Social Work Law

Applying the Law in Practice

Social Work Law
Michelle Evans, Denise Harvey
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NZ$ 74.99
Paperback
h246 x 174mm - 192pg
9 May 2022 UK
International import eta 10-19 days
9781914171802
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Designed with the student in mind, this contemporary and creative textbook takes the fear out of learning law, and enables students to apply it to their social work practice with confidence. Social Work Law is an exciting new textbook that supports students who are often intimidated by law as a subject. It helps them remember all the relevant Acts and legislation, and illustrates how the law can be applied in practice. Learning features such as mindmaps, end of chapter tests, and personal reflection boxes provide powerful tools for understanding and recall. It also explores key study skills to help students with essay preparation and taking a social work law exam. Mapped to modules and based on teaching needs, it supports lectures too with up to date content and worked examples to follow throughout. Accessible and engaging, this introduction guides readers through the modern professional and legal context of Social Work, equipping them with the tools they need to be able to think critically and adapt to whatever situation they may encounter in their practice. Whether a qualifying student on an undergraduate degree course, an Social Work degree apprentice, or a newly qualified social worker, this is the go-to textbook for being able to understand , think critically, and apply law to your social work practice.
Dr Michelle Evans is a published author, filmmaker, placement link lecturer, senior fellow of the Higher Education Academy and senior lecturer at London South Bank University (LSBU) where she is module lead teaching law for social workers at masters' level. Michelle takes great pride in finding innovative and interesting ways to engage and teach students to enable them to not only reach their full potential in terms of assignment grades but to take academic learning and apply it in social work practice, increasing the students personal professionalDenise Harvey is a qualified Social Worker with over 21 years' experience working within various areas children and families' services. She is a fellow of the higher education academy (FHEA) and Professional Lead for Social work at LSBU. Having significant current practice experience in both the youth court and the family court she uses her practice skills as the Module Lead on the undergraduate Law for Social Work module. Denise is an experienced and published researcher whose areas of expertise include, youth justice law, risk and decision making and is currently undertaking her PhD.
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781914171802
Published: 9 May 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Critical Publishing
Publisher: Critical Publishing
Format: Paperback
Height: 246mm
Width: 174mm
Spine: 10mm
Weight: 343g
Pages: 192

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