Mental health and mental capacity law for social workers : an introduction /

Introduces students to the fundamental principles of mental health law and how they can be applied to everyday practice with clear introductions to key Acts such as the Mental Capacity Act and the Mental Health Act as well as the relevant Codes of Practice.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Godefroy, Simon (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Los Angeles : SAGE/Learning Matters, 2015.
Series:Transforming social work practice.
Subjects:
Great Britain > Mental Health Act 1983
Great Britain > Mental Capacity Act 2005
Mental health laws > Great Britain.
Commitment of Mentally Ill > legislation & jurisprudence
Mental Competency > legislation & jurisprudence
Mental Health Services > legislation & jurisprudence
Mentally Ill Persons > legislation & jurisprudence
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Social Work.
Mental health laws
United Kingdom
Great Britain
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • MENTAL HEALTH & MENTAL CAPACITY LAW FOR SOCIAL WORKERS-FRONT COVER; MENTAL HEALTH & MENTAL CAPACITY LAW FOR SOCIAL WORKERS; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; PART I- INTRODUCTION TO MENTAL HEALTH AND THE LAW; CHAPTER 1- WHAT IS THE LAW?; CHAPTER 2- HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES; CHAPTER 3- INTRODUCTION TO THE MENTAL HEALTH ACT 1983 AND MENTAL CAPACITY ACT 2005; PART II- APPLICATION TO PRACTICE; CHAPTER 4- PRINCIPLES AND VALUES; CHAPTER 5- ASSESSMENT; CHAPTER 6- PROVIDING CARE; CHAPTER 7- CARE OUTSIDE OF HOSPITAL; PART III- OTHER PROVISIONS AND SAFEGUARDS.
  • CHAPTER 8- MENTALLY DISORDERED OFFENDERSCHAPTER 9- DEPRIVATION OF LIBERTY SAFEGUARDS; CHAPTER 10- SAFEGUARDS; APPENDIX; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX.

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