The law influences and shapes social work practice, and regulates social work decision making.
The Virtual Learning Centre offers a detailed and consistent approach that allows you to explore the relationship between the law and social work thinking across a range of Scottish practice settings.
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"Law is often seen as alien to social work values, a tool of oppression and control. However, it is possible to see law as a source of empowerment, if a way can be found through the maze where legal rules, organisational contexts and professional practice meet."
- Learning, teaching and assessment of law in social work education
Suzy Braye and Michael Preston-Shoot, October 2006.
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Information on the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 - this information was written and developed by Deborah Baillie for Camphill Scotland, who have kindly given permission for it to be used on this website.
Visit our online shop at www.baillie.org.uk/shop. Of particular interest are the following titles:
 Social Work and the Law in Scotland
Edited by Deborah Baillie, this anthology offers a fresh and wide-ranging exploration of the critical links between social work practice and the legal framework regulating social work in Scotland.
Made up largely of newly commissioned pieces by leading academics and practitioners in the field, it explores key conceptual and thematic issues and core areas of law and practice, and includes first-hand accounts from stakeholders in a range of settings.
An Essential Guide to Legal Issues in Scotland for Health Professionals
Written by Deborah Baillie and Veronica Strachan, this law reference manual provides legal information for health professionals.
The social work role is enmeshed in a complex web of legislation and guidance that has grown up piecemeal over a period of nearly 40 years. Here is a list of the current legislation. | 
