by Edited by David Turner and Max R. Uhlemann

This third edition (2007) of original contributions was written to provide helping professionals from a variety of disciplines with easy access to legal information that has implications for daily practice. Each chapter summarizes key legal information in a specific area and includes a section on answers to questions most frequently asked by helping professionals. Chapters relating to provincial law present a focus on British Columbia. The contributors to this practical handbook are primarily lawyers who are experts in their fields. Development of the handbook was initially sponsored by The Law Foundation of British Columbia.

The handbook contains 22 chapters with 680 pages covering the following topics: Chapters on Legal Knowledge -- Core Legal Knowledge, Charter and Human Rights, Child Protection, Children?s Rights, Aboriginal Child Protection, Adoption, Family Law, Violence and Criminal Law, Youth Justice Processes, Mental Health Law, Adult Guardianship, Rights of Persons with Physical and Mental Disabilities, Education Law, FIPA, PIPA, Government Income Support Programs, and Legal Liability Chapters on Skills for Action ? Uses of Advocacy and Power, Conflict Resolution, Restorative Justice, and Legal Evidence and Expert Testimony.

Available from: Bookstore, University of Victoria, Box 2200 CSC STN, Victoria, BC, V8W 3H6. Phone 250-721-8315 Fax 250-472-4587. Cost: $99.75 plus tax and shipping. See the BCPA website for the full notice.

Proceeds from sales will be used for continued legal education of helping professionals.