Risk Assessment in People With Learning Disabilities
Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Psychology, Clinical Psychology
| Author: | Carol Sellars | ISBN: | 9781119975762 |
| Publisher: | Wiley | Publication: | August 26, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Wiley | Language: | English |
| Author: | Carol Sellars |
| ISBN: | 9781119975762 |
| Publisher: | Wiley |
| Publication: | August 26, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Wiley |
| Language: | English |
Risk Assessment in People with Learning Disabilities, Second Edition reflects legislative updates made over the past decade while continuing to demystify the process of assessing risk for people with intellectual impairment (previously called 'learning disabilities').
- Revisits techniques of risk assessment outlined in First Edition in light of the recent legislative changes, most notably the 2005 Mental Capacity Act
- Covers methods of assessing a person's capacity to consent in a range of situations, from the everyday, to complex medical or psychological scenarios
- Covers implications of new guidelines issued in relation to the Care Programme Approach (CPA)
Risk Assessment in People with Learning Disabilities, Second Edition reflects legislative updates made over the past decade while continuing to demystify the process of assessing risk for people with intellectual impairment (previously called 'learning disabilities').
- Revisits techniques of risk assessment outlined in First Edition in light of the recent legislative changes, most notably the 2005 Mental Capacity Act
- Covers methods of assessing a person's capacity to consent in a range of situations, from the everyday, to complex medical or psychological scenarios
- Covers implications of new guidelines issued in relation to the Care Programme Approach (CPA)
