The Approved Mental Health Professional′s Guide to Mental Health Law

By:

Robert Brown

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Post-qualifying Social Work Practice Series

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This highly practical book brings together the elements of legislation, Code of Practice, Memorandum, Government Circulars and relevant case law, policy and AMPH regulations that trainees are required to get to grips with to pass the course and practice as a registered Mental Health Professional. This fully-revised fifth edition is an essential guide for practising AMHPs, or those currently in training. With extensive appendices which cover Mental Health Act Assessments, Practice Directions (first tier tribunal) and the AMHP Regulations for both England and Wales. it also offers checklists, multiple choice questions and exercises to aid practice and learning, and includes: - Updates to recent legislation, case law and policy - The impact of the Policing and Crime Act 2017 on patient admissions and the Mental Health Act - The implications of the 2017-18 Annual Report by the CQC and HIW looking at detained patients - Anticipated outcomes of the Mental Capacity Act (Amendment) Act 2019 - A new appendix documenting The Mental Health Act 1983 (Places of Safety) Regulations 2017

Author Biography:

Robert Brown is a Visiting Fellow at Bournemouth University and was a Founding Director of Edge Training and Consultancy Limited. He was a Mental Health Act Commissioner from 1992 until 2010. He provides refresher training for Approved Mental Health Professionals (AMHPs) and Best Interest Assessors (BIAs) and contributes to the training of section 12 approved doctors and Approved Clinicians in South West England and Wales. He provides consultation and supervision for the AMHPs/BIAs in the Deprivation of Liberty Team in Cornwall. Rob also provides consultation to Lead AMHPs in Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Lambeth, Portsmouth and West Berkshire. He has published widely in the field of mental health and mental capacity law.

Release date Australia

October 21st, 2019

Author

Robert Brown

Audience

Tertiary Education (US: College)

Edition

5th Revised edition

Pages

272

Series

Post-qualifying Social Work Practice Series

ISBN-13

9781526450289

Product ID

29145059

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