Social work and the courts : a casebook / Daniel Pollack.
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Computer filePublisher: London : Routledge, 2015Edition: 3rd editionDescription: 1 online resourceContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781315755847 (ebook)Subject(s): Public welfare -- Law and legislation -- United States -- Cases | Social workers -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States -- Cases | Law | Psychology | Criminal or forensic psychologyGenre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version :: No titleLOC classification: KF3721.A7Online access: Open e-book Summary: 'Social Work and the Courts' is a compendium of important legal cases in social work and social welfare. Its dissection and analysis of crucial cases makes it a useful tool for teaching social workers to understand how courts view and deal with the performance. Social Work and the Courts is a collection of important and cutting-edge court decisions in the field of human services, now in its third edition. Pollack and Kleinman present an array of legal cases in everyday language, with clear explanation of the facts and issues, and in-depth examinations of the reasoning and implications of each decision. This new edition includes over twenty new cases, all of which happened between 2010 and 2014, making this one of the most significant and timely investigations of how social work and the law intersect. Special attention is paid to recent rulings in child welfare and social worker liability. The dissection and analysis of these influential cases makes this volume an excellent teaching tool and an essential resource for both social workers and policy makers.
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Previous edition: New York; Hove: Brunner-Routledge, 2003.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
'Social Work and the Courts' is a compendium of important legal cases in social work and social welfare. Its dissection and analysis of crucial cases makes it a useful tool for teaching social workers to understand how courts view and deal with the performance. Social Work and the Courts is a collection of important and cutting-edge court decisions in the field of human services, now in its third edition. Pollack and Kleinman present an array of legal cases in everyday language, with clear explanation of the facts and issues, and in-depth examinations of the reasoning and implications of each decision. This new edition includes over twenty new cases, all of which happened between 2010 and 2014, making this one of the most significant and timely investigations of how social work and the law intersect. Special attention is paid to recent rulings in child welfare and social worker liability. The dissection and analysis of these influential cases makes this volume an excellent teaching tool and an essential resource for both social workers and policy makers.
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