Description
| Product ID: | 9781138102774 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Assessing Mental Capacity |
| Subtitle: | A Handbook to Guide Professionals from Basic to Advanced Practice |
| Authors: | Author: Janice Mackenzie, Kate Wilkinson |
| Page Count: | 424 |
| Subjects: | Physiological and neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Physiological & neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Clinical psychology, Clinical psychology |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Drawing on expertise from neuropsychologists, solicitors, and social workers, Assessing Mental Capacity provides a practical guide for all those required to carry out such assessments, considering the basics of capacity assessments and law, how to make difficult decisions, and how to draw conclusions from capacity assessments. This practical, how-to handbook provides essential resources to help clinicians and other professionals assess mental capacity in key decisions. The book illustrates the basics of capacity assessments before discussing a variety of complex issues of which professionals will need to be aware. Offering expertise from a multi-disciplinary perspective, the book provides hands-on coverage of mental capacity law (concentrating on England and Wales). This book is accompanied by online resources including semi-structured interviews and a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) questionnaire which can be downloaded and used for clinical cases, as well as further examples, information and tips. Please visit www.assessingcapacity.com. Chapters are written by a variety of different professionals with extensive experience in the assessment of mental capacity. Coverage includes:
With easily accessible information, case studies, examples from case law and internationally relevant discussions on ethical issues, this is the perfect companion to help busy professionals understand complex concepts relating to mental capacity. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2020-05-14 |
