Essential Law for Social Workers / / Robert Madden.

Whether protecting their own rights or those of their clients, or navigating the juvenile justice, immigration, or welfare systems, social workers confront legal issues every day. This book explores legal concepts, legal reasoning, and legal processes-illustrated with case vignettes from social work...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
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Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2003]
©2003
Year of Publication:2003
Language:English
Series:Foundations of Social Work Knowledge Series
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Physical Description:1 online resource (216 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. Why Social Workers Study the Law: Knowledge for Practice
  • 2. Exploring Jurisprudence: Legal Philosophy
  • 3. The Development of the Law
  • 4. The Practice of Law
  • 5. The Litigation Process: Dissecting a Court Case
  • 6. Protection of Individuals and the Preservation of Social Order
  • 7. How Courts Make Legal Decisions About People's Lives
  • 8. Torts: How the Law Provides Compensation for Injury and Deters Unsafe Practices
  • 9. Contracts and Other Legal Issues in the Management of Social Work Practice
  • Appendix: Legal Research
  • REFERENCES
  • CASES AND LAWS CITED
  • INDEX