Expert Insights
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Mental Health
Getting a good report
This week I’ve been teaching some students about writing mental health tribunal reports. I’ve been compiling some materials for this,...
Acting appropriately
A new Home Office report has highlighted a gap in the protection of vulnerable people who find themselves being interviewed...
Being detained – What happens next?
Recently, I read a news article about new guidelines regarding disclosure to employers about being detained under the Mental Health...
Hearing Voices – Finding out about the experience
Research studies have shown that more than 4% of the population have the experience of hearing voices that others cannot...
Becoming autism aware
The new Code of Practice to the Mental Health Act 1983 includes a very useful chapter (Chapter 20) on autism...
Supervision: Getting into groups
I recently wrote a blog post about the functions of supervision in the context of one-to-one sessions between worker and...
Protecting people in our care
A recent news story about allegations of ill-treatment by a worker in a Cumbrian care home has prompted me to...
Mental health services: Getting help, right now
A new survey from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) called ‘Right here, right now’ has revealed an unhelpful response from...
Last days of school
By the age of 18, most young people are nearing the end of their tolerance for formal education. For those...
From DoLS to providing Protective Care
The journey to get to where we are on the operation of the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (or DoLS) is...
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