Action: The New Challenge of the Youth Justice Reforms and Youth Offending Teams -- H.Watson -- Piggy in the Middle: Good Practice and Interpreters -- N.Cornwell -- Elder Abuse -- J.Pritchard -- References -- Index -- Library of Congress subject headings for this publication: Social workers Legal status, laws, etc, Great Britain |
| Notes |
Published in association with the Open University |
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Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 260-275) and index |
| Subject |
Social workers -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- England.
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Social workers -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Wales.
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Social workers -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Great Britain.
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| Author |
Roche, Jeremy.
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Long, Lesley-Anne.
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Open University.
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| LC no. |
00053058 |
| ISBN |
0333961269 cloth |
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0333945875 paperback |
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