TY  - BOOK
AU  - Godefroy,Simon
TI  - Mental health & mental capacity law for social workers: an introduction 
T2  - Transforming Social Work Practice Series
SN  - 9781526473974 (ebook) :
AV  - KD3412 .G63 2015
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Los Angeles, CA
PB  - SAGE Publications, Inc.
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - Mental Health Act 1983
KW  - Mental Capacity Act 2005
KW  - Mental health laws
KW  - Commitment of Mentally Ill
KW  - legislation & jurisprudence
KW  - Mental Competency
KW  - Mental Health Services
KW  - Mentally Ill Persons
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - Many social work students find the study of mental health legislation a complex and at times challenging process. Acts of law can seem irrelevant and far-removed from everyday practice and the 'person-centred' approach that many social workers take. This book introduces students to the fundamental principles of mental health law and how they can be applied to everyday practice. There are clear introductions to key Acts such as the Mental Capacity Act and The Mental Health Act as well as the relevant Codes of Practice. These introductions, applied to social work case examples from practice, make this book a perfect key text for the social work law module. Students will see that mental health law doesn't exist in a vacuum and instead develops and evolves through constant interaction with the fundamental principles of sound social work practice
UR  - https://sk.sagepub.com/books/mental-health-and-mental-capacity-law-for-social-workers
ER  -