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Minister sidesteps question on whether government will proceed with Mental Health Act reform

Community Care

A minister has sidestepped a question on whether the government will include a bill to reform the Mental Health Act (MHA) in next month’s King Speech. She referenced the fact that the government had failed to respond to the report of the joint committee on the draft Mental Health Bill , nine months on from its publication.

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Proposed Mental Health Act overhaul included in Queen’s Speech

Community Care

Proposals to overhaul the Mental Health Act 1983 will be considered by Parliament over the next year, the government announced today in the Queen’s Speech. Introducing a statutory care and treatment plan for all people in detention, written with them and setting out a clear pathway to discharge.

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The draft Mental Health Bill: parliamentary proposals for change

Community Care

However, rather than statutory principles, it recommended a new provision, placed at the beginning of the MHA, requiring the government to draw up the revised MHA code of practice having regard to and including the principles set out in the independent review.

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What are the 10 Roles of Social Workers

Social Work Haven

This is because they develop treatment plans to address mental illness and substance abuse problems, often holding supervisory roles and advocating for human rights within the criminal justice system. Flexibility in adapting treatment plans is essential, as goals are met, new issues emerge, or crises arise.

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Guest Post: Interview with Author of Breakdown: A Clinician’s Experience in a Broken System of Emergency Psychiatry

Bipolar Bandit

I’ve always felt most comfortable working with the sickest of the sick, and I have a lot of sympathy and empathy for their plight because I’ve increasingly noticed that they are most neglected by treatment providers and the government. It usually involves court-ordered adherence to outpatient treatment plans.

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You Asked, Can Social Workers Prescribe Medication?

Social Work Haven

However, social workers can provide guidance and advice on what treatments may be available for an individual’s condition and help them access suitable services in the community. Furthermore , social workers can work in collaboration with psychiatrists and GP’s to develop a comprehensive treatment plan for those in need.

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A child welfare case leads to a stunning dissent from Michigan’s Chief Justice

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

In this case, she wrote, From the point of court involvement to the final hearing, the respondent-mother made immense progress toward the goals laid out by [the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services] in her agency treatment plan. Raising a child is difficult, even when there is no crisis.