A Guide to Consent
By Joan L. Sullivan.
Description
This guide discusses a novel approach to the issues of consent and choice experienced by persons with mental retardation. Written byamultidisciplinary group of lawyers, program directors, and educators, the book explores policy, legal, and programmatic implications of topics vital to self-determination.Contents-Adult guardianship and alternatives-Informed consent for health care-Consent to sexual activity-Consent to residential options-Capacity for and consent to legal representation-Capacity and the courts-Consent to extraordinary interventions-ConclusionSince 1876, the American Associatio...
ISBN(s)
0940898586, 9780940898585
