In the shadow of the law
By: editors, Phillip Swain, Simon Rice.
Contributors: Swain, Phillip A.; Rice, Simon, LLB.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Federation Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Annandale, N.S.W
Language: eng
Number of pages: 499
ISBN-13: 9781862877184
Subjects: Public welfare -- Law and legislation -- Australia; Social workers -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Australia
Other titles: Legal context of social work practice
Description: This 3rd edition draws upon the professional experiences of the law and legal systems, of over 30 academics and practitioners in the social sciences. Like its predecessor editions, it is writtern by and for social workers, and exmaines a wide range of practice settings and user populations where social work interacts with the law.
Notes: Previous ed.: 2002.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 439-480) and index.