Protecting and Promoting Client Rights

Provides a single source for readers exploring the role of family assessor

Krystal Schaffer (Author)

9780128244265, Elsevier Science

Paperback, published 19 November 2020

100 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 0.8 cm, 0.16 kg

Protecting and Promoting Client Rights examines the inherent tensions within the family assessor role when there is no overarching compulsory regulatory body in social work. The book highlights why it is necessary to understand how social workers adhere to social work standards of practice within a family assessor role (AASW, 2018). It explores how social workers who undertake the role of forensic family assessors can meet the expected AASW Standards of Practice while also protecting and promoting the rights of their family court clients.

1. Introduction2. Distinguishing Tensions in Forensic Social Work Practice3. Examining Cross National Similarities and Variation in Family Report Writing4. An Exploration of Research Methodologies5. Data Collection: A Systematic Review of Global Practices of Family Assessors 6. Data Synthesis: Emerging Themes7. Results8. Discussion: An Examination of the Worldwide Practices of Family Assessors and the Relationship to Global Social Work Ethical Principles9. Proposal for Additional Research10. Limitations and Conclusions11. List of tables12. List of figures

Subject Areas: Forensic science [JKVF1]