Buch, Englisch, 186 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 242 g
Issues, Interventions, and Policies
Buch, Englisch, 186 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 242 g
ISBN: 978-1-138-98403-5
Verlag: Routledge
This thorough book provides valuable information on guardianship and alternative methods for serving judgment-impaired adults. To date, much of contemporary guardianship policy has been developed by muddling through. This book explores developments in case law concerning the scope of the guardian's authority, the proposed national guardianship act, and proposed changes in federal legislation regarding representative payees, and provides guidance in these important areas of concern. This collection conveys the range of viewpoints and geographic diversity that have characterized this subject. Protecting Judgment-Impaired Adults presents an array of topics, showing a sense of the direction guardianship law and practice will be moving in, aiding the work and understanding of policymakers, social workers, health care administrators, and families.
Zielgruppe
Professional Practice & Development
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Rechtswissenschaften Strafrecht Kriminologie, Strafverfolgung
- Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein
- Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologische Theorie, Psychoanalyse
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Kriminalsoziologie
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Altersgruppen Alterssoziologie
Weitere Infos & Material
Contents Introduction - Evaluating Decisionmaking Capacity in the Elderly: A Review of Recent Literature - Elder Abuse and Guardians of Elderly Incompetents - Uses of Guardianship as a Protective Intervention for Frail, Older Adults - A Judicial Menu: Selecting Remedies for the Incapacitated Elder - Material Abuse of the Elderly: When is Guardianship a Solution? - Elderly Nursing Home Residents' Need for Public Guardianship Services in Tennessee - Social Contract, Communities, and Guardians - Managing Guardianships of the Elderly: Protection and Advocacy as Public Policy - Avoiding Guardianship - Reference Notes Included
