This contemporary and creative textbook takes the fear out of learning law, and enables students to apply it to their social work practice with confidence.
Social Work Law is an exciting textbook that supports students who are often intimidated by law as a subject. It helps them remember all the relevant Acts and legislation, and illustrates how the law can be applied in practice. Learning features such as mindmaps, end of chapter tests, and personal reflection boxes provide powerful tools for understanding and recall. It also explores key study skills to help students with essay preparation and taking a social work law exam.
Mapped to modules and based on teaching needs, it supports lectures too with up to date content and worked examples to follow throughout.
Accessible and engaging, this introduction guides readers through the modern professional and legal context of Social Work, equipping them with the tools they need to be able to think critically and adapt to whatever situation they may encounter in their practice.
Whether a qualifying student on an undergraduate degree course, an Social Work degree apprentice, or a newly qualified social worker, this is the go-to textbook for being able to understand , think critically, and apply law to your social work practice.
Tabella dei contenuti
Chapter 1: Introduction to using this book
Chapter 2: Introduction to the English legal system and social work
Part One; Law relating to children
Chapter 3: Child legislation part one – Child in need or risk of significant harm?
Chapter 4: Child legislation part two – When children become looked after
Chapter 5 Child legislation part three – Children in the criminal justice system
Part Two: Law affecting children and adults
Chapter 6: Chapter 7: Children and adults – Mental Capacity Act 2005
Chapter 7: Deprivation of liberty safeguards (Do LS) and Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) – Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019
Chapter 8: Children and adults – Mental Health Act 1983/2007
Chapter 9: Children and adults – Legislation pertaining to disability/impairment seen and unseen
Part Three: Law specific to adults
Chapter 10: Adult care: Care Act 2014
Part Four: Practice related study skills
Chapter 11: Study skills: Applying the law to your social work practice
Conclusion
Chapter 12: Conclusion
References
Glossary
Index
Circa l’autore
Denise Harvey is a qualified social worker with over 23 years’ experience working within various areas of children and families’ services. She is a fellow of the higher education academy (FHEA) and former senior lecturer and professional lead for social work at London South Bank University. Denise has spent over 14 years managing different high profile government initiatives as well as managing large teams. She is an academic researcher and currently works as a learning and development consultant. She is an experienced and published researcher and author whose areas of expertise include leadership, law, risk and decision making. She is currently undertaking her Ph D.
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