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The approved mental health professional's guide to mental health law / Robert Brown.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Post-qualifying social work practicePublisher: London : SAGE ; Learning Matters, 2020Edition: Fifth editionDescription: xiv, 258 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781526450289
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 344.420440243613  B812t 23
LOC classification:
  • HV690.G7 .WM33 2020
Contents:
Introduction and definitions of mental disorder -- Civil admissions, guardianship and community treatment orders -- Relatives and carers -- The role of the approved mental health professional -- Patients concerned in criminal proceedings -- Consent to treatment and mental capacity -- Mental health tribunals and hospital managers' reviews -- The care quality commission for england and the healthcare inspectorate wales -- Other relevant legislation -- The human rights act 1998 -- The deprivation of liberty safeguards.
Summary: The move from mental health social worker to approved social worker requires a detailed grasp of the law in practice. This book explains the relevant law and talks about changes that may come with the reform of the Mental Health Act 1983. It is suitable for social workers studying for the Mental Health Social Work Award.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction and definitions of mental disorder -- Civil admissions, guardianship and community treatment orders -- Relatives and carers -- The role of the approved mental health professional -- Patients concerned in criminal proceedings -- Consent to treatment and mental capacity -- Mental health tribunals and hospital managers' reviews -- The care quality commission for england and the healthcare inspectorate wales -- Other relevant legislation -- The human rights act 1998 -- The deprivation of liberty safeguards.

The move from mental health social worker to approved social worker requires a detailed grasp of the law in practice. This book explains the relevant law and talks about changes that may come with the reform of the Mental Health Act 1983. It is suitable for social workers studying for the Mental Health Social Work Award.

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