Risk Assessment in People with Learning Disabilities, Second Edition reflectslegislative 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 capacityto consent in a range of situations, from the everyday, to complex medical orpsychological scenarios Covers implications of new guidelines issued in relation to the Care Programme Approach (CPA) INDICE: Foreword: Introduction to second edition. Chapter 1 Assessing riskin the lives of people with intellectual impairment. Chapter 2 The problem ofpredicting risk. Chapter 3 Assessing risks and establishing care plans. Chapter 4 Everyday risks. Chapter 5 Parents with intellectual impairment. Chapter 6Self-harm, mental illness and risk. Chapter 7 Other mental disorders and associated risks. Chapter 8 Violence and offending in people with intellectual impairment. Chapter 9 Sex offenders with intellectual impairment. Chapter 10 Assessment of risk with those you care for: the way forward. References. Index.
- ISBN: 978-0-470-97485-8
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 196
- Fecha Publicación: 26/08/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés