Jane L Sinson

Applying the Mental Capacity ACT 2005 in Education

A Practical Guide for Education Professionals

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Providing clear guidance on mental capacity and its assessment in young people (aged 16-25) with special educational needs, this is the essential guide for education professionals on the incorporation of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 into the Children and Families Act 2014 and SEND Code of Practice.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Februar 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 358g
• ISBN-13: 9781785920028
• ISBN-10: 1785920022
• Artikelnr.: 44162018

Autorenporträt

Jane L. Sinson is an HCPC registered educational psychologist. She has undertaken capacity assessments of adults in Care Proceedings and presents training on the Mental Capacity Act and capacity assessments in education. She worked as a local authority educational psychologist for 20 years, prior to which she worked as a special needs teacher in a range of mainstream, resourced and special schools.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements. Prolegomenon: The importance of the SEND COP Annex 1.
Part 1: The Mental Capacity Act (MCA) 2005. 1. Introduction. 2. The MCA
five principles. 3. Mental capacity and to lack capacity. Part 2: Assessing
a young person's mental capacity. 4. 'More serious and significant
decisions'. 5. 'Legal consequences' decisions: appealing to the SEND
tribunal. 6. Additional considerations for Educational Psychologists (EPs).
Part 3: Education Professionals, the young person and their family. 7.
Resolving disagreements about the outcome of a mental capacity assessment.
8. 'Best interests' and 'best interest' checklist. 9. Supporting and
working with parents. Epilogue: Putting the MCA principles and processes
into practice - food for thought. Glossary. Appendix 1: Capacity assessment
record form. Appendix 2: Best Interests. Appendix 3: What young people can
legally do from the age of 16 years. References and resources. Subject
index.