Authors: Theodore J. Stein
ISBN-13: 9780231126489, ISBN-10: 0231126484
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Date Published: July 2004
Edition: 1st Edition
Theodore J. Stein is a professor of social welfare at the State University of New York at Albany. He has authored many articles on social work and the law and on social policy. He is the author of Social Policy and Policymaking by the Branches of Government and the Public-at-Large (Columbia).
This book addresses this relationship between the professions of social work and law and helps social workers develop the knowledge necessary to practice in a legal environment. The author focuses on how the law affects the day-to-day practice of social work; the creation, administration, and operation of social service agencies; and the ways in which social workers and attorneys collaborate to serve the public.
1 | Introduction | 3 |
2 | Sources of law | 17 |
3 | The justice system and an introduction to criminal and civil law | 43 |
4 | Legal research | 74 |
5 | The organization of social services and the regulation of the profession | 99 |
6 | Social workers and the courts | 122 |
7 | Professional liability | 150 |
8 | Families and the law | 175 |
9 | Education | 207 |
10 | Care and protection of children | 229 |
11 | Adoption | 260 |
12 | Domestic violence | 291 |
13 | Legal issues in health care | 313 |
14 | Mental health and the law | 337 |