Practising Social Work Law

by Suzy Braye, Michael Preston-Shoot

Overview

This fully revised fourth edition of a well-respected textbook seeks to build social workers' confidence in legal interpretation and implementation - practitioners must not only know the law; they must also have a critical appreciation of its implications for human rights, civil liberties and social justice. With a focus on promoting knowledge and skills in recognising, locating and articulating legal issues, it also demonstrates how the law can be used to inform practice standards and deliver positive outcomes for service users.

This is essential reading for social work law modules at undergraduate and postgraduate level. Practitioners and educators will also find it an invaluable resource to guide them through a complex, yet vital, aspect of their work.New to this Edition:
- Combines up-to-date statute, case law and guidance with extended practice examples and questions for reflection

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781350313606
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	09/16/2017
Series:	Practical Social Work Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	400
File size:	939 KB

About the Author

SUZY BRAYE is Emerita Professor of Social Work at the University of Sussex, UK, and an independent consultant in adult social care and safeguarding. Her professional background is in social work, specializing in mental health, and in management of local authority children's services. As an educator and researcher, she has written widely on social work and the law, legal literacy, adult social care and self-neglect. She is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences and Editor of the European Journal of Social Work.

MICHAEL PRESTON-SHOOT is Professor of Social Work and Executive Dean of the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences at the University of Bedfordshire, UK.
SUZY BRAYE is Emerita Professor of Social Work at the University of Sussex, UK.
Michael Preston-Shoot is Emeritus Professor of Social Work and Dean of the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, University of Bedfordshire, UK.

Table of Contents

Table Of Regulations
Abbreviations
Table Of Statute
Table Of Cases
Preface To The Fourth Edition
1. Towards Practising Social Work Law
2.Social Work Law: Critical Perspectives
3.Beyond Dilemmas To Decisions
4.Care And Support To Adults
5.Using The Law To Work With Children, Young People And Their Families
6.Frameworks For Decision-Making And Accountability
7.Frameworks For Partnership Work
8.Making Sense Of Practice
References

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

This is an excellent text for social work students, practitioners and educators. The authors are able to cover a significant breadth of topics in a relatively short space due to their concise and precisely argued approach, in which readers are introduced to an impressive range of relevant case law. Their research and teaching expertise, as well as their own commitment to using the law as a tool to further social work's mission to protect those in need and promote human rights and social justice, is apparent throughout this text. A lively and engaging read. – Cath Holmström, Assistant Head of School (Applied Social Sciences) and Principal Lecturer of Social Work, University of Brighton, UK