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Author:

DORON Israel; KARPEL Mirit; OR-CHEN Keren;

Title:

Social workers' attitudes to the law: an Israeli perspective.

Reference:

International Journal of Social Welfare, 19(1), January 2010, pp.95-103

ISSN paper:

1369-6866

ISSN online:

1468-2397

Abstract:

The goal of this study was to explore the general attitudes of social workers toward the law. The hypothesis was that, due to the recent legal and professional changes in Israel, social workers would express positive attitudes towards the law. For the purpose of this study, a closed questionnaire containing 25 statements regarding the law and its relationship to social work was used. The research population consisted of 202 social workers from Haifa and the Northern region of Israel. The findings of this study support the hypothesis that there is indeed a tendency to closer ideological and professional proximity between social work and the law in Israel. However, especially regarding courts and the litigation process, their attitudes in response to the statements were relatively less favourable.

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Format:

article;

Topics:

attitudes; law; legal proceedings; professional role; social workers;

Content Type:

research;

Country/Region:

Israel;

Record ID:

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