Table of Contents

Preface - Why social work and law? Phillip Swain and Simon Rice Acknowledgments/List of Tables and Figures/ List of Abbreviations/List of Contributors Foundations for practice Social work practice and Indigenous Australians Linda Briskman and Terri Libesman Social workers, the law and interpreters Uldis Ozolins The ethics of social work practice Phillip Swain Legal considerations in social work practice Recording and social work practice Phillip Swain Procedural fairness and social work practice Phillip Swain Courts and tribunals Simon Rice Evidence Simon Rice Practice with diverse populations Domestic violence intervention, the law and social work Raquel Aldunate Child sexual assault - the contribution of social work to the legal process Jan Breckenridge and Kerrie James COut-of-Home care: addressing the support needs of vulnerable children Susan Tregeagle and Louise Voigt Lesbians and gay men - (un)equal before the law? Jude Irwin The changing context of adoption Cas O'Neill, Paul Ban and Phillip Swain Juvenile Justice Wing Hong Chui Social Work following sudden and unexpected death Dorothy Ford, Anne Giljohann and Viv Bateman Elder Abuse and the Law Elizabeth Ozanne The Neverending Story: Deinstitutionalisation and people with an intellectual disability Kelly Johnston and Anna Marriott Practice in diverse jurisdictions Social work practice with migrants and refugees Mary-Anne Kenny and Lucy Fiske Mediation of disputes in the Australian family law system Dale Bagshaw Social Security Appeals, advocacy and the SSAT Phillip Swain and Chris Bigby Social work and corrections Eileen Baldry and Mindy Sotiri Social work practice and debt problems Martin Ryan Housing and Homelessness Nola Kunnen and Sally MacKay Law, psychiatry and social work Lisa Brophy and Bill Healey Conclusion Towards a Reconciliation of Legal and Social Work Practice Spencer Zifcak BibliographyTable of CasesTable of Statutes Index

Reviews

The third edition includes chapters from 12 new contributors. New chapters cover issues such as domestic violence, working with interpreters, social work and sexuality, homelessness and housing rights, adoption and post-adoption practice, family law and social work and Indigenous Australians. ... The book refers to case law and legislation and provides case studies throughout each chapter. References to articles, statistics and law reform committee reports and other relevant government reports in particular areas are useful. Both state and territory legislation in each area is canvassed so the guide is useful nationally. - Law Institute Journal of Victoria, December 2009