An edition of The Mental Capacity Act 2005 (2009)

The Mental Capacity Act 2005

a guide for practice

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An edition of The Mental Capacity Act 2005 (2009)

The Mental Capacity Act 2005

a guide for practice

2nd ed.

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In 2007 The Mental Capacity Act came into effect providing a new statutory framework for decision making. This book provides a practical guide to working within the requirements of the act, identifying situations where staff will need to be familiar with the act and code of practice.

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Learning Matters
Language
English
Pages
288

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Subjects
Capacity and disability, Great Britain, Mental health laws, Mental health laws, great britain, Insanity (law), great britain, Psychiatric social work
Places
Wales, England

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Table of Contents

Background to the Mental Capacity Act 2005
The key features of the Mental Capacity Act 2005
The code of practice (sections 42-43)
Principles (section 1)
What is lack of capacity? (sections 2-3)
Best interests (section 4)
Protection for those making decisions (sections 5-8)
Lasting powers of attorney (sections 9-14 and 22-23)
Deputies and declarations (sections 15-21)
Advance decisions to refuse treatment (sections 24-26)
Independent Mental Capacity Advocates (IMCAs) (sections 35-41)
The Court of Protection and the Public Guardian (sections 45-61)
Other issues
Research
Links with other areas of law
Deprivation of liberty safeguards
The interface between the Mental Capacity Act and the Mental Health Act
The distinction between restriction of movement and deprivation of liberty.

Edition Notes

Previous ed. published as: The social worker's guide to the Mental Capacity Act 2005 / Robert Brown, Paul Barber.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-285) and index.

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Exeter [England]
Series
Post-qualifying social work practice, Post-qualifying social work practice

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Dewey Decimal Class
346.4201380243613
Library of Congress
KD737 .B76 2009, KD737.B76 2009

The Physical Object

Pagination
xv, 288 p. ;
Number of pages
288

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL25571950M
Internet Archive
mentalcapacityac00brow
ISBN 10
1844452948
ISBN 13
9781844452941
LCCN
2010287333
OCLC/WorldCat
432405259

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