Law in the Health and Human Services

Professor Dickson provides students with examples of a legal way of thinking about significant issues in social policy. This book can be used in policy and practice courses in the fields of mental health, child welfare, the family, developmental and physical disabilities, and professional ethics. Provides excellent selection of relevant court decisions along with clearly articulated questions and issues for discussion.

Donald T. Dickson is the author of Confidentiality and Privacy in Social Work, a Simon & Schuster book.