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Social Work and the Law H/C

Becoming a Collaborative and Critically Competent Practitioner

ISBN-13: 9780826117663
Publisher: SPRINGER PUBLISHING COMPANY
Imprint: SPRINGER PUBLISHING COMPANY
By Lyn K. Slater, By Kara R. Finck
Price: AUD $137.00
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Local release date: 16/11/2011
Format: Hardback (229.00mm X 152.00mm) 420 pages Weight: 760g
Categories: Social work [JKSN]

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Google Preview: Based on the author's innovative and nationally recognized prototype for inter-professional work at Fordham University, this is the only volume about social work and the legal system that is written from the social worker's perspective. Devoid of ""legalese,"" the book is designed to help social workers develop the ability to reappraise, question, and challenge the law to best serve their clients. It aims to promote the development of a more strategic relationship with the legal system-a partnership that can achieve more creative and just solutions to social problems. Exhaustive in scope, Social Work and the Law identifies current national and international trends and legal movements that support and invite inter-professional, critically competent social work participation. The book also identifies and explains the essential knowledge, skills, values, and attitudes necessary for the attainment of collaborative critical competence when interacting with the legal system. Each chapter includes vivid case studies based on actual collaborations that illustrate the application of theory to practice. Chapters also include legal, social work, and evidence-based resources. Key Features Promotes a proactive approach to the ways in which social workers can use law to promote clients' best interests Addresses all domains of social work practice-child welfare, housing law, educational access, disability law, benefits, and more Offers abundant case studies taken from the authors' real-life work Devoid of ""legalese"" and written from a social worker's perspective; Google Preview content

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