Groups: A Guide to Small Group Work in Healthcare, Management, Education And Research

By Fraser MacFarlane, Glyn Elwyn, Trisha Greenhalgh

In this introductory text, the author presents the law relating to child care and the reforms introduced by the Children Act 1989, assessing its impact on child care practice and procedures. Focusing on a practical interpretation of the law by the use of hypothetical examples, practice notes and recommendations, the book illustrates its relevance to those working in the caring and health professions, and incorporates details of various sets of Guidance and Regualtions issued by the Department of Health. In addition it provides an outline of adoption law, the principles of consent to treatment and the effect of surrogacy and "assisted reproduction" on the legal definition of parenthood.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 185775400X
• ISBN13: 9781857754001
• Release Date: November 1993
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 336 Pages