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Looks at the law on deprivation of liberty safeguards (DOLS).
Explores what the Act means by ‘best interests’ as well as when best interests decisions need to be made.
Explores the relationship between the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) and the Mental Health Act (MHA) of 1983 (as amended by the Mental Heath Act 2007) the difference between the two laws in relation to detention and deprivation of liberty.
Explores what is meant by making day-to-day decisions and how we can assess a person’s capacity to make their own decisions.
Explores how you begin to work out a person’s best interests in a practical context and the limits and challenges associated with best interests decision making.
Explores who can make decisions on behalf of other people and when those decisions can be made.
Explores why the Mental Capacity Act 2005 was introduced and who is affected by the Act (Estimated sudy time: 20-30 minutes).
Explores what kinds of disagreement can arise in relation to the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and possible solutions to resolve these.
Explores why, when and how to carry out a formal, recorded assessment of capacity.
oks at what makes an effective plan as well as considering how reviewing processes can be used to ensure changing needs are assessed and plans modified as a result.
Explores the communication strategies that can be used to talk to parents, children and families about parental mental health issues.
Explores screening, active signposting and early intervention, and their importance in addressing the needs of all parts of the family system.
An introduction to the family model and the impacts of some common risks, stressors and protective factors.
Provides a range of audit tools for front line managers to gauge the readiness of their staff to implement the ‘Think Family’ guidance. It also identifies the key drivers needed by strategic managers to target action at a local level, identify the barriers to change and potential solutions.
Explores the impact of parental mental illness on all family members. Also looks at child development stages and some common diagnoses, interventions and treatments for mental illness.
Explores the challenges facing workers in maintaining a multi-agency approach and how the Family Model can be used to strengthen professional working relationships.
Digital stories from the University of Huddersfield MSc Social Work 2011
Explores the implications that parental substance misuse has for social work practice and to recognise when an assessment is needed.
An introduction to the different types of substances commonly misused and the effects that these may have on the people taking them.
Explores how parenting capacity may be compromised and how children may be affected by parental substance misuse.
Region: International
Tags: UKOER, SWAPBox, social media, social networking, twitter, IT, howtoA short 'how to' guide to Twitter specifically for Social Workers who are new to it.
A short article on the value of support workers in mental health care settings
