WorkinginStatutoryContexts

Doingsocialworkinastatutorysettingisachallengethatallsocialworkerswillface.Socialworkersarerequiredtoworkwithpeoplewhodon’tnecessarilywanttheirhelpandwhomaybeantagonisticorevenhostile.Insuchcases,socialworkersmustusetheirstatutorypowerswithconfidenceandworkeffectivelywithintheconstraintsofprocedureandthelaw.?Thisthoughtfulandpracticalbookfocusesontheuniversalskillsthatareneededtodothisimportantkindofsocialwork,andtodoitwell.Drawingonsocialwork’sdiverseknowledgebasethroughextensiveexamplesandcasestudies,AndrewHillillustrateskeyskillsinpractice,suchasrespondingtothreatsofviolenceandaggression,givingevidenceincourt,reportwriting,andcopingwithemotionalissues.Aswellaspromotingpracticalskills,thebookunderlinestheimportanceofworkingasareflectivepractitioner.Itcarefullyoutlinesaframeworkforunderstandingtheplaceofstatutoryworkandhowthismaybeconsistentwithempowermentandanti–oppressivepractice,andwiththestraightforwarddesiretohelpothersthatbringspeopleintosocialworkinthefirstplace.?Thisbookisrelevanttoallsocialworksettingsincludingmentalhealth,communitycare,youthjustice,andchildprotection.Itwillbeessentialreadingforsocialworkstudentsandnewlyqualifiedsocialworkerswhoarefacinguptotherealitiesofsocialworkinstatutorysettingsforthefirsttime.