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Disability issues for social workers and human services professionals in the twenty-first century
- Editors:
- MURPHY John W., PARDECK John T., (eds.)
- Publisher:
- Haworth Social Work Practice Press
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 174p.
- Place of publication:
- Binghamton, NY
This text provides authoritative information that will prove to be of critical importance for disability professionals in the coming years. It covers aspects of disability that have not been well covered in the literature—issues surrounding spirituality, civil rights, and the “medical model vs. social (or minority) model” (of viewing disability) controversy. It examines the impact of the Americans with Disabilities Act in the wake of the Supreme Court’s narrowing of the Act’s powers and explore newly developed theories designed to more accurately define the true meaning of disability.
The capacity of a mentally challenged person to consent to abortion and sterilization
- Author:
- POLLACK Daniel
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Work, 30(3), August 2005, pp.253-257.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Using legal materials, this article explores how the issue of consent by a mentally challenged person is considered in deciding issues concerning abortion and sterilization and potential social work roles in these situations. The article is written from an American perspective.
Out in the cold
- Author:
- MARCHANT Catriona
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 27.5.93, 1993, pp.24-25.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The law on social work intervention to protect elderly people or adults with learning difficulties who are at risk of abuse is confusing and often ineffective. The Law Commission are consulting on changes to the law concerning the public protection of mentally handicapped and other vulnerable adults. Far reaching proposals echo in part the Children Act. Looks at arguments for and against the proposals.
Painful passages: working with children with learning disabilities
- Author:
- DANE Elizabeth
- Publisher:
- National Association of Social Workers
- Publication year:
- 1990
- Pagination:
- 241p.,list of orgs.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Annapolis Junction, Maryland
An American publication which looks at the role social workers can play in working with children with learning difficulties. Looks at the nature and evaluation of learning difficulties; developing a supportive environment; working with families of children with learning difficulties; the impact of federal legislation.
Homes not hospitals: the role of the social worker and legal literacy
- Author:
- BASW England
- Publisher:
- BASW England
- Publication year:
- 2021
- Pagination:
- 10
- Place of publication:
- Birmingham
This document is for social workers in a range of settings and roles who are supporting people with learning disabilities and/or autistic people (who may also have mental health problems), their families and carers. Social workers have a key role in upholding and safeguarding human rights to challenge situations with poor quality care, prevent abuse and ensure that the appropriate action is taken. It is essential that social workers are equipped with the right skills and knowledge underpinned by the profession’s values and ethics, to ensure they offer the best response that supports and safeguards the rights of individuals they are working with. This document sets out what we mean by legal literacy and highlights the learning from the Named social worker pilots which were initiated through the Government’s response to the public consultation No Voice Unheard, No Right Ignored. The role description, skills, knowledge and values have been reviewed and are presented here for social workers and organisations to use in a range of roles and settings to strengthen practice. The document sets out the key legislation and guidance that is relevant to social workers involved with people with a learning disability and autistic people; this statement sits alongside tools and resources to support effective, rights based social work practice giving social workers confidence and knowledge to support legal rights; it provides links to further resources, information and advice. (Edited publisher abstract)
Vulnerable adults
- Author:
- GREEN Janet
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Care, 2(2), October 1998, p.71.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
Adults in residential care or in their own home can be victims of deliberate abuse by a family member or carer. Takes a brief look at what health and social care staff can do to help.
Social work law in Scotland
- Authors:
- FABB Janet, GUTHRIE Thomas G
- Publisher:
- Butterworths
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 341p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Provides a clear outline of the legal framework within which social work operates in Scotland and is aimed primarily at those with no previous knowledge of the law. Begins with a general introduction to legal terminology and procedure and goes on to discuss different areas of law, including: housing, benefits, debt recovery, and discrimination. Also takes into account the Children(Scotland)Act 1995. Concludes with a chapter on professional responsibility and accountability.
The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984: the social work role
- Author:
- THOMAS Terry
- Journal article citation:
- Howard Journal of Criminal Justice, 27(4), November 1988, pp.256-265.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Special focus on police detention and the questioning of juveniles and mentally disordered people and the role of the "appropriate adult".
Signposts in fostering: policy, practice and research issues
- Editor:
- HILL Malcolm
- Publisher:
- British Agencies for Adoption and Fostering
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 380p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Brings together seminal papers, previously published in the journal Adoption and Fostering, contributing to the shaping of fostering practice. Includes articles on: local authority fostering in Wales; a comparative survey of specialist fostering; developing leaving care services; recruiting and retaining foster carers; gender, sex and sexuality in the assessment of prospective carers; assessing Asian families in Scotland; involving birth parents in foster care training; using respite care to prevent long term family breakdown; short term family based care for children in need; short term foster care; meeting the needs of sibling groups in care; fostering as seen by the carers children; fostering children and young people with learning difficulties; the importance of networks to partnership in child centred foster care; how foster carers view contact; the role of social workers in supporting and developing the needs of foster carers; the social worker's experience of contact; social work and the education of children in foster care; the health of children looked after by the local authority; the statutory medical and health needs of looked after children; how foster parents experience social work with particular reference to placement endings; foster carers who cease to foster; the implications of recent child care research findings for foster care; and the foster child - the forgotten party.
Crisis in the human services: national and international issues; selected papers from a conference held at the University of Cambridge, September 1996
- Editor:
- ADAMS Robert
- Publisher:
- University of Lincolnshire and Humberside. Schools of Social Policy and Social S
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 424p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Kingston upon Hull
Includes papers on: lawyers and social work serving the poor; research on low income women in Brazil; ethical issues in community care practice; research in the context of human services in crisis; boundary crossing in community care; citizen participation models; schizophrenia in a cultural context; the paradigm shift in the delivery of public services and the crisis of professionalism; partnerships with service users - considerations for research; education and labour; methodological issues for the qualitative health researcher of diaspora communities; elderly women prisoners; evaluating for empowerment; solving the problem of health care costs; services for people with learning difficulties; deinstitutionalisation policies in Queensland; debt and budget deficit reduction policies in the USA; the impact of constitutional change in South Africa on social work services; new trends in human services in America; health promotion in Cuba; the anti-rape movement on campus; protecting children against sexual abuse; distance learning; developing human services managers through work based learning; multidisciplinary services in primary care; partnerships with users; teamwork across disciplines; the attack on social work in New York hospitals and the fight back; government guidance in the construction of the social work profession; the provision of psychosocial care after major incidents; and crisis, change and innovation in social work education.