Now fully updated and with up-to-the-minute guidance, this is the only book you will need to make sense of the key elements of law involved in social work with

Social workers are constantly making decisions under pressure. How do policy, law, research and theory influence what they do? This important book provides the

Also included are case examples, reflective activities and practical exercises to underpin theory and knowledge.

The UK legal system in the area of social work with children and families can be bewildering and complex and it is vital therefore that any textbook on the subj

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