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Drowning in Paper

I was on the ward yesterday morning. For a substantial chunk of time. Our borough had a rush of applications for assessments for authorisations of deprivation of liberty in the last few days in April. Just in time to take advantage of the extended April...

Published 14 May 2009 7:02 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: assessment, best interests, best interests assessment, Best Interests Assessor, deprivation of liberty safeguards, dols, health, hospital, local authority, mental health, old age, older people, psychiatric hospital, social work, work
My First Best Interests Assessment

Yesterday I completed my first Best Interests Assessment since the relatively new Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards went live on 1 April 2009. In brief these assessments grew from the need to clarify the legal position of those who lack capacity when...

Published 18 Apr 2009 7:06 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: AMHP, assessment, best interests assessment, Best Interests Assessor, bia, Care Quality Commission, dementia, deprivation of liberties, deprivation of liberties safeguards, dols, dols assessment, General practitioner, health, local authority, long-term care, MCA, mental capacity act, Mental Capacity Act 2005, mental health, mental health act assessment, old age, older people, social work, work
Assessing Capacity

We have, over the last 18 months or so, carried out a lot of capacity assessments in our team. Actually, truth be known, we were and have been carrying out capacity assessments for far longer but as far as codified assessments go, the paperwork has been...

Published 28 Mar 2009 9:32 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: assessment, Best Interests Assessor, Care of residents, carers, Court of Protection, dementia, elderly, health, long-term care, MCA, Mental Capacity Act 2005, mental capacity assessment, old age, older people, social work, work
An Assessment

I mentioned in passing that I was out at an early morning assessment earlier in the week. I wanted to reflect on some of the issues that arose without mentioning too much of the detail. It was the second attempt to assess as the first visit, Mr A had...

Published 27 Mar 2009 6:20 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: AMHP, assessment, ASW, elderly, General practitioner, health, hospital, mental health, mental health act assessment, old age, older people, Psychiatrist, social work, work, work-related stress
Assessing Best Interests - part 2

The training continues - it’s a fairly robust one as far as it goes and although it might not be apparent, despite the density of content, I am finding the substance interesting. As promised on the first day of the training, more of the bits and...

Published 20 Feb 2009 5:04 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: AMHP, assessment, Best Interests Assessor, best interests assessor training, bia, conditions attached to authorisation, deprivation of liberty, health, hospital, Law, local authority, long-term care, MCA, mental capacity act, mental health, mental health act, old age, older people, personal, social care, social issues, socialcare, standard authorisation, urgent authorisation, work
Assessment for Guardianship

I mentioned a Guardianship application I had in the works a few weeks ago. Nothing happens quickly around here at the moment with changes in the teams being imminent and what with trying to co-ordinate attendees, I finally managed the Guardianship application...

Published 28 Oct 2008 6:23 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: assessment, ASW, elderly, Guardianship, health, long-term care, mental health act 1983, Mental disorder, mental health, mental health act, social care, social work, social work assessment, work
On the ward

Image via Wikipedia I knew it wasn’t going to be a quiet day when I found a pink paper with a written recommendation for a Section 3 from one of our doctors sitting on my desk next to the ASW Duty Book - a book in which we note any Mental Health...

Published 12 Sep 2008 7:01 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: assessment, ASW, health, health care, hospital, mental health act 1983, mental health, old age, older people, paranoia, psychosis, social care, social work, uk, United Kingdom, ward, work
With or Without Your Consent

Last week was quite a difficult one for me, work-wise. I’ve already mentioned a couple of the Mental Health Act Assessments I did a few days ago. There was another one yesterday and it was the most troubling I have been party to. At the moment,...

Published 21 Jun 2008 5:14 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: approved social work, assessment, ASW, health, hospital, mental health, mental health act assessment, psychiatric hospital, sectioning, social work, uk, work
On Assessments

This week I completed two Mental Health Act Assessments (not on my own, of course, I’m still not warranted!). So I probably don’t need to elaborate on the fact that it’s been quite busy. Just a few aspects as I saw them. I spoke to one...

Published 19 Jun 2008 4:01 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: assessment, ASW, hospital, mental health, mental health act, sectioning, social care, social work, uk, work
Gaining Approval

In order to become an Approved Social Worker (ASW) the requirements are as follows - undertake a course of sixty days training (a mixture of lectures, seminars and supervised practice in a placement setting ) -apply for a warrant (after some more supervised...

Published 22 May 2008 6:07 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: assessment, ASW, being an asw, mental health, mental health profession, social work, training, warrants, work

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