Mental Capacity Act 2005 (eBook)

A Guide for Practice

Neil Allen, Paul Barber, Robert Brown, Debbie Martin (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2024 | 4., Fourth Edition
344 Seiten
Sage Publications (Verlag)
978-1-5264-7128-4 (ISBN)

Infos

The Mental Capacity Act 2005 and its accompanying Codes of Practice continue to have a huge impact on mental health professionals working with some of the most vulnerable people throughout England and Wales. Whether you are a Social Worker, Best Interest Assessor, Mental Health Nurse, Doctor, Psychiatrist or an Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP), understanding the Mental Capacity Act and its implications for practice is essential and this indispensable guide will help you do just that. The Mental Capacity Act 2005 is designed to protect and empower individuals who may lack the mental capacity to make their own decisions about their care and treatment and this bestselling book will provide invaluable support to busy practitioners needing to draw on the Act in the following ways: - Sets out the full text of the main body of the Act for quick reference - Contains practical advice and checklists for working with the Act and the main principles and Codes of Practice - Shows how the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act interact so that statutory requirements can be put into practice.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 9.4.2024
• Reihe/Serie: Post-Qualifying Social Work Practice Series
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Schlagworte: AMPH • approved mental health professional • health and social care • mental health law • post-qualifying social work • Professional Social Work • Social Work • social work and mental health • social work law • social work legislation • the mental capacity act
• ISBN-10: 1-5264-7128-0 / 1526471280
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5264-7128-4 / 9781526471284