The Approved Mental Health Professional Practice Handbook

Approved Mental Health Professionals are specialist professionals authorized to make ethically complex and difficult decisions on the part of people with severe mental health problems, such as whether to admit them to the hospital against their will. Their practice often occurs away from public scrutiny, such as in private residences. This book considers these challenges facing these practitioners and explores best practice in these areas, providing trainees and veterans alike with sound advice and guidance, rooted in the law, policy, and the latest research evidence.