Mental Health and Mental Capacity Law for Social Workers - An Introduction

Informationen zum Autor Simon Godefroy is Director of the London and Thames Valley Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) courses for Bournemouth University.  Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction to mental health and the law What is the law? Historical perspectives Introduction to the Mental Health Act 1983 and Mental Capacity Act 2005 Application to practice Principles and values Assessment Providing care Care outside of hospital Other provisions and safeguards Mentally disordered offenders Deprivation of liberty safeguards Safeguards

Product details

• Authors: Simon Godefroy, Godefroy Simon
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2015
• EAN: 9781446282793
• ISBN: 978-1-4462-8279-3
• No. of pages: 192
• Series: Transforming Social Work Practice Series; Transforming Social Work Pract; Transforming Social Work Pract; Transforming Social Work Practice Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system; England, Wales, LAW / Mental Health, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work, Social Work, Mental Health Law, Wales / Cymru