Child Law for Social Work [Paperback]

An invaluable resource for all social workers in practice with children and families, this book examines key issues such as child protection, family support, care planning, adoption, and case preparation for court. Accessible to those without a background in law, the book highlights links between social work standards and legal values and rules. With promotion of the rights of children and families a measure of professional competence and legal obligation, the book helps readers satisfy social work standards and use their knowledge of the law to improve their practice.An invaluable resource for all social workers in practice with children and families, this book examines key issues such as child protection, family support, care planning, adoption, and case preparation for court. Accessible to those without a background in law, the book highlights links between social work standards and legal values and rules. With promotion of the rights of children and families a measure of professional competence and legal obligation, the book helps readers satisfy social work standards and use their knowledge of the law to improve their practice.An excellent book, which has been a useful teaching tool when preparing lectures. The book has been recommended to Masters level students for assessment.
It will be recommended again next semester to the BA students.A good text which outlines the key Law's in child social work. Easy to follow and well writtenThis book is really good book for anyone looking at child protection.This book offers an interesting discussion of the law in this area of practice but it does need to be supplemented with actual detail of the legislationThis is an excellent book for Early Years students. although written for Social Work it is equally valid for those learners considering Primary education and nursery settings. The step by step layout and approach this book adopts is excellent, especially for learners who have never studied law before.Very hlã¦