Legal aspects of occupational therapy /
Bridgit C. Dimond
- 2nd ed.
- Oxford, UK : Blackwell Pub., 2004
- x, 429 p. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [409]-412) and index
Occupational therapy -- The legal system -- Registration and the Health Professions Council -- Professional conduct proceedings -- Education and training -- Rights of clients -- Consent and information giving -- The duty of confidentiality and data protection -- Access to records and information -- Negligence -- Health and safety -- Record keeping -- Statements, reports and giving evidence in court -- Handling complaints -- Equipment issues -- Transport issues -- Statutory organisation of the health and social services -- Community care and the rights of the disabled -- Employment law -- Physical disabilities -- Mental illness -- Learning disabilities -- Children -- Older people -- Teaching and research -- Complementary medicine -- Independent practice -- The future