Whether protecting their own rights or those of their clients or navigatingthe juvenile justice immigration or welfare systems social workers confrontlegal issu... » 

Whether protecting their own rights or those of their clients or navigatingthe juvenile justice immigration or welfare systems social workers confrontlegal issues every day. This book explores legal concepts legal reasoning andlegal processes illustrated with case vignettes from social work practice in order to provide social work practitioners and students with practical andaccessible legal knowledge. It introduces readers to scholarship about the lawand to conceptual knowledge that can be applied to any interaction with thelegal system. Social workers are thereby enabled to think like a lawyer andincrease their effectiveness. The volume features a discussion of recent reformmovements including Alternative Dispute Resolution and an appendix of sourcesfor legal information and research on the law. «