Law in the Health and Human Services

By Donald T. Dickson

Book Overview

Professor Dickson provides students with examples of a legal way of thinking about significant issues in social policy. This book can be used in policy and practice courses in the fields of mental health, child welfare, the family, developmental and physical disabilities, and professional ethics. Provides excellent selection of relevant court decisions along with clearly articulated questions and issues for discussion.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0743267435
• ISBN13: 9780743267434
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: Free Press
• Length: 656 Pages
• Weight: 2.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Not Bad

I bought this book for a class on ethics. It was very dull to have to read, but it did contain some very useful information about famous cases relating to ethical and legal problems (e.g. intelligence testing with diverse populations, reproductive rights of people with disabilities, crossing ethical boundaries, etc.). Not a bad book for someone studying law or any social science. You just have to get over the fact that the writing is very very dry and boring.

soild beginning

Provides social workers and lay people with a basis or basic foundation as an introducation to the "process" of law. The book is well written --easy to read. It provides a snapshot to serveral important areas of health and human services. Only draw back is it is dated. Several key cases since written effect the profession and should be revised or updated.