Special Difficulties of Mental Welfare Officers with the Aged
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چکیده
No positive authority Many people do not, or will not, appreciate that the mental welfare officer of today is not the duly authorised officer of the old legislation. Then he had direct responsibility and statutory authority to enable him to solve his problems. Under the Mental Health Act, he has less well defined responsibilities and no positive authority. Cases are still referred to him by all and sundry, without regard to his present position in these matters, and he is subject to pressures from all sides to solve the insoluble.
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عنوان ژورنال:
دوره 21 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1963