Legal Aspects of Occupational Therapy - Softcover

Dimond, Bridgit C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0632040742 ISBN 13: 9780632040742

Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell, 1996

Synopsis

This practical text covers the legal aspects that arise in occupational therapy. Written for those who have no legal knowledge, the book clearly sets out the basic principles of law applying to practical situations. Chapters on all the main client groups (children, the elderly, and the physically and mentally handicapped) provide the relevant specialist law. Health and Safety laws are explained and an extensive glossary of legal terms is included. Occupational therapy students and teachers will also find the chapters on professional registration, teaching education, and research of particular use. This key text is an essential purchase for all those working and studying in occupational therapy and will also be of great benefit to health–care managers and those who purchase or provide occupational–therapy services.

About this title

About the Author

Bridgit C. Dimond MA LLB DSA AHSM is a Barrister–at–Law and Emeritus Professor at the University of Glamorgan. She has also acted as Consultant and Teacher at the College of Occupational Therapists and is author of the highly successful Mental Health Law for Nurses.

From the Back Cover

The Blom–Cooper report defines the role of the Occupational Therapist as therapeutic, advisory, educational and managerial. Legal issues impact on each of these aspects. Occupational Therapists must work within the context of the law and thus require a sound understanding of the law relating to their practice. Written for those who have no legal knowledge, the book takes the practical situations with which occupational therapists are confronted and sets out clearly the basic principles of law which apply. The text offers valuable information for those employed in the health service and by local authorities as well as including the law relevant to independent practitioners. The book includes chapters on all the main client groups and presents the relevant specialist law. The rights of clients and the law relating to professional and managerial issues are discussed fro a practical perspective and chapters on equipment, transport, complaints and complementary medicine provide assistance in areas which can cause confusion and concern. Students and teachers of Occupational Therapy will find the chapters on professional registration, teaching, education and research of particular interest. Key features are: The legal system explained clearly and concisely Highlights professional registration and accountability Written specifically for the Occupational Therapist, not the lawyer Includes Foreword by Sir Louis Blom–Cooper, QC An essential purchase for all those working and studying in Occupational Therapy

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0632040742
• ISBN 13: 9780632040742
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400