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SAGE PUBLISHING Ethics And Law For Social Workers by Robert Johns
How do social workers in the UK legal context act ethically? What do we understand by ethics and how does social work law relate to it? Social work practice in all countries incorporates a clear, unstinting commitment to social justice, but what is social justice?_x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D_Using an applied, practice-based and refreshingly 'real' approach, this text bridges the gap between law and ethics. Each chapter opens with a case study which considers ethical dilemmas in real life practice. Chapters have been designed to help students strengthen their critical reflection skills, encouraging consideration of the legal and ethical dimensions of social work generally and in personal practice. Topics such as care proceedings, adoption, community care, youth justice, mental capacity and accountability explore how understanding and application are equally important._x000D_ _x000D_
Introduction - But I want to be a social worker, not a philosopher!_x000D_
Judging actions or people?_x000D_
Social workers, social justice and the law_x000D_
Accountability, ethics and the law_x000D_
Protecting children or supporting parents?_x000D_
Whose future? The ethics of compulsory adoption law_x000D_
Youth justice_x000D_
Community care and the ethics of resource allocation_x000D_
Making decisions on behalf of other people: promoting the best interests of vulnerable adults_x000D_
Acting legally, acting ethically_x000D_