Summary
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An invaluable resource for all social workers in practice with children and families, this book examines key issues such as child protection, family support, care planning, adoption, and case preparation for court. With illustrative case studies throughout, the text is divided into two sections:
- Part I explores the legal context of social work practice with children, examining how international human rights standards are absorbed within domestic law
- Part II explores the application of the law, policies and systems to individual case work, illustrating rights-based thinking in practice
Accessible to those without a background in law, the book highlights links between social work standards and legal values and rules. With promotion of the rights of children and families a measure of professional competence and legal obligation, the book helps readers satisfy social work standards and use their knowledge of the law to improve their practice.
The book is vital reading for undergraduate and graduate students in social work. It is also an indispensable resource for practitioners working with children and families.
Introduction: Key Concepts in Case-Work Interventions
Introduction: Key Concepts in Case-Work Interventions
Part Two of this book is concerned with the application of the law, policies and systems discussed in Part One to individual case-work with children and families. This Introduction explains the key legal concept of parental responsibility and the terms ‘voluntary engagement’ and ‘compulsory measures’, used in this Part to distinguish social work involvement which depends on the consent of the child and/or persons with parental responsibility from that which does not. The Introduction concludes by suggesting a general, rights-based approach to case-work and the social work role.
Chapters 5, 6 and 7 consider four instalments of a typical case where a referral is made to social services by a health professional. As the case ...
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