Social Work and the Law
I have degrees in social work and law, though I do not currently
practice as an attorney. My publications include a co-authored textbook,
Clinicians in Court, published by
Guilford Press.
For an earlier Canadian version of this book, see
Counsellors as Witnesses, published by
Canada
Law Book.
Suggested Websites - Gateways to the Law
American Bar Association http://www.aba.com/elderly
Child Welfare Information Gateway http://www.childwelfare.gov/systemwide/laws_policies/state/index.cfm
Florida State Legislation http://www.leg.state.fl.us
Legislative Information from U.S. Library of Congress http://thomas.loc.gov
Mental Health, National Association of Mental Health Program Directors http://www.nasmhpd.org/mental_health_resources.cfm#Other
National Center on Elder Abuse http://www.ncea.aoa.gov/NCEAroot/Main_Site/Find_Help/State_Resources.aspx
State Laws (criminal, family law, education), Legal Information Institute http://topics.law.cornell.edu/wex/state_statutes2#criminal_code
U.S. Code http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode