Children with Mental Disorder and the Law
A Guide to Law and Practice
Anthony Harbour
Paperback: £25.00 / $49.95
2008, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 248pp
ISBN: 978-1-84310-576-3, BIC 2: MBPK
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LNTM1
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 and confidentiality in practice. A chapter written by Mary Mitchell considers the diagnosis and management of complex mental illness in young people, and a concluding chapter discusses changes in the law.
Jargon-free and accessibly written, this is an invaluable guide for professionals working in child and adolescent health and social care, social workers, youth workers, social welfare policy makers, medical professionals, teachers, educational professionals and students, as well as advocates for children and young people.
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Subject areas
- Disability
- Asperger Syndrome, Autism and other Syndromes
- Health, Social Work and Social Care
- Psychiatry and Psychology
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