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Forensic social work: legal aspects of professional practice
- Authors:
- BARKER Robert L., BRANSON Douglas M
- Publisher:
- Howarth
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 149p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- New York
Handbook on a new professional speciality in the United States - forensic social work. It includes such activities as providing expert testimony in court, investigating cases of possible criminal conduct, and assisting the legal system with cases involving child custody, divorce, non-support and delinquency etc. Includes chapters on: forensic social work in a litigious society; presenting expert testimony; malpractice and how to avoid it; using written contracts with clients; legal and professional credentials; and preparing for litigation.