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Essential Law for Social Workers » (1st Edition)
Authors: Robert G. Madden
ISBN-13: 9780231123211, ISBN-10: 0231123213
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Date Published: September 2003
Edition: 1st Edition
Author Biography: Robert G. Madden
Robert G. Madden is a professor of social work at Saint Joseph College and a consultant for the Children's Law Center. He is the author of Legal Issues in Social Work and Counseling and Mental Health.
Book Synopsis
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 about the law and to conceptual knowledge that can be applied to any interaction with the legal system. The volume features a discussion of recent reform movements, including Alternative Dispute Resolution, and an appendix of sources for legal information and research on the law.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | ||
| Introduction | ||
| 1 | Why Social Workers Study the Law: Knowledge for Practice | 1 |
| 2 | Exploring Jurisprudence: Legal Philosophy | 17 |
| 3 | The Development of the Law | 39 |
| 4 | The Practice of Law | 58 |
| 5 | The Litigation Process: Dissecting a Court Case | 77 |
| 6 | Protection of Individuals and the Preservation of Social Order | 96 |
| 7 | How Courts Make Legal Decisions About People's Lives | 108 |
| 8 | Torts: How the Law Provides Compensation for Injury and Deters Unsafe Practices | 124 |
| 9 | Contracts and Other Legal Issues in the Management of Social Work Practice | 131 |
| App | Legal Research | 151 |
| Statutory Law | 151 | |
| Case Law | 152 | |
| Electronic Legal Research | 154 | |
| References | 157 | |
| Cases and Laws Cited | 167 | |
| Index | 169 |
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