Obtaining consent to help a young man with difficulties masturbating.
The Mental Capacity Act and the code of practice (Department of Health (DH) (2005) make it clear that people should not be treated as unable to make a decision about their own lives unless all practicable steps to help them to do so have been taken without success. In the case of Peter, not his real...
| Publicado en: | Learning Disability Practice Vol. 14; no. 6; pp. 32 - 37 |
|---|---|
| Autor principal: | |
| Formato: | case study Journal Article |
| Publicado: |
Royal College of Nursing of the United Kingdom (The)
Jul2011
|
| Acceso en línea: | Ver este registro en EBSCOhost |
| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=62872464&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 62872464 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 14658712 FTU jtl: Learning Disability Practice issn: 14658712 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Jul2011 vid: 14 iid: 6 pid: 6040 pub: Royal College of Nursing of the United Kingdom (The) artinfo: ui: 62872464 104664462 104664462 10.7748/ldp2011.07.14.6.32.c8620 62872464 ppf: 32 ppct: 5 formats: tig: atl: Obtaining consent to help a young man with difficulties masturbating. aug: au: Wills, Caroline affil: Manager, department of communication, community team learning disability, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Trust sug: subj: Consent Legislation and Jurisprudence Persons with Intellectual Disabilities Psychosocial Factors Sexual Dysfunction, Male Therapy Masturbation Competence (Legal) Male Fragile X Syndrome Psychosocial Factors Communication Multidisciplinary Care Team Intellectual Disability Legislation and Jurisprudence United Kingdom Patient Rights Patient Advocacy Male ab: The Mental Capacity Act and the code of practice (Department of Health (DH) (2005) make it clear that people should not be treated as unable to make a decision about their own lives unless all practicable steps to help them to do so have been taken without success. In the case of Peter, not his real name, a young man with severe learning disabilities and a degree of sexual frustration, the multidisciplinary learning disabilities community team used guidance from the act to discern his capacity to consent to treatment and how to work with him. This ensured that he, his family and the staff involved were fully supported throughout. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: case study Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
|---|