Bogg, Daisy

The Pocketbook Guide to Mental Capacity Act Assessments

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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
£28.00

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.

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