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03516aam a2200409 i 4500 001 81A9E97EDDAE11EDB031D5162DECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230418010100 008 220328t20222022enk b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2022003802 020 $a 036768487X 020 $a 9780367684877 020 $a 0367684896 020 $a 9780367684891 035 $a (OCoLC)1322207274 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d BDX $d OCLCF $d YDX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a KF480 $b .C367 2022 245 02 $a A casebook of mental capacity in US legislation : $b assessment and legal commentary / $c edited by Lynn A. Schaefer and Thomas J. Farrer. 264 1 $a New York : $b Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, $c 2022. 300 $a xvii, 220 pages ; $c 25 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Introduction to decision-making capacity -- The role of the psychologist in the assessment of capacity -- Guiding principles and common pitfalls of capacity assessment -- Capacity to consent to medical treatment -- Capacity to make decisions regarding welfare (discharge or where to live) -- Capacity to enter into sexual and marital relations -- Capacity to make financial decisions -- Capacity to make and revoke a will -- Capacity to enter into legal proceedings, litigate, and contract -- Competence to stand trial -- Integrating culture and diversity in capacity evaluations -- Summary of key learning points. 520 $a "A Casebook of Mental Capacity in US Legislation: Assessment and Legal Commentary employs an applied and accessible approach to the assessment of mental capacity. Through the use of rich vignettes and case examples, the text provides legal commentary to illustrate state laws and ethical principles from varied decision-making capacities in distinct settings to fortify its assessment. The text begins by providing a background about decision-making capacity as a construct. It also provides practical guidance on capacity assessment germane to a broad range of clinical settings, including geropsychology, health psychology, and neuropsychology. It moves on to reviewing decision-making rights that make up capacity, and provides ethical guidelines along with drawing the practitioner's attention to the common pitfalls. The case presentations and legal commentary underline key areas such as the capacity to consent to medical treatment, make welfare decisions, enter into a sexual relationship, make financial decisions, create or revoke a will, litigate and contract, and stand trial. It also includes a chapter focusing on integrating culture and diversity in capacity evaluations with the aim of increasing the practitioner's competence"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Capacity and disability $z United States. 650 0 $a Capacity and disability $z United States $v Cases. 650 0 $a Insanity (Law) $z United States. 650 7 $a Insanity (Law) $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01715759 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 655 7 $a Trials, litigation, etc. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01423712 700 1 $a Schaefer, Lynn A., $e editor. 700 1 $a Farrer, Thomas J. $q (Thomas Jeffrey), $d 1983- $e editor. 776 08 $i Online version: $t Casebook of mental capacity in us legislation $d Abingdon, Oxon [UK] ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2022 $z 9781003137771 $w (DLC) 2022003803 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20230418013420.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=81A9E97EDDAE11EDB031D5162DECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search