Social work law provides a practical guide to the legal framework and substantive law relating to social work. This course is made up of four extracts related to social care, social work and the law. Adult social care law is essential reading for lawyers, advisers, carers. Providing accessible explanations of law, the book provides equal coverage of the law relating to children, families and vulnerable adults. Health and social care law clarke willmott solicitors. Professional accountability in social care and health. A series of fact sheets explaining aspects of the health and social care act 2012. Community care and the law by luke clements waterstones. Yet for many in irish society, even those entering the field themselves, the meaning of the term social care is not selfevident. The book exudes learning based on practical experience in the day to day work of a. Induction for health and social care, induction framework. The care act 2014 is the most significant change in social care law for 60 years. Social care, social work and the law england and wales introduction. We can give advice about all aspects of health and social care law including.
The main legal definitions flow from the national health service and community care act 1990 with other provisions covering responsibilities to. Social care and the law in scotland siobhan maclean. This book will help social workers, other child care professionals and parents learn to prepare life books for and with a child. Please note we will be working away from home from friday 1st november until monday 18th november so books and cards. Health and social care services are changing care is increasingly complex with new challenges including management of continuity of care, long term conditions, rehabilitation, dementia and endoflife care. A summary of clients of all ages receiving social care services in scotland 2. This free course, social work and the law in scotland, introduces the law as it relates to social work and encourages an understanding of the. Social care and the law in scotland siobhan maclean on. Contains 1 a case update summarizing recent cases, 2 an outline of the law of the last six years, and 3 digests of the regulations, rulings and cases organized by 44 issues. Buy social care and the law th edition by maclean, siobhan, chapman, michael isbn.
Written by an expert lecturer team with practical experience, this book provides the perfect combination of legal explanation and practical insight and is the ideal text to see students through their course and career. The ssi regulations posted on our web site are those revised as of april 1, 2008. This comprehensive new book guides all those advising people needing care and support through the constantly moving and overlapping web of legislation, guidance and case law that makes up the complex field of adult social care law. If you or someone you know needs help with daytoday living because of illness or disability, this website explains your options and where you can get support. Social care ireland welcomes members from across the social care work profession, including workers, managers, educators and students. Childrens social care law is a comprehensive guide for those advising children with care and support needs through a complex web of legislation, guidance and caselaw.
Our compilation of title xvi of the social security act, supplemental security income for the aged, blind, and disabled, was compiled as of january 1, 2003. This book is an essential read for people working in social care. This was published under the 2010 to 2015 conservative and liberal democrat coalition government. As to the relevant caselaw on these duties, see chapter 4 of adult social care law and chapters 1 and 2 of childrens social care law. Superb advice of the very highest standard covering adult social care law at a time of great change. This book offers a good balance between theory, case studies and case law examples, that provide students with a good overview of the issues arising. Social care and the law in scotland 11th edition september 2018. Managing the affairs of someone who has lost mental capacity.
Welcome to social care ireland social care ireland. Beverley burke is senior lecturer in social work at liverpool john moores university. There are arguments for and against such an approach. Proposed by julian tudor hart in 1971, the term has since been widely adopted. For changes since that date, please see our social. I use this book for work to check legislation in place. Some years ago, he tells us in the introduction to adult social care law lag 2016, stephen knafler qc had an idea.
Studying for a qualification with the open university can open up career opportunities for you in this growing sector. To provide a consistent and cohesive voice both privately and publicly to key issues relevant to social care work, management and education. Individual titles have been updated as public laws have become effective. Preresearched language and uptodate citations you can import from the disk into your supporting papers. In germany, social law is an area of public law that requires the government to provide support and benefits to the population, thereby fostering social welfare, justice, and equality. Whats so special about social work and social justice. Ssi law and regulations social security administration. Case studies provide excellent links to practice and have been a useful took in stimulating discussions. Associate professor in social work and social care at the university of sussex. Reamer, phd, is a professor in the graduate program of the school of social work at rhode island college.
Based on the experiences of homecare workers, this highly topical text unpicks doctrinal assumptions about class and gender to interrogate contemporary labour law. The mission of social care ireland is the following. Social care, social work and the law england and wales. The social law library, in accordance with its and its vendors database access and usage polices, strictly prohibits the use of any automated tools andor scripting methods to submit search criteria, however broad or general, to any database or information utility provided by the social law library to its patrons. A quick guide to the care act social care network the. The new standards are wide reaching, flexible and focussed on the experience of people using services and supporting their outcomes. Social care law a guide to adult and childrens social. Social workers have the power to make assessments and decisions that radically alter peoples lives.
