# Learning outcomes

After studying this course, you should be able to:

- understand what professional regulation is and how social work is regulated
- explain the differences in social work’s regulatory and legal frameworks across the four UK nations
- understand the interrelationship between duties, powers, rights and responsibilities, as these relate to social work practice.

OpenLearn - Social work law and UK regulation
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