Children with mental disorder and the law a guide to law and practice /
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...
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| Format: | Electronic |
| Language: | English |
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London ; Philadelphia :
Jessica Kingsley Publishers,
2008.
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| Online Access: | View fulltext via EzAccess |
| Summary: | 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 int. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (245 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9781846428005 (electronic bk.) 1846428009 (electronic bk.) 1281782270 9781281782274 |