Law for social workers

Brayne, H

Law for social workers - 12th - Oxford Oxford University Press 2012

The new edition provides an accurate, jargon-free account of the law social workers need to know, with diagrams and case studies included throughout. It includes a new section, 'The Social Worker's Toolkit', which provides quick-reference advice and practical tips. Contents include: the legal system in England and Wales; roles and responsibilities of social workers; human rights; information sharing; principles of children's law; local authority support for children and families; investigation and case planning; applying to court; long-term planning for children; youth justice; adult social care; legal framework of adult social care; managing adult social care; mental capacity and adult safeguarding; mental health and the law.

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