A Practical Guide to the Mental Capacity Act 2005
A Practical Guide to the Mental Capacity Act 2005

Author: Matthew Graham

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Published: 2015-05-21

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 0857009400

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This book provides a theory-to-practice breakdown of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and what its implications are for health and social care workers. Informative and accessible, it provides a clear depiction of the ethos behind the Act and offers instruction for its effective, lawful and person-centred application. This practical guide describes how to assess capacity and what a good assessment of capacity should look like, how to deal with conflicts and dilemmas, and the role of legal authority in decision-making. A Practical Guide to the Mental Capacity Act 2005 is an invaluable resource for any health and social care professionals working with individuals who lack decision-making capacity.

Mental Health Law
Mental Health Law

Author: Basant Puri

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2005-01-28

Total Pages: 263

ISBN-13: 1444114352

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Psychiatrists, Approved Social Workers and Mental Health Nurses require a clear understanding of mental health legislation and case law in addition to clinical knowledge for their practice. All this information, and more, is provided in Mental Health Law: a practical guide. Multi-disciplinary in approach, this book provides all you need to kno

Mental Capacity Act 2005 code of practice
Mental Capacity Act 2005 code of practice

Author: Great Britain: Department for Constitutional Affairs

Publisher: The Stationery Office

Published: 2007-08-16

Total Pages: 468

ISBN-13: 9780117037564

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The Mental capacity Act 2005 provides a statutory framework for people who lack the capacity to make decisions for themselves, or for people who want to make provision for a time when they will be unable to make their own decisions. This code of practice, which has statutory force, provides information and guidance about how the Act should work in practice. It explains the principles behind the Act, defines when someone is incapable of making their own decisions and explains what is meant by acting in someone's best interests. It describes the role of the new Court of Protection and the role of Independent Mental Capacity Advocates and sets out the role of the Public Guardian. It also covers medical treatment and the way disputes can be resolved.

Assessment of Mental Capacity
Assessment of Mental Capacity

Author: The British Medical Association

Publisher: The Law Society

Published: 2010-07-31

Total Pages: 487

ISBN-13: 190769823X

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The Law Society and British Medical Association have produced a new edition of their practical guidelines on the assessment of mental capacity for all professionals working with people who lack, or who may lack, capacity to make decisions.

MAKING REPORT WRITING EASY: Mental Capacity Assessments
MAKING REPORT WRITING EASY: Mental Capacity Assessments

Author: Social Work Haven Series

Publisher:

Published: 2020-06-05

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13:

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This guide provides a step by step process of how to complete capacity assessments using the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and its Code of Practice. It can be used by health and social care workers. It is informative and easy to use and provides a clear description of the requirements when using the 2 - stage test to ensure that assessments are legal, strengths based and person-centred. This guide describes how to assess capacity and what a good assessment of capacity should look like. It also provides sample questions to ask based on the specific decision to be made. This Simple Guide to Report Writing will be a vital resource for any health and social care professional working with individuals who may lack capacity to make specific decisions.

Legal Aspects of Mental Capacity
Legal Aspects of Mental Capacity

Author: Bridgit C. Dimond

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2016-05-02

Total Pages: 390

ISBN-13: 1119045347

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Highly Commended in Health and social care in the 2017 BMA Medical Book Awards The Mental Capacity Act (2005) regulates decision making processes on behalf of adults who are unable to give informed consent, due to a loss in mental capacity (be that from birth, or due to an illness or injury at some point in their lives). Since the Act’s original conception the new Court of Protection is now firmly established, and there have been significant Supreme Court cases, as well as further guidance on the 2005 Act and major developments in the use and assessment for Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards. Thoroughly updated to take account of the many updates, developments and changes in legislation and guidance, the new edition of Dimond’s authoritative guide will be warmly welcome by practitioners and students who need to understand and work within the Mental Capacity Act, and how it applies to their professional responsibilities. A highly practical guide to the Mental Capacity Act and its provisions since its conception in 2005 Relevant for a wide range of practitioners and students within health and social care Highly readable and easily accessible, even for those with no legal background Includes a range of learning features, including scenarios, questions and answers, key summary points, and applications for practice. Legal Aspects of Mental Capacity is an essential resource for all healthcare and social services professionals, students patient services managers and carers working with those who lack the capacity to make their own decisions.

Overcoming Challenges in the Mental Capacity Act 2005
Overcoming Challenges in the Mental Capacity Act 2005

Author: Camillia Kong

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Published: 2018-09-21

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13: 178450548X

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This book provides mental capacity practitioners with accessible ethical guidance and applicable tools for applying the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) 2005. It shows how clients' relationships can impact their capacity in positive and negative ways, and which communication skills practitioners can use to enable and empower those with impairment. It also covers how to engage in self-reflection and transparent debate about values to improve the quality of assessments. Helping practitioners interpret complex issues of mental capacity in the most beneficial way for clients, this book is essential reading for students and practitioners of law, medicine, mental health services and social care.

A Clinician's Brief Guide to the Mental Capacity Act
A Clinician's Brief Guide to the Mental Capacity Act

Author: Nick Brindle

Publisher: RCPsych Publications

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9781908020635

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This easy-to-read book guides clinicians through the parts of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 that they need to understand and use in their daily practice. This act now gives clinicians the authority to provide medical care and treatment to people (over 16 years) who lack the capacity to consent for themselves.

The Mental Capacity Act 2005
The Mental Capacity Act 2005

Author: Robert A. Brown

Publisher: Learning Matters

Published: 2015-09-26

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 1473934095

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The Mental Capacity Act 2005 and its accompanying Codes of Practice continue to have a huge impact on mental health professionals working with some of the most vulnerable people throughout England and Wales. Whether you are a Social Worker, Best Interest Assessor, Mental Health Nurse, Doctor, Psychiatrist or an Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP), understanding the Mental Capacity Act and its implications for practice is essential and this indispensable guide will help you do just that. The Mental Capacity Act 2005 is designed to protect and empower individuals who may lack the mental capacity to make their own decisions about their care and treatment and this bestselling book will provide invaluable support to busy practitioners needing to draw on the Act in the following ways: - Sets out the full text of the main body of the Act for quick reference - Contains practical advice and checklists for working with the Act and the main principles and Codes of Practice - Shows how the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act interact so that statutory requirements can be put into practice. Written in a style accessible to all professionals, this fully updated Third Edition has been revised and enlarged to incorporate revisions to the Mental Health Act Code of Practice 2015 and the crucial impact of the Supreme Court decisions in the Cheshire West cases.

Introducing Mental Health
Introducing Mental Health

Author: Caroline Kinsella

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 1843102609

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The authors explain key concepts in easily understandable language, accessible even to those with no prior knowledge of the subject. They detail the major mental health disorders and the issues and implications surrounding them, and include separate chapters on personality disorder, dual diagnosis and self-harm.