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Mental health & mental capacity law for social workers : an introduction / Simon Godefroy.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Godefroy, Simon, author.
- Series:
- Sage knowledge.
- Transforming Social Work Practice Series.
- Transforming Social Work Practice Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mental health laws--Great Britain.
- Mental health laws.
- Great Britain.
- Great Britain. Mental Health Act 1983.
- Mental Health Act 1983 (Great Britain).
- Great Britain. Mental Capacity Act 2005.
- Mental Capacity Act 2005 (Great Britain).
- Commitment of Mentally Ill--legislation & jurisprudence.
- United Kingdom.
- Mental Competency--legislation & jurisprudence.
- Mental Health Services--legislation & jurisprudence.
- Mentally Ill Persons--legislation & jurisprudence.
- Medical Subjects:
- Commitment of Mentally Ill--legislation & jurisprudence.
- United Kingdom.
- Mental Competency--legislation & jurisprudence.
- Mental Health Services--legislation & jurisprudence.
- Mentally Ill Persons--legislation & jurisprudence.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (175 pages) : illustrations.
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- Mental health and mental capacity law for social workers
- Place of Publication:
- Los Angeles, CA : SAGE Publications, Incorporated, 2015.
- System Details:
- text file
- 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.
- Notes:
- Part of the SAGE Knowledge collection.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on XML content.
- Other Format:
- Print version :
- ISBN:
- 9781526473974
- OCLC:
- 1076259848
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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