Bogg, Daisy
The Pocketbook Guide to Mental Capacity Act Assessments
- ISBN 13:
- 9780335262083
- author:
- Bogg, Daisy
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Open University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2018
- Pages:
- 208
- Dimensions:
- 20.9 x 14.8 x 1.8 centimetres
- Genre:
- Healthcare System Social Work Textbook
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
The Pocketbook Guide to Mental Capacity Act Assessments by Claire Barcham and Daisy Bogg provides accessible guidance for health and social care practitioners on using and applying the Mental Capacity Act. This handy pocketbook offers practical advice, including practice examples, on how to set up and undertake assessments and make informed decisions. With a focus on the latest revised advice and practice changes since Cheshire West, this guide helps busy mental capacity practitioners efficiently locate the information they need to complete an assessment. It also covers key topics such as Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards and Liberty Protection Safeguards, providing examples of best practice and common pitfalls to support evidence-based decision-making. This compact guide is part of a series of pocketbooks for social workers, written in an accessible style to help practitioners quickly locate the information they need.