| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 421 pages) |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Identifying the legal needs and realizing the rights of social work clients -- A conceptual and historical framework for using the law in social work practice -- Roles and ethics -- The implicit and explicit context of social work practice -- Social work functions, knowledge, and skills in the legal context -- Civil proceedings, players, and the client -- Criminal proceedings, players, and the client -- Trials and hearings : general knowledge and skills for civil and criminal proceedings -- The intersection of law and social work in civil proceedings -- The intersection of social work and the law in criminal proceedings -- Alternatives to traditional methods of addressing legal and social problems -- Administrative proceedings, players, and advocacy roles -- Macro level social work practice and systemic reform -- Appendix A: Civil proceeding case exemplar : child protection and The case of Michelle Jones. |
| Summary |
"This is the first book to give social workers the tools to understand their clients' legal needs and rights and to address them collaboratively and effectively. Lyn Slater and Kara Finck ground their text in a comprehensive grasp of the legal system and the inequities of race, class, and gender that shape clients' experiences. Social Work Practice and the Law is a powerful call for social workers to be passionate and skillful advocates for their clients. Essential reading for social workers and lawyers alike who serve low-income people entangled in systems that so often fail them." |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Social service -- United States.
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Social service. |
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United States. |
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Law -- United States.
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Law. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Subject |
Law. |
| Added Author |
Finck, Kara R.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Slater, Lyn K. Social work practice and the law. New York : Springer, ©2012 9780826117663 (DLC) 2011290593 (OCoLC)701014738 |
| ISBN |
9780826117670 (electronic book) |
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0826117678 (electronic book) |
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1283316994 |
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9781283316996 |
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9780826117663 (paperback) |
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082611766X (paperback) |
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