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Anthony Harbour - Children with Mental Disorder and the Law: A Guide to Law and Practice - 9781843105763 - V9781843105763
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Children with Mental Disorder and the Law: A Guide to Law and Practice

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Description for Children with Mental Disorder and the Law: A Guide to Law and Practice Paperback. This book provides a guide to the law relating to mental health care for children and young people, and discusses important issues in clinical and social care practice such as parental responsibility, Gillick competency and capacity, emergency intervention and detention, assessment of mental illness and confidentiality in practice. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations, diagrams. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; LNTM1; MBQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 376.

Children and young people with complex mental health needs are increasingly being cared for within specialist mental health care settings, either in the community or in in-patient facilities. With rapid social developments, it can be difficult for carers and practitioners to keep track of the law in this area.

This book provides a guide to the law relating to mental health care for children and young people, their rights and entitlement to service, and discusses important issues in clinical and social care practice such as parental responsibility, Gillick competency and capacity, emergency intervention and detention, assessment of mental illness ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843105763
SKU
V9781843105763
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-1

About Anthony Harbour
Anthony Harbour is a solicitor in a London practice where he specializes in health and social service law. He is the lead trainer for the Section 12 training for child and adolescent psychiatrists organised by the Royal College of Psychiatrists, UK, and is currently involved in providing training to health and social service professionals on the Mental Capacity Act, the ... Read more

Reviews for Children with Mental Disorder and the Law: A Guide to Law and Practice
The text is most useful for colleagues working in child and adolescent health or social care but some content is pertinent to educational psychologists. However, the text as a whole can help educational psychologists to understand the complexity of legislation affecting the practice of colleagues encountered at case conferences and in the course of multi-agency working.
British Psychological Society, ... Read more

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