I am delighted to be able to introduce the new health and social care standards and commend all of the hard work that has gone into creating these new, human rights based standards. Buy social care and the law in scotland 11th edition september 2018 11th revised edition by maclean, siobhan, shiner, mark isbn. Liked the fast delivery time and the information in the book is very helpful and current. The author provides a balanced account of the law as applied to children, families, and vulnerable adults and uses a range of learning tools to help reinforce your understanding. A life book a written record of a childs life historygives a foster or adoptive child the same information concerning his social. A labour of law is an interdisciplinary study of the interactions of law and labour that shape paid care work. Book written by luke clements and glenys ruan carers national. This invaluable new resource will be essential reading for lawyers, advisers, carers, health and social care professionals, local authorities and regulators. Social work and the law in scotland openlearn open. Social care wales work with people who use care and support services and organisations to lead improvement in social care in wales. Having regard to the caselaw on these similar process duties, on the one hand, there are likely to be limits to the duty imposed by the cpp. Social work law is a comprehensive, practical and accessible guide to the legal framework that any social worker or student of social work needs to know. Community care and the law is the leading text for lawyers, policymakers, local authority and voluntary sector advisers and carers. Social law sozialrecht german law research research.
The inverse care law is the principle that the availability of good medical or social care tends to vary inversely with the need of the population served. Buy adult social care law by stephen knafler qc isbn. She has practised as a social worker in the field of child care and has published in the areas of antioppressive practice, values and ethics. Every staff member has responsibility for providing good quality social care. As the law relating to welfare issues increasingly diverges in wales see, for instance, the different approaches to safeguarding taken in the care act 2014 in england vs the social services and wellbeing wales act 2014, the lack of a dedicated textbook relating to welsh law has become an increasingly burning issue. Scottish government social care survey 202017, selfdirected support survey 20012012. Adult social care law is an indispensable resource for all those advising people needing care and support through the overlapping web of legislation, guidance and caselaw that makes up the complex field of adult social care law. It is a pun on inversesquare law, a term and concept from physics. It covers the principles and values, knowledge and skills workers need to carry out their role competently at this stage of their development.
The all wales induction framework for health and social care awif supports new workers during the induction stage of their employment. Social care and the law in scotland 11th edition 2018. Social care governance is the process by which organisations ensure good service delivery and promote good outcomes for people who use services. Policy and social work practice sage publications ltd. Social work law 2nd edition is monumental, a book to consult for authoritative and accessible guidance around key topics. Tracing developments in social work education, childrens services, children in state care and, adult social care, issues of rights and citizenship emerge as central to several of the book s chapters while keatings chapter on attitudes to racial equality and immigration, reasserts the role of social work in achieving social justice. Tennessee law welcome to the tennessee law section of findlaw s state law collection. Law for social workers has been supporting social work students and professionals for over 25 years. It is a valuable addition to the literature, and one that i have recommended to the. The chapter on consultation is so valuable to me for most las the book would be worth buying for that subject alone. Jane dalrymple is senior lecturer at the university of the west of england.
He is the author of many books and articles, and his research has addressed mental health, health care, criminal justice, and professional ethics. Now in its eleventh edition, this is a core text for everyone working in the sector. These laws are defined in the social code sozialgesetzbuch sgb and elsewhere. The extracts are standalone sections but follow on from each other to make up this course. Social care and the law in scotland was first published in 2000 in recognition of the fact that many social work and social care texts did not account for the different legal framework in scotland. Disputes over residential care and medical treatment. Social security disability law books lexisnexis store. Ethics and law for social workers sage publications ltd. In some cases, there is more clarification in the regulations. For example, under hospice care, social workers are required by law to be part of an interdisciplinary group. A practice workbook ni 2nd edition 1 what is social care governance.
Health and social care courses the open university. This is an excellent book for early years students. She has practised as a social worker in the field of child care and is the author of a number of publications about advocacy for children and young people. The step by step layout and approach this book adopts is excellent, especially for learners who have never studied law. Concerns about the financial affairs of elderly or vulnerable people. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Social welfare law in wales new resources court of. Social care in england is defined as the provision of social work, personal care, protection or social support services to children or adults in need or at risk, or adults with needs arising from illness, disability, old age or poverty. This section contains userfriendly summaries of tennessee laws as well as citations or links to relevant sections of tennessees official online statutes. The book itself is a fantastic guideline of social care and relevant legislation in scotland, really useful as a student nurse, used in many essays.
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