Essential Law for Social Workers
Robert G. Madden
eISBN: 9780231508995
2003 (216 pages )
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Table of Contents
(pages 7-8)
Acknowledgments
(pages 9-10)
Introduction
(pages 11-16)
1. Why Social Workers Study the Law: Knowledge for Practice
(pages 17-32)
2. Exploring Jurisprudence: Legal Philosophy
(pages 33-54)
3. The Development of the Law
(pages 55-73)
4. The Practice of Law
(pages 74-92)
5. The Litigation Process: Dissecting a Court Case
(pages 93-111)
6. Protection of Individuals and the Preservation of Social Order
(pages 112-123)
7. How Courts Make Legal Decisions About People’s Lives
(pages 124-139)
8. Torts: How the Law Provides Compensation for Injury and Deters Unsafe Practices
(pages 140-146)
9. Contracts and Other Legal Issues in the Management of Social Work Practice
(pages 147-166)
Appendix: Legal Research
(pages 167-172)
References
(pages 173-182)
Cases and Laws Cited
(pages 183-184)
Index
(pages 185-194)
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Essential Law for Social Workers
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 practice-in order to provide social work practitioners and students with practical and accessible legal knowledge. It introduces readers to scholarship about the law and to conceptual knowledge that can be applied to any interaction with the legal system. Social workers are thereby enabled to "think like a lawyer" and increase their effectiveness. The volume features a discussion of recent reform movements, including Alternative Dispute Resolution, and an appendix of sources for legal information and research on the law.
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Essential Law for Social Workers
Author(s):
Madden, Robert G.
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