The Mental Health Act The mental health act is an act design to protect people with mental illness. It was originally written in 1983 and reformed in 2007. It sets out clear guidance for a health professional when a person may need to be taken into compulsorily detained in a hospital. This is known as sectioning. This helps carers who are unable to cope without help. People can be sectioned if the health care profession thinks they are a danger to themselves‚ they are a danger to another person
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The aim of this assignment will be to select a client cared for on a placement and look at the assessment tools used to provide holistic care for this client. It will examine the various assessments used on this client and discuss the holistic needs of the client. My placement area was with a Community Mental Health Team and so the assessment tool used was the Community Mental Health Team Assessment and Progress Record. Carpenito-Moyet (2005‚ p.231) defined an assessment as “the deliberate and
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Difference between a voluntary client and one detained under the Mental Health Act 2009. A voluntary patient is one that makes the decision and is capable of making the decision to seek treatment in a centre‚ and is able to leave if they decide to. A detention and treatment order authorizes the detention of a person in a treatment centre so that psychiatric treatment can be given. People who are subject to detention and treatment orders are required to stay in the center and receive treatment
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which one serves. A social worker must advocate for the good of the community and the people within that community. As the Mayor of Biloxi you are also in a position where you must advocate for or against policy initiatives for the good of the people for which you serve. Therefore‚ it is important that you join me in supporting S. 195 or the “Mental Health in Schools Act of 2013.” Part A: Legislation and Political Context: What is the “Elevator Speech” Overview? The purpose of the Mental Health
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Sections of the mental health act * Definitions * Section 1 of the mental health act 1983 was amended in 2007. This section of the act defines a mental disorder as ’any disorder or disability of mind ’ it goes on to state that a “learning disability” is define as a state of arrested or incomplete development of the mind which also includes impairment of intelligence and social functioning (MHOL‚ 2010). For the purpose of the act a person who has a learning disability is not considered
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contrast the Police powers under the Mental Health Act 1983 and the Mental Capacity Act 2005. A discussion will be around the two Acts of Law regarding mental health that Constables should abide by; Mental Health Act 1983 and Mental Capacity Act 2005. The Mental Health Act will be broken down and summarised made to be comprehendible. Followed by a close examination of the Mental Capacity Act‚ before comparing the two in order to weigh out the positives and negatives of both Acts of Law. This will be
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The Mental Health Act Mental health law is about securing benefits for‚ and protecting the rights of people with mental disorder with the primary objective to make sure individuals can receive effective care and treatment. The Mental Health Act (1983) is a significant statutory framework for anybody working within mental health‚ providing a framework for decision making‚ by providing a logical format in which balances the law and legal values in order for a mental health worker to reach a decision
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effects of vicarious trauma will also be discussed in this assignment. Trauma Examples Man-made and natural disasters are traumatic to both the client and to the counselor. Oftentimes‚ the counselor is also feeling the effects of the disaster that has occurred‚ and is trying on his own to deal with the aftermath himself. He then needs to assist the client with dealing with the event as well. The example that comes to this writer’s mind is the 9/11 attacks and the sniper shootings in the Washington
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Discuss the differences between a substance abuse program (SAP) in prison and a program in the outside community. Discuss the differences between coerced and voluntary treatment. The readings address the use of coerced counseling in the prison system and that successes are dependent upon acceptance or willingness to adhere to the group’s counseling goals. What devices are available to ensure the success of counseling provided inside the institution? How do we judge the system’s effects on crime prevention
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The Mental Health Act 2016 of Queensland has three main objects and two principles. One of these principles applies to persons with mental illness. The three main objects of the act are (Mental Health Act 2016): 1. To improve and maintain the health and wellbeing of persons who have a mental illness who do not have the capacity to consent to be treated. 2. To enable persons to be diverted form the criminal justice system if found to have been of unsound mind at the time of committing an unlawful
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