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Forensic social work is the application of social work to questions and issues relating to law and legal systems. This specialty of the social work profession goes far beyond clinics and psychiatric hospitals for criminal defendants being evaluated and treated on issues of competency and responsibility. A broader definition includes social work practice which in any way is related to legal issues and litigation, both criminal and civil. Child custody issues, involving separation, divorce, neglect, termination of parental rights, the implications of child and spousal abuse, juvenile and adult justice services, corrections, and mandated treatment all fall under this definition. Forensic social worker may also be involved in policy or legislative development intended to improve social justice.
References
- "Home". http://www.nofsw.org/.
- Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work, 1995. Forensic social work. Competence and workforce data. London: Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work.
- Brownell AR: Soc Work. 1999 Jul;44(4):359-69.
- Department of Health, 2016. Forensic Mental Health Social Work: Capabilities Framework. London: Department of Health.
- Dixon, J., 2010. Social supervision, ethics and risk: an evaluation of how ethical frameworks might be applied within the social supervision process. British Journal of Social Work, 40(8), pp.2398-2413.
