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Social Work England consults on best interests assessor training standards

Community Care

It has launched the consultation in the wake of the government’s decision in April to delay introducing the Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) – its planned replacement for the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) – beyond the next election, due in 2024.

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The Promise of Data Informed Patient-Therapist Matching: Context Matters

Society of Clinical Psychology

It may come as no surprise to patients and therapists to hear that the therapist matters when it comes to the quality of psychotherapy. Findings from psychotherapy outcome research have “caught up” to anecdote and patient and therapist intuition. What Do We Think We Know about Therapist Differences? 2011; 2016).

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Observing therapist-patient interactions to predict dropout from psychotherapy

Society of Clinical Psychology

4) Therapist characteristics: Therapists vary greatly in their dropout rates (1-73%), suggesting that not all therapists are equally capable of creating a bond with patients and motivating them to complete treatment (Saxon et al., Capturing therapist-patient interactions. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology.

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DV – When the Teen Fights Back

Gary Direnfeld

He had been to previous therapists. He consults to mental health professionals as well as to mediators and collaborative law professionals about good practice as well as building their practice. Mom never left his father. This fellow left home before reaching twenty. He himself was a gentle fellow. He said no. No one had ever asked.

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DfE proposes law change to improve adults’ access to adoption therapy

Community Care

The Department for Education is consulting on removing the requirement for counsellors providing adoption-related therapy to adults to register with Ofsted as adoption support agencies. The consultation runs until 20 March 2023. Registration to be removed for contracted counsellors.

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AMHP and approved mental capacity professional training standards finalised

Community Care

Social Work England has finalised training standards for approved mental health professionals (AMHPs) and the new role of approved mental capacity professional (AMCP) following consultation. AMHP and approved mental capacity professional training standards launched for consultation. Related articles.

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Social Work England to review fees for practitioners

Community Care

The regulator said it was, consequently, reasonable to review levels, in a consultation paper on the new strategy, published last week. Annual registration fees . Social Work England: £90. Scottish Social Services Council: £80. Social Care Wales: £80. in 2021-22, up from £9.1m in 2020-21 and just below the £11.2m the year before.