Social work practice and the law
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Springer Publishing Company New York ,
c2012
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Identifying the legal needs and realizing the rights of social work clients
- 2. A conceptual and historical framework for using the law in social work practice
- 3. Roles and ethics
- 4. The implicit and explicit context of social work practice
- 5. Social work functions, knowledge, and skills in the legal context
- 6. Civil proceedings, players, and the client
- 7. Criminal proceedings, players, and the client
- 8. Trials and hearings : general knowledge and skills for civil and criminal proceedings
- 9. The intersection of law and social work in civil proceedings
- 10. The intersection of social work and the law in criminal proceedings
- 11. Alternatives to traditional methods of addressing legal and social problems
- 12. Administrative proceedings, players, and advocacy roles
- 13. Macro level social work practice and systemic reform