Law and the Social Work Practitioner

Rodger White was a senior lecturer in social work at Bournemouth University. He taught social work law for over 15 years following an extensive career as a social work practitioner. Keith holds professional qualifications in nursing, social work and teaching; and academic qualifications in nursing, social work and management. He has worked in the education and training field for over 30 years, working for three universities and three local authority social work departments. Currently he is the Director of the National Centre for Post-Qualifying Social Work and Professional Practice at Bournemouth University and the Director of the Centre for Leadership Impact and Management at Bournemouth. In 2005 he was awarded the Linda Ammon Memorial Award, sponsored by the then Department for Education and Skills, a prize awarded to the individual making the greatest contribution to training and education in the UK. His main academic interest lies in the fusion of academia and professional practice to help improve professional thinking and practice. Graeme Broadbent has been involved in legal education for more than 25 years. He joined Kingston Law School, where he is now based, in 2002.

Table of cases
Table of legislation
About the authors
National Occupational Standards
Foreword to the Post-Qualifying Social Work Practice series
Foreword
Introduction
Understanding law
Interpreting rules: a domestic and statutory example
The English legal system
Children′s legislation: Principles of law and practice
Adoption
Youth justice
Mental health law: An outline
Community care law: An introduction
Decision-making: The legal framework (administrative law)
Discrimination and the law
Law and the policy on domestic violence
Housing (homelessness) legislation
The Human Rights Act 1998
Miscellaneous
Appendix
Recommended reading
References
Index