Reviews of the First Edition 'The book brings together core components of context, policies and issues, which are critical for social work practice. It is one book that is really ahead of its time by incorporating such a wide range of topics that any contemporary Social Worker might be confronted with one or many of them at any point in time.'- Dr Vasintha Veeran, Department of Political Science& Sociology, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland 'Very good law book which covers many contemporary issues and brings practice up-to-date - this book will be particularly useful for second-year students.'- Mr Stephen Jordan, Department of Social and Educational Studies ,South East Essex College, UK