Law for social workers
By: Hugh Brayne, Helen Carr.
Contributors: Carr, Helen.
Edition: 9th ed.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 764
ISBN-13: 9780199275519
Subjects: Social workers -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Great Britain; Children -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Great Britain; Public welfare -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain
Table of contents: title: Law and the social worker; title: Human rights and anti-discrimination law; title: Competence, consent, and the service user; title: Confidentiality and responsible information handling; title: Law and the practice of social work; title: Evidence and reports; title: Evidence from children; title: Working in partnership; title: The principles and purposes of the Children Act 1989; title: Local authority support for children and families; title: Investigation and case planning; title: Child protection : court applications; title: Adoption; title: Law of the family; title: Children in the criminal justice system; title: Community and residential care; title: Admission to hospital or guardianship for mental disorder; title: Violence, harassment, and anti-social behaviour in and around the home; title: Housing problems; title: Homelessness; title: Nationality, immigration, and asylum issues.