The Approved Social Worker's Guide to Mental Health Law (Post-qualifying Social Work Practice) - Softcover

Brown, Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1844450627 ISBN 13: 9781844450626

Publisher: Learning Matters, 2006

Synopsis

This book provides a clear guide to UK law relevant to social work practice. As well, the book anticipates changes which would come with the proposed reform of the UK Mental Health Act 1983. The guide focuses on common law as well as a range of relevant statutes. Written in a style which helps to make the law accessible, the book is packed with exercises and case studies which assist the reader in relating the law to practice.

About this title

About the Author:

Rob Brown is Director of the Approved Social Workers course in South West England, delivered in association with Bournemouth University. He is also the Area Mental Health Act Commissioner for Dorset and Somerset, having been a member of the Mental Health Act Commission since 1992. Previous roles include Mental Welfare Officer and then Approved Social Worker with Hampshire County Council, and lectureships at Southampton University, Stirling University and Croydon College. He contributes to the training of Section 12 Approved doctors in South West England and has published widely in several fields of mental health law.

Review:

"An excellent and readable summary of a complex area - ideal for candidates doing ASW / PQ courses" (Senior Lecturer in Social Work, Teesside University)

About this edition

• Publisher: Learning Matters
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1844450627
• ISBN 13: 9781844450626
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 180