Risk Assessment in People With Learning Disabilities 2e

Name: Risk Assessment in People With Learning Disabilities 2e
Author: Carol (University of Warwick, UK) Sellars

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Paperback, 196 blz. | Engels

John Wiley & Sons | 2e druk, 2011

ISBN13: 9780470974858

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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)

Specificaties

ISBN13:9780470974858

Taal:Engels

Bindwijze:paperback

Aantal pagina's:196

Uitgever:John Wiley & Sons

Druk:2

Hoofdrubriek:Mens en maatschappij

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Preface: Introduction to Second Edition vii
Chapter 1 Assessing Risks in the Lives of People with Intellectual Impairment 1
Chapter 2 The Problem of Predicting Risk 13
Chapter 3 Assessing Risks and Establishing Care Plans 27
Chapter 4 Everyday Risks 47
Chapter 5 Parents with Intellectual Impairment 69
Chapter 6 Self–harm, Mental Illness and Risk 89
Chapter 7 Other Mental Disorders and Associated Risks 103
Chapter 8 Violence and Offending in People with Intellectual Impairment 123
Chapter 9 Sex Offenders with Intellectual Impairment 141
Chapter 10 Assessment of Risk with Those You Care For: the Way Forward 155
References and Suggested Further Reading 167
Index 171