The Legal Environment of Social Work

PREFACE

PART I: The Legal System and Its Impact on the Profession

1. The Nature of Law
2. Lawmaking
3. Organization of Social Agencies
4. The Employment Relationship
5. Practice Settings
6. The Legal Environment of the Profession
7. The Criminal Justice System
8. The Juvenile Justice System

PART II: Legal Problems of Clients

9. Marriage and Filiation Problems
10. Foster Parenting and Adoption
11. Family Planning
12. Mental and Emotional Problems and Developmental Disabilities
13. Social Security Programs
14. Other Responses to Economic Problems
15. Special Sociolegal Problems

CASES CITED

INDEX

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