Product Description

This book throws light on legal and courtroom processes and procedures, and encourages readers to see involvement with the courts as a positive element of their practice, rather than something to be afraid of. By encouraging social workers to develop the skills to perform confidently in the court environment, they will be better able to support service-users faced with court involvement. This guide is presented within an integrated framework of law and social work and gives a unique opportunity to demystify courtroom and legal procedures, and to identify the skills required of social workers involved in court work.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #114493 in Books
• Published on: 2007-06-28
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 166 pages

Review
Excellent text to demystify and make court appearances for SWs less stressful. --John Slater (Lecturer, University of Bradford)

Interesting, overdue and a must for all practitioners with court responsibility. --(Gerwyn Henderson, Senior Lecturer, University of Glamorgan)

An excellent book which is very clear and informative. A well deserved addtition to the Learning Matters series. --(Isabel Williams, Senior Lecturer, Anglia Ruskin University)

About the Author
Clare Seymour is a Senior Lecturer in Social Work at Anglia Ruskin University. She is involved in teaching social work law, communication and interviewing skills, professional accountability and reflective practice to social work students at undergraduate and master s level. Her social work experience includes 16 years of local authority social work, latterly in a child care team. Richard Seymour is a senior circuit judge assigned to the Queens Bench Division of the High Court of Justice. He has a first class honours degree in law from Cambridge University. He was in practice as a barrister until 2000, was appointed QC in 1991, and has been a president of Mental Health Review Tribunals. He has jointly edited Kemp & Kemp, The Quantum of Damages, 4th ed, 1975.

Customer Reviews

Useful book for prospective witnesses
Very useful, except that the description of the court system described is not applicable to Scotland, which makes the book slightly confusing for social workers north of the border! However some useful tips on evidence presentation.