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This exciting new textbook introduces students to the key aspects of the law and legal frameworks essential for social work practice in Australia. Simple and easy to read, it communicates the complex legal concepts in practice in ways students can easily understand. With a focus on human rights and ethical conduct, it's both concept based, examining the ways of thinking and understanding law and social work interactions, and topic based, exploring the different specific areas of law which social workers are most likely to come into contact with.
This is essential reading for any student taking a unit in Social Work Law. Specific to Australia, it accounts for Australian jurisdictions, and can be easily integrated into the classroom context, with case studies, questions for discussion and links to further resources, including interactive resources and a website to support further learning and provide updates to changes in the law between editions.
List of contents
The Australian legal system
Legal Research
Ethics, justice and the law
Working in involuntary settings
The legal obligations of social workers
Going to court and giving evidence
Working with lawyers
Human rights and anti-discrimination law
Social work in the criminal legal system (Co-authored with Katherine Ogilvie and Caroline Lambert)
Families, children and young people (Co-authored with Francis Zemljak)
First Nations People and Communities and the Law (Co-authored with Meena Singh)
Adult Guardianship Law (Co-authored with Margaret Spencer)
Mental health law
Refugee and asylum law (Co-authored with Asher Hirsch)
Ethical social work around the law
Changing the legal system
About the author
Dr Chris Maylea is a social worker, works pro bono as a lawyer, regularly consults at state and federal levels, and teaches social work at RMIT University, Australia.
Summary
This exciting new textbook introduces students to the key aspects of the law and legal frameworks essential for social work practice in Australia. Simple and easy to read, it communicates the complex legal concepts in practice in ways students can easily understand. With a focus on human rights and ethical conduct, it’s both concept based, examining the ways of thinking and understanding law and social work interactions, and topic based, exploring the different specific areas of law which social workers are most likely to come into contact with.
This is essential reading for any student taking a unit in Social Work Law. Specific to Australia, it accounts for Australian jurisdictions, and can be easily integrated into the classroom context, with case studies, questions for discussion and links to further resources, including interactive resources and a website to support further learning and provide updates to changes in the law between editions.
Additional text
This book provides an accessible guide to ethical practice and makes a good link between understandings of justice and human rights. The level is appropriate, the structure is appealing, and the focus on advocacy is particularly useful for students in social work and new graduates.
