Demystifying Mental Capacity: A guide for health and social care professionals [Hardcover]

This very practical book helps professionals and students to engage critically with their practice by addressing mental capacity and adult safeguarding. Its accessible and easy to navigate format include key topics surrounding assisted decision making, deprivation of liberty, and consent. 

Set against the backdrop of the Mental Capacity Act 2005, this book explores issues raised by mental capacity within adult safeguarding to highlight and aid professionals appreciate how mental capacity intersects with risk and vulnerability. Case studies, reflection points and exercise are used to develop understanding and support critical engagement with practice.

 

This book is an excellent aid to support social work and health care practitioners,  particularly in the context of integrated health and social care with demystifying mental capacity.

This guide is an invaluable aid to practitioners where issues of mental capacity may be of concern. Also an excellent resource for student social workers,  student nurses and medical students re the examining and understanding of the importance in professional practice.

Chapter 1: Reflecting on values and bias within mental capacity decision making - Lee-Ann Fenge & Sally Lee
Chapter 2: The history and current context of mental capacity legislation and policy - Michael Lyne & Sally Lee
Chapter 3: Mental capacity legislation, guidance and case law (1): The Mental Capacity Act and the concept of mental capacity - Alex Ruck Keene
Chapter 4: Mental capacity, legislation, guidance and case law (2): Best interests - Alex Ruck Keene
Chapter 5: Supported Assisted Decision-Making - Anna Volkmer & Tim Farmer
Chapter 6: Deprivation of liberty: a matter of human rights - Sally Lee & Michael Lyne
Chapter 7: THe Mental Capaló#