Overview
- Addresses a broad range of issues at the juncture of law and social work
- Reviews existing literature
- Provides examples from clinical practice and research studies
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
Keywords
- Confidentiality and disclosure in social work practice
- Legal issues in school social work
- Legal issues in working with families
- Malpractice in clinical social work
- Social work and the law
- The rights of the social work client
- Social Worker Client Privilege
- Reporting Abuse and Neglect
- Social Work Licensing
- Legal Issues in Social Work Research
- Forensic Social Work
- Social Work and Healthcare
- School Social Work
- Abuse and Neglect
- Elder Abuse
- Social Workers and Immigration
About this book
Among the topics covered:
- Confidentiality and the social worker-client relationship
- Liability issues for social workers in the clinical context
- Legal issues arising in the context of social work research
- The social worker and forensic social work
- Social worker involvement in access to school and school services
- Social work in the context of health care
- Legal issues working with immigrants, refugees, and asylees
- The interface between social work and human rights
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Legal Issues in Social Work Practice and Research
Authors: Sana Loue
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77414-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-77412-1Published: 30 May 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-08449-3Published: 14 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-77414-5Published: 17 May 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 327
Topics: Social Work, Law and Psychology, Social Policy