Duty of care in the human services : mishaps, misdeeds and the law / Rosemary Kennedy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kennedy, Rosemary, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Malpractice.

Human services.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 320 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2009.

System Details:

text file

PDF

Summary:

The human services are established to support the most vulnerable and marginalised people in our society. Yet media and other reports frequently highlight a disturbing picture of industry failures, malpractice and abuse. This book addresses the response of legal and quasi-legal bodies to human service failures. It outlines those areas of law which are most likely to be activated by human service shortcomings, and those aspects of direct human service delivery which are most likely to attract legal attention. Essential reading for those studying or working in human services and social work, this book is designed to alert people to the legal risks arising as a result of inadequate human service delivery.

Contents:

The shadow world

Ideals, actors and actions

Public law of general application

Public law of particular relevance to the human services

Private law and suits

Private law : negligence

Private law : other torts and civil actions

Legal processes, quasi, and indirect legal scrutiny

Service delivery : screening, assessment and planning

Service delivery : implementation and closure

Information and records management

Relationships, rifts and reactions

The consequences lottery.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781139168694

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.