Publisher's Synopsis
Social workers have been blamed in the media for not knowing or understanding the law or their rights and duties in controversial cases such as the Cleveland affair.;The Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work has emphasized the importance of a good grounding in law for trainee social workers. This book sets out the essential areas of law and legal procedures and covers all the core areas recommended by the CCETSW and as taught on CQSW and the new DipSe courses.;It explains the differences between situations where a social worker must act, may act, or may not act and has been updated to include the new regulations and Codes of the Children Act 1989.