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Law for Social Workers | 
 enlarge | Authors: Hugh Brayne, Helen Carr
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 4850
Media: Paperback
Edition: 10Rev Ed
Pages: 600
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Dimensions (in): 9.7 x 7.2 x 1.2
ISBN: 0199211167
Dewey Decimal Number: 344.410313
EAN: 9780199211166
ASIN: 0199211167
Publication Date: June 26, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
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 Social work student December 1, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am in my second year social work degree and have found this book to be easy to understand and very informative. I would recommend this book to anyone studying social work.
A must for any social work student November 16, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I found this to be an essential study tool when undertaking a Masters in social work. The chapters are well laid out, with excellent summaries of specific acts in green, so as not to confuse you.
The section on the 1989 Childrens Act is particularly useful, with the various orders, sich as Care orders, nicely summarised to help you learn them more easily.
Worth the money- it does help you understand social work law.
Law CLEARLY explained for social worker students! September 1, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I'm about to commence a MA in Social Work at Warwick Uni having completed an unrelated degree and had a few years out in the "real world". So like a dutiful swot, I've been wading through this book in attempt to try and make sure I don't appear like a complete idiot when the course starts.
So far I have found this to be extremely clear, unlike one of the previous reviewers, because they explain any law terminology/jargon in plain English in brackets afterwards. Each chapter explains the law in enough detail for general comprehension of what they are supposed to do and then consistently refers to court cases to show how the theory is practised in life. This gives an indication of how future cases may turn out. If I forget or get confused which Act or legislation or organisation the writers are currently writing about, the glossary of abbreviations is available to help me at the front of the book. At the end of each chapter there are a series of exercises to test the comprehension of what you've read, and a companion website with suggested tactics to answering them. I find this a particularly useful learning tool; I like being able to compare this with my own answers to ensure I'm on the right lines and help me consider what I might have missed considering.
Unfortunately, you can't just dip into it anywhere. You should read it in sequence and then refer backwards when necessary to retain coherency if you don't know anything or have patchy knowledge! It also misses out later Acts such as age discrimination (October 2006) in employment. However, if you keep this in mind when studying it; the fact it isn't complete doesn't detract from being useful in what it does cover.
It's a must for all social work students (postgrad or undergrad) and interesting if you find politics and point of law engaging. I never realised just how devious even the UK government (a country who is supposed to be one of the leaders) weasel out adhering to Human Rights, among other topics within UK law and courts...
Well done Brayne & Carr!
recomended for social workers/ students April 15, 2006
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This book is good value for money and has all you need to know about social work law. It is set out in sections which makes it easy to understand, read and refer to. Recomended to anyone studying social work.
law for social workers October 6, 2003
18 out of 19 found this review helpful
I am a third year social work student. I found Law for social work a invaluable resource to my learning. This book is writen and presented at an understanderble level, rather than overloading you with the dynamics of legislation. although this text will give you a comprehensive knowledge base on which to practice from. it covers all recent legislative changes including the effects of the green paper on social work delivery, as well as changes around anti soical behavouir and social exclusion.
at the beging of each section it clearly lays out the overview of the chapter and objectives, further giving you an actual case study then walking you throgh this case study, demonstrating the ethical and value dilemas of the case.
the companion website is fantastic given you the opinions of hte writer in relation to cases
I reccomend this up to date text it is a valuble tool for all students on the new degree course.
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