Specialist Mental Health Programmes
Client and carer focused mental health assessments
Duration:
Target group:
- ASW's and other Mental Health Workers
Synopsis:
Since 1984 (and the implementation of the Mental Health Act 1983) there has been wide ranging growth and development in legislative and statutory duties and regulations in the field of mental health services. (Police and Criminal Evidence Act (Appropriate Adult), NHS and Community Care Act, Mental Health (Patients in the Community) Act 1995, Care Programme Approach, Supervision Registers, Code of Practice (MHA '83) and Code of Practice to the Mental Health Act.
Aims & Objectives:
Participants will be given the opportunity to:
Familiarize themselves with the principal aspects/components of legislation and statutory guidance.
Develop skills and methods for "accessing" legislative and statutory material.
Consider how best to intervene/advocate on behalf of clients/service users where statutory/legislative issues may arise.
Methods:
The various relevant areas of legislation/statute will be considered using written exercises, case studies, role play and practice queries.
This course will not offer formal legal opinions in any particular case. Although roles/responsibilities of the various individuals involved in the application of the Mental Health Act 1983 will be explored/explained this is not an ASW training course.
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