Law and the social work practitioner
Subtitle: a manual for practice
By: Rodger White, Graeme Broadbent and Keith Brown.
Contributors: Broadbent, Graeme.; Brown, Keith, 1961-
Edition: 2nd ed.
Series: Post-qualifying social work practice
Publisher: Learning Matters
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Exeter [England]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 191
ISBN-13: 9781844452644
Subjects: Social workers -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Great Britain; Public welfare -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain; Social service -- Great Britain
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 178-183) and index.
Table of contents: title: Understanding law; title: Interpreting rules : a domestic and a statutory example; title: The English legal system; title: Children's legislation : principles of law and practice; title: Adoption; title: Youth justice; title: Mental health law : an outline; title: Community care law : an introduction; title: Decision-making : the legal framework (administrative law); title: Discrimination and the law; title: Law and policy on domestic violence; title: Housing (homelessness) legislation; title: The Human Rights Act 1998.