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Social workers dis-approved?
- Author:
- GLOVER-WRIGHT David
- Journal article citation:
- Openmind, 109, May 2001, p.21.
- Publisher:
- MIND
Looks at the role of approved social workers in mental health assessment, and the proposed changes outlined in the White Paper on reforming the Mental Health Act.
Return to Bournewood: the ethical dilemma
- Author:
- CARR Les
- Journal article citation:
- Professional Social Work, May 2000, p.2.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
Looks at the implications of the Human Rights Act for the detention of people under the Mental Health Act, and what it will mean for the role of the Approved Social Worker.
A neglected power
- Authors:
- HATFIELD Barbara, EVANS Sherrill, SHAW Jenny
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 9.9.99, 1999, pp.24-25.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Mental health professionals in England and Wales make only limited use of the guardianship provisions of the Mental Health Act 1983. The authors consider whether the use of these powers in the United States holds any lessons for this country.
What's in a name
- Author:
- RAPAPORT Joan
- Journal article citation:
- Professional Social Work, March 2002, pp.12-13.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
Argues why the nearest relative role has important lessons for the roles of the nominated person and carer which will replace it in the next Mental Health Act.
Am I making myself clear?
- Author:
- RAPAPORT Joan
- Journal article citation:
- Professional Social Work, February 2001, pp.10-11.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
Describes the difficulty of accessing impartial interpreters for people with mental health problems whose first language is not English.
The approved social worker's guide to psychiatry and psychiatric medication
- Authors:
- ADSHEAD Gwen, LACEY Ron
- Publisher:
- Bournemouth University
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 124p.
- Place of publication:
- Poole
This book was written for those on the Mental Health Social Work Award (ASW) courses and those helping to provide placement opportunities for ASW trainees. It will also be of use to practising ASWs, other mental health professionals, service users and carers. Contents include: an overview of psychiatry; psychotic disorders; neuroses, substance abuse and personality disorders; treatment issues in psychiatry; forensic psychiatry and the law; psychiatry of old age; psychiatry and risk assessment; and patients as parents. The main forms of psychiatric medication are then outlined.
The approved social worker's guide to mental health law
- Author:
- BROWN Robert
- Publisher:
- Bournemouth University
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 128p.
- Place of publication:
- Poole
This book has been primarily written for those on the Mental Health Social Work Award (ASW) courses or those helping to provide placement opportunities for ASW trainees. It will also be of use to practising ASWs, other mental health professionals, service users and carers. Contents: civil admissions, guardianship, supervised aftercare; relatives and carers; the role of the approved social worker; patients concerned in criminal proceedings;and consent to treatment and mental capacity. Summaries of current mental health law are provided.
Safeguard under threat?
- Author:
- LAURENT Claire
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 9.8.01, 2001, p.12.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Reports on how plans to end the role of approved social workers in consenting to a patient's company admission to hospital have provoked fears that an important safety net will be removed.
Nurses' role up for review
- Author:
- KEYS Robert
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 6.10.99, 1999, pp.50-51.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
This article asserts that as the 1983 Mental Health Act is under review, it must take into account the crucial role nurses play. The current organisation and distribution of powers and responsibilities disregards the nursing roles. Argues that there should be legal recognition of nurses' expertise in the assessment of mental disorder and the status of nurses as the professional equals of doctors and social workers needs to be recognised.
The 1986 Mental Health (N.I.) Order and approved social work in Northern Ireland: time for change
- Author:
- MANKTELOW Roger
- Journal article citation:
- Practice: Social Work in Action, 11(1), 1999, pp.23-34.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Critically evaluates the 1986 Mental Health Order (Northern Ireland) which introduced the role of the approved social worker. Identifies the ambiguities in the order and calls for a review of the legislation. Concludes with a demand for a systematic and province-wide research study of the training, role and function of approved social workers.