Mental Health Act: the basics
One-day workshop
In response to feedback from students, SLaM Recovery College has co-produced a new workshop about the Mental Health Act (1983, amended 2007) working alongside SLaM’s Mental Health Law Team, Approved Mental Health Practitioner’s and Independent Mental Health Advocates.
The workshop aims to support students to:
In response to feedback from students, SLaM Recovery College has co-produced a new workshop about the Mental Health Act (1983, amended 2007) working alongside SLaM’s Mental Health Law Team, Approved Mental Health Practitioner’s and Independent Mental Health Advocates.
The workshop aims to support students to:
- Explore the purpose and principles of the Mental Health Act (1983)
- Understand how and why someone may be detained for assessment and treatment using the Mental Health Act (1983) and what this experience is like for service users and carers
- Gain a better understanding of the rights of people being ‘sectioned’ and the responsibilities of the health professionals, family members and advocates who might be involved in this process.
- Learn about the role of mental health tribunals and how sections are lifted/ended
- Understand steps that can be taken to plan for ill health and potentially prevent being admitted under the Mental Health Act.
