Introduces students to the legal process and ethical considerations necessary for their understanding of practice within the human services sector
Integrating Human Service Law, Ethics and Practice . Updated to reflect changes to law and policy, this fourth edition equips students with the information they will need in order to practice within a challenging and dynamic profession.
An introduction to the law for human services, the fourth edition of Integrating Human Service Law, Ethics and Practice offers an overview of the legal processes encountered in practice. The text offers an accessible discussion of law and ethics to provide students with an understanding of the Australian legal landscape and an understanding of human service ethics.The new edition provides an inclusive approach to teaching law and ethics to students, easily demonstrating how to translate the theory into practice. Written by an expert author team, the book provides a unified understanding on the relationship between law, ethics and human practice.KEY FEATURESImproved book navigation, including a table in the introduction relating populations and issues to the relevant chaptersFully updated law and human services material, with ‘Law in Practice’ boxes highlighting relevant and interesting casesChapter objectives, Reflect and Law in Practice boxes, and Key Points for Practice prepare students to understand the connections between legal processes and ethical considerations.
Rosemary Kennedy, Psychologist, MAPS Human Service ConsultantJenny Richards, Lecturer, Faculty of Education, Humanities and Law, Flinders Law SchoolTania Leiman, Associate Dean, Teaching and Learning, Director of First Year Studies, Faculty of Education, Humanities and Law, Flinders Law School, Senior Lecturer of Law.
Integrating Human Service Law, Ethics and Practice introduces students to the legal process and ethical considerations necessary for their understanding of practice within the human services sector. Updated to reflect changes to law and policy, this fourth edition equips students with the information they will need in order to practice within a challenging and dynamic profession. This new edition features law in practice boxes to highlight real-life legalcases of relevance and interest to students alongside key points for practice boxes which help students to see the links between law, ethics and good practice.
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