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Abstract
One of the areas of growing importance to social work is the law. If the social work profession is to be in control of its future, it must become committed to the role of exerting influence on the legal system through education, advocacy and proactive legal policy development. This paper argues for increased attention by the social work profession to legal scholarship and the development of legal knowledge related to social work practice. A model is presented for social work educators to integrate legal content across the social work curriculum, focusing on both the knowledge of legal concepts and systems as well as the skills to practice in legal environments and to influence the decisions of the legal system as they affect social workers and clients.