Law and Social Work Practice: A Legal Systems Approach

by Raymond Albert

This completely rewritten and updated new edition of a practical text continues to provide a firm introduction to law and legal processes and their relation to social work practice. Using Clinton's welfare reform act of 1996, Albert provides a conceptual framework to illustrate how socio-legal problems emerge in the welfare state, and presents the skills base necessary for effective social work response. A new section on socio-legal issues highlights...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826148913
• ISBN13: 9780826148919
• Release Date: February 2000
• Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
• Length: 560 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.5" x 9.2"