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MHA Section 12 and Approved Clinician Training

- for Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists

   

Thursday 4 & Friday 5 October 2012

Stratford Upon Avon, Warwickshire

 

 

 

Section 12 Overview

Section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act 1983 requires that, in those cases where two medical recommendations for the compulsory admission to hospital of a mentally disordered person are required, one of the two must be made by a practitioner approved for the purposes of that Section by the Secretary of State as having special experience in the diagnosis or treatment of mental disorder.

 

 

The Royal College of Psychiatrists has delivered high quality Section 12 training courses for many years, led by our excellent team: 

 

  • Sarah Cannell, Approved Mental Health Professional, London
  • Dr Suyog Dhakras, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Southampton
  • Tony Harbour, Solicitor, London

 

Course Content

  • Supervised community treatment
  • Definition of mental disorder and criteria for detention
  • Advocacy
  • Mental Health Review Tribunal
  • Professional roles
  • Nearest relative
  • Deprivation of liberty safeguards
  • Age appropriate services
  • Principles of the Act
  • Voice of the service user
  • Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act
  • Completing the documentation
  • Case studies
  • The assessment in action

 

Stratford upon Avon

Stratford upon Avon is a market town with more than 800 years of history containing not only many buildings that survive to day and would have been familiar to Shakespeare, but also a thriving community offering a wide variety of leisure and shopping experiences.

 http://www.visitstratforduponavon.co.uk/

 

Section 12 Approval

Attendance at this course is only one part of the approval process – contact your local Section 12 Administrator for information on criteria for approval.

 

 
 

 

CETC Customer Feedback

 

Section 12 Induction (CAMHS)

 

"Interactive and interesting, helpful both in terms of clinical decision and legal issues"

 

"Comprehensive, supportive, explorative"

 

"Nice style and relaxed atmosphere"

 

"Very interesting, many thanks"

 

"Vignettes really helpful"

 

 
 

Contact Us

 

 
 

Call

020 7235 2351 Ext. 6129

Email

conference@rcpsych.ac.uk

 

 

 

 

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