Mental Health Legislation and Practice

• Community Treatment Orders
• An Introduction to the Mental Health Act
• Civil Admission under Part II of the Mental Health Act (sections 2,3,4,5,etc)
• Mentally Disordered Offenders – Part III of the Mental Health Act 1983
• Community Powers (sections 7, 37, 17, 117, CTOs, Conditional Discharge etc)
• Capacity and Consent for Admission and Treatment under the Mental Health Act
• Mental Health Review Tribunals – Practical Skills
• The Nearest Relative – a Creature of Statute
• Receipt and Scrutiny of Statutory Documents
• Hospital Managers – Powers and Duties
• Basic Mental Health Awareness
• Dementia Awareness
• Mental Health and Learning Disabilities
• The Interface Between the Children and the Mental Health Acts
• Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults with Mental Health Problems
• Women and Mental Health
• Older People and Mental Health
• Sexuality and Mental Health
• Models of Mental Distress
• Risk Assessment and Risk Management in Mental Health
• The Care Programme Approach
• Just for the Record – Defensible Documentation and Recording Skills
• Mental Health Update – overview of the main legislative and policy changes over the preceeding year
• Delegation of Financial Responsibility – Court of Protection, Appointeeship etc
• New Approaches to the Prevention of Suicide
• How to Get the Best From an Interpreter in Mental Health Settings
• Finding Your Way Around the Code of Practice, Memorandum and the Jones Manual

Please contact Christine for an outline and / or a sample programme.