| Essential Law for Social Workers Contributor(s): Madden, Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 0231123213 ISBN-13: 9780231123211 Publisher: Columbia University Press OUR PRICE: $35.64 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2003 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Practical Guides - Social Science | Social Work - Social Science | Reference |
| Dewey: 340.024 |
| LCCN: 2003043515 |
| Series: Foundations of Social Work Knowledge |
| Physical Information: 0.51" H x 5.86" W x 9.2" (0.84 lbs) 216 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |