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Between the NHS and the Local Authority – On Being Seconded

I’ve been a local government employee for a good number of years but however much I try to ensure that I am fully linked into the policies that trickle down to us via my own employing council, I can’t help … Continue reading → Read More.....

Published 13 Apr 2011 6:20 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social care, social work, work, local authority, health, local government, approved social worker, Employment, personal, NHS Trust, being seconded to the NHS
Ginger

My duty as an AMHP (Approved Mental Health Professional) is fundamentally to co-ordinate and carry out assessments according to the Mental Health Act (1983 – as amended 2007). So in the case of a community assessment, I will request the doctor’s attendance...

Published 28 May 2009 6:15 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social care, social work, work, ASW, mental health, local authority, health, animals, mental health act, hospital, approved social worker, mental health act 1983, cat, national assistance act, approved mental health professional, AMHP, pets, animal warden, cat trap, mha 1983, national assistance act 1948, national assistance act section 48, s48
Positive Influences

I came across a tribute written by Clare Allen in the Guardian, to her own Social Worker, Bernadette, who is retiring this week. Allen writes about the positive influence that her social worker and the relationship between them has resulted in. I could...

Published 14 Jan 2009 5:58 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social work, work, mental health, local authority, health, approved social worker, approved mental health professional, good social worker, clare allen
Death of the ASW

I left work yesterday as an Approved Social Worker (ASW) and by the time I go to work on Monday, I will be an Approved Mental Health Professional (AHMP). I signed my last papers and completed the last assessment at precisely 5.18pm (yes, I checked!) on...

Published 1 Nov 2008 4:40 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social work, work, ASW, mental health, local authority, uk, health, nhs, mental health act, gscc., approved social worker, approved mental health professional, General Social Care Council
Training

It’s a fairly busy month in the Mental Health teams with the impeding (3rd November) changes in the Mental Health legislation in England and Wales. Having attended my ASW (Approved Social Worker) to AMHP (Approved Mental Health Professional) conversion...

Published 21 Oct 2008 6:39 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social care, social work, work, training, mental health, health, approved social worker, mental health act 1983, England, approved mental health professional, mental health act 2007 amendments, care services improvement partnership, uk mental health, csip, England and Wales, mental health legislation
Revisiting

I have been in my current team for a couple of years. I worked in the same local authority before that though for about three years. The geographical boundaries of the areas that I work in don’t strictly overlap so I haven’t had it happen...

Published 8 Oct 2008 6:15 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social care, social work, older people, work, ASW, mental health, old age, elderly, health, hospital, psychiatric hospital, vascular dementia, approved social worker, mental health act 1983, Mental disorder, sectioned
Guardianship - Making decisions

From my earlier posts here and here, I discussed the possible uses of the Mental Health Act and the Mental Capacity Act in a particular scenario. It seemed that in general, the Mental Capacity Act seemed to be offering similar authority as the Mental...

Published 3 Sep 2008 6:21 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: work, mental health, mental health act, approved social worker, mental health act 1983, mental capacity act, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Guardianship, Human Rights Act 1998
Guardianship - or a journey into Section 7 of the Mental Health Act

I was called into one of the CMHT (Community Mental Health Team) meetings last week. It was a bit of a surprise. We don’t tend to go into other peoples’ meetings. It is almost like entering an alternate universe. People have the same roles...

Published 1 Sep 2008 6:25 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social work, older people, work, ASW, mental health, MCA, old age, elderly, uk, health, mental health act, approved social worker, mental health act 1983, mental capacity act, Mental disorder, Mental Capacity Act 2005, approved mental health professional, Guardianship
Approval

Yesterday, I received confirmation of the ‘approval’ part of my new role as an ‘approved social worker’ (ASW). After completing the designated additional specialist mental health training a couple of months back and having spent...

Published 10 Jul 2008 4:57 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social work, work, ASW, mental health, local authority, uk, health, approved social worker, mental health act 1983

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