Essential Law for Social Workers

by Robert G. Madden

Book Overview

Whether protecting their own rights or those of their clients, or navigating the juvenile justice, immigration, or welfare systems, social workers confront legal issues every day. This book explores legal concepts, legal reasoning, and legal processes--illustrated with case vignettes from social work practice--in order to provide social work practitioners and students with practical and accessible legal knowledge. It introduces readers to scholarship...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231123213
• ISBN13: 9780231123211
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher