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Implementation of the Mental Health Act 2007

Session 1. Goals and Objectives. Domestics. Emergency proceduresExpected finish timesRefreshment breaksVenue facilities.. Role of Facilitator. Guide you through the courseMaximise your participationChallenge / support / adviseProvide informationCollate feedback / outcomes.. Ground Rules. Com

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Implementation of the Mental Health Act 2007

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    1. Implementation of the Mental Health Act 2007 General Awareness Module

    2. Session 1 Goals and Objectives

    3. Domestics Emergency procedures Expected finish times Refreshment breaks Venue facilities.

    4. Role of Facilitator Guide you through the course Maximise your participation Challenge / support / advise Provide information Collate feedback / outcomes.

    5. Ground Rules Commitment Courtesy Honesty Responsibility Time keeping.

    6. Objectives This workshop will enable you to: Explain the background to and purpose of the Mental Health Act 2007 Outline the following key changes to the Mental Health Act 1983 Identify and describe the guiding principles in the Mental Health Act 1983 Code of Practice for Wales Define the changes to the Mental Capacity Act 2005.

    7. Timetable Start 9.15 Goals and objectives Mental Health Act 2007 Key changes to the 1983 Act Break Mental Health Act 1983 Code of Practice for Wales Deprivation of liberty safeguards Review and evaluation Close 11.45

    8. Session 2 Mental Health Act 2007

    9. Why was this review necessary? To help ensure that people with serious mental disorders receive treatment necessary to protect them and the public from harm To simplify and modernise the definition of mental disorder and the criteria for detention To bring mental health legislation into line with modern service provisions To strengthen patient safeguards and tackle human rights incompatibilities.

    10. The Mental Health Act 1983 Reception, care and treatment of mentally disordered people The circumstances for detention for treatment without consent Sets out the processes and the safeguards for patients Main purpose is to ensure that people with serious mental disorders can be treated irrespective of their consent where it is necessary to prevent them from harming themselves or others.

    11. The Mental Health Act 2007 The Mental Health Act 1983 The Mental Capacity Act 2005 The Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004.

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