Child care law for health professionals / Judith Hendrick ; with a foreword by Richard Williams.
'Across Canada efforts have been made to introduce information technology solutions into the health care sector for the past two decades. As with any journey the maps and journals are only produced at the end of the adventure. With this book Dr Shaw has provided a road map that will help guide...
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Table of Contents:
- Intro; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Contents; Foreword; 1 Introduction; Origins of the Act; Scope of the Act; Aims and objectives of the Act; General principles of the Act; 2 Legal Parentage and Parental Responsibility; Legal parentage: who is a parent?; Parental responsibility; Scope of parental responsibility; Restrictions on parental responsibility; Who has parental responsibility?; Sharing parental responsibility; Delegation of parental responsibility; Case studies; 3 Consent to Treatment; Basic principles; Exceptions to the principle of consent; Acting without consent
- Children and consentRole of the court; Consent and the Children Act 1989; Treatment for handicapped infants; Medical records; Case studies; 4 Court Orders in Family Proceedings; Residence orders; Contact orders; Specific issue orders; Prohibited steps orders; Additional powers; Duration of orders; When will a Section 8 order be granted?; The position of local authorities; Who can apply for an order?; Other 'private' court orders; Wardship; Case studies; 5 Local Authority Support for Children and Families; Duties and powers; Children in need; Duties and powers to all children; Day care
- AccommodationCase studies; 6 Organizational Framework of the Public Care System; Area Child Protection Committee; Child Protection Register; Child Protection Conference; Inter-agency co-operation; Guardians ad litem; The investigation process; 7 Compulsory Intervention; Care orders; Effect of a care order; Interim care orders; Supervision orders; Interim supervision orders; Education supervision orders; Case studies; 8 Child Protection; Child assessment order; Emergency protection order; Police powers; Recovery of abducted, missing or runaway children; Case studies
- 9 Children Looked After by Local AuthoritiesGeneral welfare (Section 22); Contact and related duties; Accommodation and placement duties; Planning duties; Case studies; 10 The Legal Regulation of Substitute Care; Children's homes; Accommodation provided by a health authority; Residential care, nursing and mental nursing homes; Independent schools; Private fostering arrangements; Child-minding and day care; Foster placements; Secure accommodation; Case studies; 11 Children With Disabilities; The Children Act; Identification and assessment of children 'in need'
- Additional services for children with disabilitiesRegister of children with disabilities; Accommodation; Complaints procedures; Transition to adulthood; The Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970; The Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986; The Education Act 1981; Case studies; 12 Adoption; The role of adoption services and agencies; Eligibility; Parental consent; Freeing for adoption; Legal status of children placed for adoption (or pre-adoption foster placements); Court procedure; Adoption allowances; Tracing origins (The Adoption Contact Register)