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

By: Godefroy, Simon [author.]Material type: TextTextSeries: Transforming social work practicePublisher: Los Angeles : Learning Matters, 2015Description: 1 online resourceContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781473934139 (ebook) :Subject(s): Mental health laws -- Great Britain | Mentally ill -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Great Britain | Social workers -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Great Britain | Law | Social work | Care of the mentally ill | England | Wales | Mental health lawAdditional physical formats: Print version :: No titleDDC classification: 344.41044 Online access: Open e-book
Contents:
Introduction to mental health and the lawWhat is the law?Historical perspectivesIntroduction to the Mental Health Act 1983 and Mental Capacity Act 2005Application to practicePrinciples and valuesAssessmentProviding careCare outside of hospitalOther provisions and safeguardsMentally disordered offendersDeprivation of liberty safeguardsSafeguards
Summary: Many social work students find the study of mental health legislation a complex and at times challenging process. Acts of law can seem irrelevant and far-removed from everyday practice and the person-centred approach that many social workers take. This book introduces students to the fundamental principles of mental health law and how they can be applied to everyday practice. There are clear introductions to key Acts such as the Mental Capacity Act and the Mental Health Act as well as the relevant Codes of Practice. These introductions, applied to social work case examples from practice, make this book a perfect key text for the social work law module. Students will see that mental health law doesn't exist in a vacuum and instead develops and evolves through constant interaction with the fundamental principles of sound social work practice.
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Introduction to mental health and the lawWhat is the law?Historical perspectivesIntroduction to the Mental Health Act 1983 and Mental Capacity Act 2005Application to practicePrinciples and valuesAssessmentProviding careCare outside of hospitalOther provisions and safeguardsMentally disordered offendersDeprivation of liberty safeguardsSafeguards

Many social work students find the study of mental health legislation a complex and at times challenging process. Acts of law can seem irrelevant and far-removed from everyday practice and the person-centred approach that many social workers take. This book introduces students to the fundamental principles of mental health law and how they can be applied to everyday practice. There are clear introductions to key Acts such as the Mental Capacity Act and the Mental Health Act as well as the relevant Codes of Practice. These introductions, applied to social work case examples from practice, make this book a perfect key text for the social work law module. Students will see that mental health law doesn't exist in a vacuum and instead develops and evolves through constant interaction with the fundamental principles of sound social work practice.

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