Duty of Care in the Human Services

Download or read book Duty of Care in the Human Services written by Rosemary Kennedy and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2009-11-12 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The human services are established to support the most vulnerable and marginalised people in our society. Yet media and other reports frequently highlight a disturbing picture of industry failures, malpractice and abuse. This book addresses the response of legal and quasi-legal bodies to human service failures. It outlines those areas of law which are most likely to be activated by human service shortcomings, and those aspects of direct human service delivery which are most likely to attract legal attention. Essential reading for those studying or working in human services and social work, this book is designed to alert people to the legal risks arising as a result of inadequate human service delivery.