Approved Mental Health Professionals: Teamwork, 'Safety Nets' and 'Buckling Under'.
In England and Wales, Approved Mental Health Professionals (AMHPs) have the ultimate responsibility, based on doctors' medical recommendations, for deciding to detain a person, without consent, under the Mental Health Act (1983). The work can be traumatic, yet its emotional impacts are often unackno...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Social Work Practice Vol. 38; no. 4; pp. 423 - 437 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Dec2024
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