Mackenzie, Janice
Assessing Mental Capacity: A Handbook to Guide Professionals from Basic to Advanced Practice
- ISBN 13:
- 9781138102774
- author:
- Mackenzie, Janice
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Routledge
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2020
- Pages:
- 424
- Dimensions:
- 23.4 x 15.6 centimetres (0.82 kg
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Psychology, Clinical,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Assessing Mental Capacity: A Handbook to Guide Professionals from Basic to Advanced Practice by Janice A. Mackenzie and Kate E. Wilkinson provides essential resources for clinicians and professionals assessing mental capacity in key decisions. This practical handbook covers the basics of capacity assessments, complex issues, and mental capacity law, offering a multi-disciplinary perspective. The book is accompanied by online resources, including semi-structured interviews and a multi-disciplinary team questionnaire, which can be downloaded and used for clinical cases. Written by experts with extensive experience in assessing mental capacity, the handbook offers a comprehensive guide to understanding complex concepts, including explanations of mental capacity law, practical aspects of assessments, and consideration of the best interests process and Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS).