tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380213133018137281Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:51:04 +0000Sec.126harry potteranorexiaNearest relativesSec 117Nearest relativelearning difficultiesSec.128AutobiographyLiudas PoderisOthello Syndromeyoung personRebecca Martindiogenes syndromeschizophreniaAdjustment DisordersSec.139policetribunalsAdvance Directivessection 4Bipolar affective disorderdissociative identity disorderKerrie WooltortonTanya Patersoncommunity treatment orderspsychopathic personality disorderReasons to be an AMHPHistory of Social WorkSec.127Equality Act 2010National Assistance Act 1948AMHP Powers and Duties1959 ActI thought it was funny at the timeappealsdementiaborderline personality diorderstatisticsSec.129emotionally unstable personality disordersection 35Delusional DisorderDe Clerambault's SyndromeSec.37Mental Capacity Acthttp://themaskedamhp.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (The Masked AMHP)Blogger82125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380213133018137281.post-558404171449245759Sun, 15 Jan 2012 10:04:00 +00002012-01-15T10:08:05.450ZSec.126Sec.127Sec.129Tanya PatersonSec.139Rebecca MartinLiudas PoderisSec.128Part IX of the Mental Health Act creates a number of offences relating to practice under the Act and to people with mental disorder. Some have greater implications (and usage) than others. Sec.127 relates to the ill-treatment of people with mental disorder. It is an extremely singificant provision. It makes it an offence for staff or managers of hospitals and care homes “to ill-treat or wilfullyhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/HmGIK/~3/R9T1ENfr6Zg/criminal-mental-health-acts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Masked AMHP)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/HmGIK/~4/R9T1ENfr6Zg" height="1" width="1"/>http://themaskedamhp.blogspot.com/2012/01/criminal-mental-health-acts.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380213133018137281.post-7261752969263757510Sun, 08 Jan 2012 17:44:00 +00002012-01-08T17:49:25.958ZThe Mental Health Act 1983 could conceivably be compared to a department store (at least, I’ve conceived it). There are 10 Parts to the Act, just like there are different floors in a department store, of varying importance and relevance to AMHP practice. As a bit of a MHA train spotter, I have tried to read all of the Act, even the really boring bits – and there are plenty of them – just so that http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/HmGIK/~3/xcErPYpCORo/mental-health-act-lightning-tour.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Masked AMHP)4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/HmGIK/~4/xcErPYpCORo" height="1" width="1"/>http://themaskedamhp.blogspot.com/2012/01/mental-health-act-lightning-tour.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380213133018137281.post-5552217973105188626Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:01:00 +00002012-01-05T18:01:02.762ZHere is the link to a piece the Masked AMHP has had published in the Guardian Social Care Network section of its website today. You can find the article here.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/HmGIK/~3/nLYEoXErpeU/masked-amhp-makes-it-into-guardian.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Masked AMHP)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/HmGIK/~4/nLYEoXErpeU" height="1" width="1"/>http://themaskedamhp.blogspot.com/2012/01/masked-amhp-makes-it-into-guardian.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380213133018137281.post-2315482530053600431Mon, 02 Jan 2012 09:15:00 +00002012-01-02T09:16:05.953ZMembers of Parliament are not the same as you or me when it comes to the Mental Health Act. MP’s have their very own Section of the MHA – Sec.141. This states that: Where a member of the House of Commons is authorised to be detained … on the ground … that he is suffering from mental disorder, it shall be the duty of the court, authority or person on whose order or application, and of any http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/HmGIK/~3/kRHkhvlqGMU/how-to-section-your-mp.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Masked AMHP)6<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/HmGIK/~4/kRHkhvlqGMU" height="1" width="1"/>http://themaskedamhp.blogspot.com/2012/01/how-to-section-your-mp.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380213133018137281.post-6981946135730112687Wed, 28 Dec 2011 10:48:00 +00002011-12-28T10:48:30.558ZJanine Hudson, who is a recent member of The Masked AMHP's Face book Group (see how much fun it is? Join today!) would like your help on a research project she is undertaking into stress and burnout in AMHP's. Here are the details in her own words: Fellow AMHPs we need your help: We’re looking for Approved Mental Health Professionals practising in England to complete a survey about stress andhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/HmGIK/~3/FHK5QU9trag/calling-all-amhps-assistance-needed-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Masked AMHP)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/HmGIK/~4/FHK5QU9trag" height="1" width="1"/>http://themaskedamhp.blogspot.com/2011/12/calling-all-amhps-assistance-needed-for.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380213133018137281.post-4538708092376624965Sun, 18 Dec 2011 16:20:00 +00002011-12-18T16:31:26.291ZI thought it was funny at the timeNow's your chance to stock up with the Masked AMHP’s™ Essential Merchandise! Your AMHP colleagues will be delighted to find one (or more) of these essential items in their stocking this Christmas! The Masked AMHP™ MHA Tee Shirts Never go out on a Mental Health Act assessment without wearing one of The Masked AMHP’s ™ MHA Tee Shirts! They are designed to save valuable time explaining the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/HmGIK/~3/28ODh5tWVuw/masked-amhps-essential-christmas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Masked AMHP)4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/HmGIK/~4/28ODh5tWVuw" height="1" width="1"/>http://themaskedamhp.blogspot.com/2011/12/masked-amhps-essential-christmas.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380213133018137281.post-1636236093446705396Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:54:00 +00002011-12-11T17:33:46.384ZNational Assistance Act 1948Sec 117Masked AMHP: Hi, Blog Reader. Nice of you to drop by. Blog Reader: Clash of the Titans, eh? What’s that all about then? MA: I’m glad you asked me that. This post is all about when S117 Aftercare Goes Bad. BR: Ooer! Tell me more… MA: Don’t worry, I will. This is essentially all about Local Authorities and their efforts to avoid their financial responsibilities to provide aftercare under S117. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/HmGIK/~3/-J3gMmhVocY/more-on-section-117-aftercare-clash-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Masked AMHP)7<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/HmGIK/~4/-J3gMmhVocY" height="1" width="1"/>http://themaskedamhp.blogspot.com/2011/12/more-on-section-117-aftercare-clash-of.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380213133018137281.post-212228655673052046Tue, 06 Dec 2011 18:00:00 +00002011-12-09T17:44:19.017ZNational Assistance Act 1948Sec 117Blog Reader: I say, Masked AMHP, are you there? Masked AMHP: Who’s that? Oh, hello there, Blog Reader. How can I be of service? BR: I’d like to ask you a few questions about Sec.117 Aftercare, if you don’t mind. MA: Oh dear… Actually, I’m really rather busy preparing my special Christmas post. Can you come back another time? BR: But it’s stuff I really need to know… This friend of mine, you http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/HmGIK/~3/wRnOu9fHq-I/section-117-aftercare-what-you-didnt.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Masked AMHP)4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/HmGIK/~4/wRnOu9fHq-I" height="1" width="1"/>http://themaskedamhp.blogspot.com/2011/12/section-117-aftercare-what-you-didnt.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380213133018137281.post-266231336331044969Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:41:00 +00002011-12-08T18:42:13.665ZHistory of Social WorkAutobiographySocial work was very different in the 1970’s -- even the concept of “social work” as a single profession was novel. The social work task certainly seemed more straightforward back then – generic social work implied that you could be equally competent to practise with all service users, whatever their problems. Some processes were certainly much simpler than they are now. If you visited an http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/HmGIK/~3/eRNFT7p3PcE/origins-of-masked-amhp-3-social-work-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Masked AMHP)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/HmGIK/~4/eRNFT7p3PcE" height="1" width="1"/>http://themaskedamhp.blogspot.com/2011/11/origins-of-masked-amhp-3-social-work-in.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380213133018137281.post-6848402561295201958Wed, 09 Nov 2011 18:13:00 +00002011-11-09T20:27:21.076ZAMHP Powers and DutiesOne of the primary duties of an AMHP is to interview someone who is being assessed for admission under the Mental Health Act “in a suitable manner”. The Act states: “Before making an application for the admission of a patient to hospital an approved mental health professional shall interview the patient in a suitable manner and satisfy himself that detention in a hospital is in all the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/HmGIK/~3/hUic0Wl06Pc/how-to-interview-in-suitable-manner.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Masked AMHP)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/HmGIK/~4/hUic0Wl06Pc" height="1" width="1"/>http://themaskedamhp.blogspot.com/2011/11/how-to-interview-in-suitable-manner.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380213133018137281.post-176913282279663738Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:21:00 +00002011-11-01T18:22:08.691ZBipolar affective disorderemotionally unstable personality disorderBipolar Affective Disorder affects about 1 per cent of the population. It is characterised by marked mood fluctuations – someone may feel very elated or “high”. They can display a range of typical symptoms, including pressure of speech – talking very fast and with little opportunity to interrupt; grandiose delusions – thinking they have special powers or are very important; and spending money http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/HmGIK/~3/Q-4xVcLBL7A/bipolar-affective-disorder-and-mel.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Masked AMHP)6<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/HmGIK/~4/Q-4xVcLBL7A" height="1" width="1"/>http://themaskedamhp.blogspot.com/2011/11/bipolar-affective-disorder-and-mel.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380213133018137281.post-1451076744588719323Wed, 19 Oct 2011 17:38:00 +00002011-10-19T18:40:02.019+01:00AMHP Powers and Dutiescommunity treatment orderstribunalsThere have been a couple of interesting publications released in the last month relating to Community Treatment Orders. One was the annual Government statistics for the use of the Mental Health Act, which includes detentions and discharge under Supervised Community Treatment (In-patients formally detained in hospitals under the Mental Health Act, 1983 – and patients subject to supervised http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/HmGIK/~3/DAVvZgbK0QA/are-community-treatment-orders-taking.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Masked AMHP)4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/HmGIK/~4/DAVvZgbK0QA" height="1" width="1"/>http://themaskedamhp.blogspot.com/2011/10/are-community-treatment-orders-taking.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380213133018137281.post-6994994468225579238Fri, 07 Oct 2011 17:26:00 +00002011-12-07T04:22:04.091ZHistory of Social WorkAutobiographyPart Two of an occasional series One Monday morning in the early autumn of 1976 I turned up for work at Charwood Social Services Department, along with 3 other people who had also succeeded in getting jobs as unqualified social workers in Charwood. This post may turn into something of a history lesson for my younger readers, as social services provision was very different 35 years ago. In http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/HmGIK/~3/u92Z4B1GIvg/origins-of-masked-amhp-ep-2-seebohm.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Masked AMHP)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/HmGIK/~4/u92Z4B1GIvg" height="1" width="1"/>http://themaskedamhp.blogspot.com/2011/10/origins-of-masked-amhp-ep-2-seebohm.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380213133018137281.post-3709243427315641594Sat, 01 Oct 2011 05:55:00 +00002011-10-01T06:56:52.744+01:00 The Masked AMHP has had a short piece published on the Guardian website in their new Social Care Network. Based on my recent post about my pre social work career, you can find it here.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/HmGIK/~3/x94VEZyhslw/masked-amhp-makes-it-into-guardian.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Masked AMHP)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/HmGIK/~4/x94VEZyhslw" height="1" width="1"/>http://themaskedamhp.blogspot.com/2011/10/masked-amhp-makes-it-into-guardian.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380213133018137281.post-3458891654420585502Wed, 28 Sep 2011 08:53:00 +00002011-09-28T10:02:12.121+01:00Othello SyndromeDe Clerambault's SyndromeDelusional DisorderSec.37Afflicted by love's madness all are blind. Sextus Propertius Psychotic or delusional disorders These can manifest in two basic ways: Morbid jealousy (also known as Othello Syndrome) is when a person holds a strong delusional belief that that their spouse or sexual partner is being unfaithful in the absence of any actual evidence. Jealousy is a very common emotion, but when jealousy is entirelyhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/HmGIK/~3/dACedhoOJf8/dark-side-of-love-2-de-clerambaults.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Masked AMHP)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/HmGIK/~4/dACedhoOJf8" height="1" width="1"/>http://themaskedamhp.blogspot.com/2011/09/dark-side-of-love-2-de-clerambaults.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380213133018137281.post-8950362523022429295Fri, 16 Sep 2011 17:00:00 +00002011-09-28T10:01:19.356+01:00Adjustment DisordersWhen Neitzsche said: “There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness” he wasn’t referring to the British 70’s/80’s pop/ska band. It is certainly true that love and relationships can at times give rise to bizarre and irrational behaviour. Indeed, it has been argued that since the definition of a delusion “is a sustained belief that cannot be justified by http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/HmGIK/~3/JdwnNz1zzRA/dark-side-of-love-part-i.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Masked AMHP)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/HmGIK/~4/JdwnNz1zzRA" height="1" width="1"/>http://themaskedamhp.blogspot.com/2011/09/dark-side-of-love-part-i.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380213133018137281.post-7291965529071797267Thu, 01 Sep 2011 16:49:00 +00002011-09-28T10:01:44.103+01:00AutobiographyAn occasional series The Beginning I think no-one has ever asked a child or even a teenager what they’d like to be when they grew up and the answer has been: “social worker”. A fireman. An engine driver. An astronaut. Maybe even a nurse. But never a social worker. I was no exception. When I was a teenager I wanted to be either a poet or a professional actor. Preferably both. Consequently, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/HmGIK/~3/Tw68L4RahTM/origins-of-masked-amhp-episode-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Masked AMHP)5<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/HmGIK/~4/Tw68L4RahTM" height="1" width="1"/>http://themaskedamhp.blogspot.com/2011/09/origins-of-masked-amhp-episode-1.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380213133018137281.post-3683090951128664067Wed, 17 Aug 2011 17:06:00 +00002011-08-17T18:06:46.116+01:00When someone with a mental health problem goes to their GP, they are often apprehensive about what will happen next. Who will they be referred to in order to help them with their problems? Will they have to wait months, then see a psychiatrist in an office in a hospital many miles away? Or will they be asked to wait in a side room while the GP surreptitiously calls for men in white coats to drag http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/HmGIK/~3/etz0tIyaoDU/what-happens-in-cmht-mental-health.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Masked AMHP)4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/HmGIK/~4/etz0tIyaoDU" height="1" width="1"/>http://themaskedamhp.blogspot.com/2011/08/what-happens-in-cmht-mental-health.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380213133018137281.post-6713237659123437657Tue, 09 Aug 2011 17:23:00 +00002011-08-09T18:26:34.448+01:00Bipolar affective disorderEquality Act 2010A history of mental illness can certainly impact on people’s future life and work prospects, even if a person makes a full recovery. One consequence of a history of mental illness can be to affect your ability to live and work in certain foreign countries. I have often heard it said that if you have ever been detained under the Mental Health Act, then the USA will not allow you a visa. This is, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/HmGIK/~3/1QShfD_TIUI/does-mental-illness-preclude-career-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Masked AMHP)6<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/HmGIK/~4/1QShfD_TIUI" height="1" width="1"/>http://themaskedamhp.blogspot.com/2011/08/does-mental-illness-preclude-career-in.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380213133018137281.post-2498443965454674548Sun, 24 Jul 2011 09:01:00 +00002011-07-24T13:05:13.140+01:00schizophreniaOne day a notebook belonging to Lenny was found in his room. It was full of rambling drunken notes and tirades (“If you find me dead in the morning, it was because Jerry poisoned my Carlsberg.”) But it also contained some more alarming things. One of them was a "hit list" of named people whom he considered his enemies, mainly people connected with the hostel (I was on the list), as well as http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/HmGIK/~3/5rNoizcf1Qw/lenny-life-and-death-in-mental-health_24.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Masked AMHP)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/HmGIK/~4/5rNoizcf1Qw" height="1" width="1"/>http://themaskedamhp.blogspot.com/2011/07/lenny-life-and-death-in-mental-health_24.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380213133018137281.post-4730421110972393143Tue, 19 Jul 2011 17:47:00 +00002011-07-19T18:53:10.298+01:00borderline personality diordertribunalsI’ve thought a lot about Lenny over the last few years since his death. I’ve thought about writing his story on this blog for a long time. I feel that I need write about him, since otherwise, Lenny and people like him tend to get forgotten, as if they had never existed. But Lenny did exist, and so this is his life story. This is too long for a single post, so Part 2 will follow in a few days. I http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/HmGIK/~3/Dr28p3jKc0k/lenny-life-and-death-in-mental-health.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Masked AMHP)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/HmGIK/~4/Dr28p3jKc0k" height="1" width="1"/>http://themaskedamhp.blogspot.com/2011/07/lenny-life-and-death-in-mental-health.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380213133018137281.post-990964684245019840Sun, 10 Jul 2011 15:33:00 +00002011-07-10T17:08:46.110+01:00The Masked AMHP now has a Facebook group. Join now (or when you can be bothered) to find out what The Masked AMHP's been up to each week, and to discuss the ins and outs of practice as an AMHP. Sec.2 or Sec.3? MHA or MCA? Sometimes it's just too close to call... You can find the Masked AMHP Facebook Group here! CounselorCareers.orghttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/HmGIK/~3/Vt4nlE-u9PI/join-masked-amhps-facebook-group.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Masked AMHP)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/HmGIK/~4/Vt4nlE-u9PI" height="1" width="1"/>http://themaskedamhp.blogspot.com/2011/07/join-masked-amhps-facebook-group.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380213133018137281.post-371472292869786743Tue, 21 Jun 2011 18:07:00 +00002011-06-25T09:37:53.830+01:00AMHP Powers and DutiesReasons to be an AMHPBlogger provides a lot of interesting data relating to the readership of one’s blog, not least of which is the rough geographical location of visitors. Although predominantly my readers originate in the UK, there are a lot of people in the USA who follow The Masked AMHP, and I even seem to have a significant readership in South Korea, among other more unexpected places. One of the other http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/HmGIK/~3/ZnMSOLnvM1Y/why-be-amhp.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Masked AMHP)10<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/HmGIK/~4/ZnMSOLnvM1Y" height="1" width="1"/>http://themaskedamhp.blogspot.com/2011/06/why-be-amhp.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380213133018137281.post-921937515046844347Tue, 14 Jun 2011 18:10:00 +00002011-06-19T18:22:13.201+01:00Kerrie WooltortonAdvance DirectivesMental Capacity ActI still remember, during my training as an Approved Social Worker back in 1984, being told that, just because someone wanted to kill themselves, it didn’t necessarily mean that they had a mental disorder or that they ought to be detained under the Mental Health Act. This informed (and at times complicated) the decisions I had to take under the MHA over the years. I was once asked to assess a manhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/HmGIK/~3/Z8z6ySwMN74/should-people-be-stopped-from.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Masked AMHP)4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/HmGIK/~4/Z8z6ySwMN74" height="1" width="1"/>http://themaskedamhp.blogspot.com/2011/06/should-people-be-stopped-from.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380213133018137281.post-1353095852262752294Mon, 30 May 2011 16:56:00 +00002011-06-01T14:37:48.319+01:00Nearest relativeharry potterBlog Reader: I say, Masked AMHP, you’ve been promising to write a post about how to identify the Nearest Relative of a patient detained under the Mental Health Act for the last couple of years. Isn’t it time you got round to it? Masked AMHP: Do I really have to? BR: I’m sure we’d all appreciate it. MA: Can’t I write about a history of mental health legislation instead? BR: Save it for a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/HmGIK/~3/a2J0s3lta-s/so-who-is-your-nearest-relative.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Masked AMHP)7<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/HmGIK/~4/a2J0s3lta-s" height="1" width="1"/>http://themaskedamhp.blogspot.com/2011/05/so-who-is-your-nearest-relative.html