Publisher: Jordans
Edition: 1st Edition (March 2008)
ISBN: 978-1-84661-0653
Price: £45.00
Social Work Decision-Making: A Guide for Childcare Lawyers provides a valuable reference point for childcare lawyers wishing to identify the key factors in the decisions made by social workers (both right and wrong) and the framework within which those decisions are made.
To achieve this, the authors have focused on the fundamental elements of childcare cases. These include the basic definition of terms like ‘abuse’ and ‘neglect’, the assessment processes used by social workers and the statutory legislation (particularly The Children and Young Persons Bill 2007 and Section 47 investigations). This is an excellent approach.
Other key features of Social Work Decision-Making: A Guide for Childcare Lawyers include the use of flow charts, bullet pointed lists and checklists make it extremely accessible and an easy read for fledgling childcare lawyers or those who do not deal with childcare cases on a daily basis.
Overall, Social Work Decision-Making: A Guide for Childcare Lawyers is a valuable text for providing insight into social work and, at £45.00, it is competitively priced for the level of information it provides. Whilst ideal for an inexperienced practitioner, the more experienced practitioner may use it as a refresher because its simplicity could prove frustrating when dealing with more complex cases.
Reviewed on 22 June 2008