Social Work Law

A thorough understanding of the law and legal processes relating to their area of practice is essential for all social workers; at any time the social worker must know what options for intervention are, or are not, available to them and how such intervention may be legally achieved. Social Work Law is a comprehensive, practical and accessible guide to the legal framework that any social worker or student of social work needs to know.Guided Tour Foreword Preface Acknowledgements Table of cases Table of legislation List of abbreviations PART 1 - LEGAL CONTEXT OF SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE 1 Introduction to Law and Social Work Practice 2 Sources of Law 3 Courts and Law Officers 4 Social Workers' Role in the Law 5 The Human Rights Act 1998 and Social Work Practice 6 Discrimination PART 2 - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES 7 Supporting Children and Families 8 Children and Family Breakdown 9 Child Protection 10 Looked after children 11 Adoption 12 Education 13 Youth Justice PART 3 - VULNERABLE ADULTS 14 Adult Social Care 15 Mental Health 16 Mental Capacity 17 Adult Safeguarding 18 Criminal Justice 19 Welfare and Homelessness 20 Asylum Glossary Index