The Importance of Teaching Social Work as a Sociolegal Practice: An Irish Perspective

It has been argued that social work is the only profession based on a sociolegal expertise. In this article we suggest expertise differentiates from related professions; requiring advanced practice skills and particular approach to education. environment, workers legal professionals in space between service user their wider environment. We demonstrate importance of students developing competence use law how socioecological model can help develop practice. draw our experience Irish child welfare protection context argue specialist education required inform across domains.