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Overcoming Challenges in the Mental Capacity ACT 2005: Practical Guidance for Working with Complex Issues
Contributor(s): Kong, Camillia (Author), Ruck Keene, Alex Ruck (Author), Eldergill, Anselm (Foreword by)
ISBN: 1785922599     ISBN-13: 9781785922596
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
OUR PRICE:   $38.00  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: September 2018
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BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Social Work
- Law | Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice
Dewey: 346.420
LCCN: 2018010189
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.60 lbs) 176 pages
 
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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.

Contributor Bio(s): Kong, Camillia: - Camillia Kong is an academic researcher and philosopher based at the University of Oxford, where she specialises in the ethics around mental capacity and psychiatric treatment. She was awarded a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship to conduct research exploring the philosophical issues behind the concept of mental capacity. She lives in London.Ruck Keene, Alex Ruck: - Alex Ruck Keene is a barrister, writer and educator, specialising in the Mental Capacity Act 2005. He has acted in cases involving the Mental Capacity Act 2005 at all levels up to and including the Supreme Court. He also writes extensively, has numerous academic affiliations and is the creator of the website www.mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk. He lives in London.