Capacity and Autonomy

by Robert Johns

Practice issues surrounding the legal concept of capacity are of fundamental importance to social work. The profession is committed to maximizing service users' autonomy yet vulnerable people may be at risk of abuse or injury if they exercise complete independence - so practitioners need to know in what situations it is appropriate for that autonomy to be curtailed.

This accessible and practically-grounded text equips social workers with...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137286458
• ISBN13: 9781137286451
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: Red Globe Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.0" x 7.7"