SOCIAL WORKER AND THE COURTS

• NCJ Number: 25654
• Author(s): B HARRIS; G SAGE
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 16 pages
• Corporate Author: Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United Kingdom

Annotation

THESE TWO ARTICLES PRESENT A LAWYER'S VIEW OF THE ROLE OF THE SOCIAL WORKER IN COURT AND REVIEW SOME OF THE PHILOSOPHICAL AND PROFESSIONAL ISSUES RAISED BY THE SOCIAL WORKER'S INVOLVEMENT IN THE COURT SETTING.

Abstract

IN THE FIRST ARTICLE, 'THE LOCAL AUTHORITY SOCIAL WORKER AND THE COURTS,' THE AUTHOR POINTS TO THOSE AREAS OF THE LAW AND PROCEDURES WITH WHICH THE SOCIAL WORKER SHOULD BECOME FAMILIAR. THE AUTHOR OF THE SECOND ARTICLE, 'SOCIAL WORK AND THE COURT SETTING,' IS A SOCIAL WORK TEACHER.