A thorough understanding of the law and legal processes relating to their area of practice is essential for all social workers; at any time the social worker must know what options for intervention are, or are not, available to them and how such intervention may be legally achieved. Social Work Law is a comprehensive, practical and accessible guide to the legal framework that any social worker or student of social work needs to know. 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.
Lyn K. Lyn Slater and Kara Finck ground their text in a comprehensive grasp of the legal system and the inequities of race, class, and gender that shape clients' experiences. Social Work Practice and the Law is a powerful call for social workers to be passionate and skillful advocates for their clients. Essential reading for social workers and lawyers alike who serve low-income people entangled in systems that so often fail them.
Author : Steven P. Ragins, M. A recovery based program Ontario, Canada : Oxford University Press. Reid, W. Task-centered practice. Bentley, K. In this new book, there is a much greater focus on contemporary social work interventions.
The American journal of Psychiatry, 1, Immigration and Refugee Law The Social Work Record and the Courts Her practice background includes 20 years of direct service in forensic social work and emergency mental health and in the administration of mental health programs.
As a forensic social worker, she specialized in workplace trauma interventions and civil litigation and criminal court assessments of trauma victims and violent offenders. Her current research focuses on the impact of workplace trauma exposure on performance and decision-making of emergency service and child welfare professionals.
She routinely provides legal advice to healthcare and social service organizations and professionals. She is a member of the Bar in Ontario and in Massachusetts. Karima is a seasoned speaker in the health and social service sector and a nationally and internationally published author in various areas including specifically the intersections between law and social work. In her legal practice, Jesstina regularly advises health care and social services organizations and professionals on a wide variety of issues including consent, capacity, and substitute decision-making; health information and privacy; mental health; health professional regulation; professional staff matters; and regulatory compliance.
Jesstina is a frequent author and speaker. For the past 15 years, Michael has been conducting custody evaluations and assisting children's counsel for the Office of the Children's Lawyer, Ministry of the Attorney General in Ontario. Comprehensive coverage of the roles of social workers in court provides clear guidelines regarding court duties, record keeping, and testifying with the inclusion of both federal and provincial regulations.
Sample cases begin each chapter, providing students with in-depth discussion of content, and allowing them to apply theory to real-world situations. Supportive pedagogical program - including study questions, learning objectives, and key terms with definitions, and more - helps students to better grasp subject matter. New to this Edition New and expanded coverage of topics including alternate dispute resolution Ch.
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