Legal aspects of occupational therapy
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Legal aspects of occupational therapy
Blackwell Science, c1997
Available at 7 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This practical text covers the legal aspects which arise in occupational therapy. Written for those who have no legal knowledge, the book clearly sets out the basic principles of law which apply to practical situations. Chapters on all the main client groups, including children, the elderly, physically and mentally handicapped, provide the relevant specialist law. Health and Safety laws are explained, and the text is supported by an extensive glossary of legal
Table of Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- List of abbreviations
- Introduction
- The legal system
- Section A Professional Issues:
- Registration and the role of the statutory bodies
- Professional conduct proceedings
- Education
- Section B Client Centred Care:
- Rights of clients
- Consent and information giving
- Confidentiality
- Access to records
- Section C Accountability in the Civil and Criminal Courts:
- Negligence
- Health and safety
- Record keeping
- Giving evidence in court
- Handling complaints
- Equipment issues
- Transport issues
- Section D Management Areas:
- Employment and the statutory organisation of the NHS
- Community care
- Private practice
- Section E Specialist Client Groups:
- Care of those with physical disabilities
- Care of the mentally ill
- Care of those with learning disabilities
- Care of children
- Care of the elderly
- Section F Specialist Areas:
- Teaching and research
- Complementary medicine
- Conclusion
- Appendices
- Glossary
- Further reading
- Addresses
- Table of cases
- Table of statutes
- Index
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