$83.70
- Paperback
313 pages
- Release Date
18 December 2019
Summary
This exciting new textbook introduces students to the key aspects of the law and legal frameworks essential for social work practice in Australia. Simple and easy to read, it communicates the complex legal concepts in practice in ways students can easily understand. With a focus on human rights and ethical conduct, it’s both concept based, examining the ways of thinking and understanding law and social work interactions, and topic based, exploring the different specific areas of law which soc…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781352008364 |
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| ISBN-10: | 135200836X |
| Author: | Chris Maylea |
| Publisher: | Macmillan Education UK |
| Imprint: | Red Globe Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 313 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 18 December 2019 |
| Weight: | 520g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 154mm x 20mm |
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Critics Review
This textbook highlights the importance of understanding the legal context for ethical and effective social work practice. Written in an accessible manner, it covers areas of law that are particularly relevant to social workers. The inclusion of people’s experiences of the law helps to illustrate the tensions and opportunities that the legal context creates in practice. * Dr Jemma Venables, University of Queensland *
The strengths of this book are the focus on Australian law, the topics and their relation to each other, the fit with semester and its scope. It is well structured and covers all the main areas for social work. * Dr Lynelle Watts, Curtin University *
This book provides an accessible guide to ethical practice and makes a good link between understandings of justice and human rights. The level is appropriate, the structure is appealing, and the focus on advocacy is particularly useful for students in social work and new graduates. * Dr Prue Atkins, La Trobe University *
About The Author
Chris Maylea
Dr. Chris Maylea is a social worker, lawyer, academic, and consultant specializing in the intersections of social work and law. He has published on social work in involuntary mental health settings, refugees, and asylum seekers. He has worked extensively in mental health and homelessness, with experience as a youth worker and in Aboriginal-specific services. He works pro bono as a lawyer, regularly consults at state and federal levels, and teaches social work at RMIT University.
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