A Guide for Mental Health Professionals
E-Book, Englisch, 464 Seiten, EPUB
Reihe: Mental Health in Practice Series
ISBN: 978-0-85725-722-2
Verlag: SAGE Publications
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
The 2007 amendment to the Mental Health Act provides a legal basis for informal admission, compulsory admission (sometimes referred to as 'sectioning'), as well as guardianship and the new Community Treatment Order, and this too is covered and explained. Also dealt with are the provisions for mentally disordered offenders who may come into mental health services via the courts or by being transferred from prison.
Written by a Solicitor, a Mental Health Act Commissioner and an Approved Social Worker with working experience of putting the law into practice, this book includes:
" The full text of the main body of the Mental Health Act (as amended), as well as the relevant rules and regulations.
" Practical advice and checklists for working with the Act.
" Updated Case Law and relevant case examples to illustrate key points.
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Weitere Infos & Material
Background to the Mental Health Act 2007Who Operates the Act?The Codes of Practice and the Reference GuideMental Disorder and the Availability of Appropriate Medical TreatmentCivil Admission and Compulsion in HospitalCivil Compulsion in the CommunityMentally Disordered OffendersMedical Treatment under the Mental Health ActThe Mental Capacity Act 2005The Interface between the Mental Health Act and the Mental Capacity ActThe Deprivation of Liberty SafeguardsTribunalsHospital ManagersThe Nearest RelativeThe Care Quality Commission (England) and the Health-Care Inspectorate WalesIndependent Mental-Health AdvocatesHuman Rights Act ImplicationsChildren and Young PersonsAppendix 1: Mental Health Act 1983 as amended by the Mental Health Act 2007Appendix 2A: The Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Health, Education and Social Care Chamber) Rules 2008Appendix 2B: Practice Direction First-tier TribunalAppendix 2C: The Mental Health Review Tribunal for Wales Rules 2008Appendix 3: The Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2005 (SI 2005/2078)Appendix 5: The Human Rights Act 1998Appendix 6: Case LawAppendix 7: Conversion Chart for Forms used in Wales and EnglandAppendix 8: Tranfer of Patients within and from the British IslandsAppendix 9: Approved Clinician Competences