Social Work Law

Alison Brammer (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

672 Seiten

2024 | 6th edition
Pearson Education Limited (Verlag)
978-1-292-46535-7 (ISBN)

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Develop and expand your skills for social work law using knowledge and practice

Social Work Law, 6th Edition, by Alison Brammer is the market leading textbook for social work students and practitioners alike. It serves as a comprehensive, practical and accessible guide to the legal framework in the context of good social work practice for any student or social worker.

It provides a good understanding of the relevant law and practice essential for social workers operating within tight legal processes, to discharge their powers properly. The author provides a balanced account of the law as applied to children, families, and adults.

Alison Brammer is a solicitor and Professor in the School of Law, Keele University. Her specialist interests are Social Work Law, Family and Child Law and Safeguarding.

Brief contents Part 1 Legal context of social work practice

Introduction to law and social work practice
Sources of law
Courts and law officers
Social workers’ role in law
The Human Rights Act 1998 and social work practice
Equality

Part 2 Children and families

Supporting children and families
Children and family breakdown
Child protection
Looked after children
Adoption
Criminal and youth justice

Part 3 Adults

Adult social care
Mental health
Mental capacity
Adult safeguarding
Welfare and homelessness
Asylum

Erscheinungsdatum	26.08.2024
Verlagsort	Harlow
Sprache	englisch
Maße	185 x 240 mm
Gewicht	1084 g
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► Arbeits- / Sozialrecht ► Sozialrecht
	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-292-46535-2 / 1292465352
ISBN-13	978-1-292-46535-7 / 9781292465357
Zustand	Neuware