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  • © 1997

Practising Social Work Law

Authors:

  1. Suzy Braye
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  2. Michael Preston-Shoot
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Part of the book series: British Association of Social Workers (BASW) Practical Social Work (BASWPSW)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
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  2. Towards Practising Social Work Law

    • Suzy Braye, Michael Preston-Shoot
    Pages 1-20

  3. Values and Functions within the Law

    • Suzy Braye, Michael Preston-Shoot
    Pages 21-49

  4. The Law and Social Work’s Practice Dilemmas

    • Suzy Braye, Michael Preston-Shoot
    Pages 50-75

  5. Deciding to Use the Law

    • Suzy Braye, Michael Preston-Shoot
    Pages 76-94

  6. The Law Available to Social Workers

    • Suzy Braye, Michael Preston-Shoot
    Pages 95-162

  7. The Law on Social Work Practice

    • Suzy Braye, Michael Preston-Shoot
    Pages 163-223

  8. Making Sense of Practice

    • Suzy Braye, Michael Preston-Shoot
    Pages 224-260

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 261-290
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This text explores the relationship between the law and social work: the social context of welfare law, the powers and duties social workers have, the practice dilemmas that confront them in applying the law and the conflicting imperatives that underpin it.
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