Law for Social Workers - Understanding to Praxis

This book examines the intersection of legal and social work in India and beyond. It explores the complex reality of laws related to socially disadvantaged groups and how social workers and practitioners navigate it at the ground level.

List of contents

PART I: LAW: IT'S GENESIS, CONCEPT, AND INDIAN CONSTITUTION
1 Meaning, Objectives, Source, and Scope of Social Legislation: Its Relation with Social Work
2 Social Legislation in a Welfare State and the Indian Constitution
3 Law as an Instrument of Social Change: How It Works?
PART II: LAW FOR VULNERABLE AND MARGINALIZED GROUPS
4 Legal Provisions for Women and Social Work
5 Legal Provisions for Children and Social Work
6 Legal Provisions for Persons with Disability and Social Work
7 Legal Provisions for Elderly and Social Work
8 SCs, STs, and Special Groups and Social Work: Legal Perspective
PART III: LEGAL PROTECTION AND CORRECTIVE MEASURES
9 Institutions and Legal Protection
10 Cyber Crime and Law
PART IV: SOCIAL ACTIVISM, ADVOCACY, AND STAKEHOLDERS' ROLE
11 Social Advocacy and Activism; Concept and Initiatives
12 Models of Crime Prevention and Remedies and Role of Stakeholders
Bibliography
Index

About the author

Sanjoy Roy, advocating for 'Indigenous Social Work in India', is working as Professor and Head, Department of Social Work, University of Delhi. Previously taught in different Universities like Visva Bharati, IGNOU, Assam University, C.S.J.M. University, Kanpur.
His areas of interests are social legislation and social work, social justice and human rights, and social work practice.
Prof. Roy has been invited and chaired sessions at conferences at London School of Economics (LSE), Australia, Germany, Vietnam, Thailand, Panama, etc.
He has published more than 85 articles/research papers in different research journals/books and 14 books in National and International publication like Sage, Routledge, Rawat, etc.

Product details

• Authors: Sanjoy Roy, Roy Sanjoy
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.04.2025
• EAN: 9781003863465
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0386346-5
• No. of pages: 386
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; Sociology, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work, Social Work, Public Administration, Regional Studies, Public health & preventive medicine, Regional / International studies, Social Law, Indian sub-continent, Medical ethics and professional conduct, Medical ethics & professional conduct, Public health and preventive medicine, Public international law: human rights, International human rights law, Social law and Medical law, Social Work and Law;Human Rights;Public Policy