Demystifying Mental Capacity
A guide for health and social care professionals
Series: Post-Qualifying Social Work Practice Series;
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Product details:
- Edition number First
- Publisher Learning Matters
- Date of Publication 7 May 2020
- ISBN 9781529712247
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages152 pages
- Size 245x170 mm
- Language English 60
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Short description:
Set against the backdrop of the Mental Capacity Act 2005, this book explores issues raised by mental capacity within adult safeguarding to highlight and aid professionals appreciate how mental capacity intersects with risk and vulnerability. Case studies, reflection points and exercise are used to develop understanding and support critical engagement with practice.
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Long description:
This very practical book helps professionals and students to engage critically with their practice by addressing mental capacity and adult safeguarding. Its accessible and easy to navigate format include key topics surrounding assisted decision making, deprivation of liberty, and consent.
This book is an excellent aid to support social work and health care practitioners, particularly in the context of integrated health and social care with demystifying mental capacity.
This guide is an invaluable aid to practitioners where issues of mental capacity may be of concern. Also an excellent resource for student social workers, student nurses and medical students re the examining and understanding of the importance in professional practice.
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Table of Contents:
Chapter 1: Reflecting on values and bias within mental capacity decision making - Lee-Ann Fenge & Sally Lee
Chapter 2: The history and current context of mental capacity legislation and policy - Michael Lyne & Sally Lee
Chapter 3: Mental capacity legislation, guidance and case law (1): The Mental Capacity Act and the concept of mental capacity - Alex Ruck Keene
Chapter 4: Mental capacity, legislation, guidance and case law (2): Best interests - Alex Ruck Keene
Chapter 5: Supported Assisted Decision-Making - Anna Volkmer & Tim Farmer
Chapter 6: Deprivation of liberty: a matter of human rights - Sally Lee & Michael Lyne
Chapter 7: THe Mental Capacity Act in clinical decisions for care and treatment - Karen Grimshaw
Chapter 8: MCA and the role of the Office of the Public Guardian - Office of the Public Guardian
Chapter 9: Conclusion and ways forward - Keith Brown, Lee-Ann Fenge, Sally Lee & Karen Grimshaw
Appendix 1: Specific tips and hints on how to put the MCA Code of Practice (2007) General Communication Guidance into practice
Appendix 2: Content of communication skills training in dementia care
Appendix 3: Guidelines for making written information accessible to different clinical populations
Appendix 4: How case law defines the meaning of deprivation of liberty - Michael Lyne
Appendix 5: The Care Quality Commission (CQC) - Teresa Kippax
