Rachel Hubbard Rachel2.Hubbard@uwe.ac.uk
Senior Lecturer in Social Work
The Best Interests Assessor Practice Handbook
Hubbard, Rachel; Stone, Kevin
Authors
Kevin Stone Kevin2.Stone@uwe.ac.uk
Associate Lecturer HAS HSS USLW0001
Abstract
Best Interests Assessors (BIA) are specialist practitioners with a unique professional identity. This is the first book to consider this complex role in depth, offering practical guidance and exploring its particular challenges in the context of the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards legal framework. How can you work with people who lack capacity to make sure their voice is heard? How can you maintain quality of assessments and decision-making while managing an increasing workload? How do you keep up to date with case law and work out how to apply it to day-to-day practice? The book answers these questions and many more, allowing you to meet the ever-changing requirements of the role, whilst maintaining professional knowledge, values and ethics in practice, now and in the future. Activities including case studies, legal summaries, decision making activities, CPD support and case law will be welcomed by BIA students, practitioners and others interested in the role.
Citation
Hubbard, R., & Stone, K. (2018). The Best Interests Assessor Practice Handbook. Policy Press
Book Type | Authored Book |
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Publication Date | Jan 1, 2018 |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
ISBN | 9781447335559 |
Keywords | BIA, Best Interest Assessor, |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/874526 |
Publisher URL | https://policypress.co.uk/the-best-interests-assessor-practice-handbook |
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