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Overview"""The new edition of this popular work includes coverage of the way in which social work is affected by the Family Law Act, the Carers Act, the Mental Health (Patients in the Community) Act and the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994. New chapters cover the increasingly important areas of services provided to children with disabilities and mental incapacity and vulnerability (including elderly clients). The author sets out the essential areas of law and legal procedure, outlining and discussing the legal implications of social work practice. The book includes a table of statutes, detailed case studies and exercises and will be of practical value to anyone with no previous legal background as well as student social workers and young law professionals.""" Full Product DetailsAuthor: Stuart VernonPublisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: LexisNexis UK Edition: 3rd Revised edition Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.583kg ISBN: 9780406894274ISBN 10: 0406894272 Pages: 462 Publication Date: 04 May 1998 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order ![]() Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of Contents1. Social Work(ers) and Law(yers); 2. The Legal System; 3. Child Care Law - the Children Act 1989; 4. Children with Disability; 5. Family Breakdown; 6. Community Care Law; 7. Mental Health; 8. The Criminal Justice System; 9. Youth Justice; 10. Social Security Benefits; 11. Discrimination; 12. Housing Rights; IndexReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |