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Practising Social Work Law

Suzy Braye Michael Preston-Shoot

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English
Red Globe Press
24 May 2016
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

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Imprint:   Red Globe Press
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Edition:   4th edition
Dimensions:   Height: 216mm,  Width: 138mm,  Spine: 21mm
Weight:   458g
ISBN:   9781137560292
ISBN 10:   1137560290
Series:   Practical Social Work Series
Pages:   400
Publication Date:  
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  A / AS level ,  Further / Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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

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.

Reviews for Practising Social Work Law

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 Holmstrom, Assistant Head of School (Applied Social Sciences) and Principal Lecturer of Social Work, University of Brighton, UK


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