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    • Advanced Mental capacity Act (2005)
    • Coping with challenging behaviour (inc hostility and aggression)
    • Dual diagnosis (mental disorder & substance misuse)
    • Duty of care training
    • Introducing the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS)
    • Introduction to mental disorder
    • Introduction to schizophrenia and psychosis
    • Introduction to the Mental Capacity Act 2005
    • Lone working & aggression
    • Positive risk management
    • Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults
    • Schizophrenia for support workers
    • Self harm
    • Supervision & Appraisal Skills
    • Support planning
    • Understanding anxiety
    • Understanding depression
    • Understanding personality disorder
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Category: human rights

duty of care…

MCA: Advance decision to refuse treatment

24 Feb 2019
On October 25th 2007 22 year old EG gave birth to twins at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. A few hours later she was dead because she refused to accept a…
challenging behaviour…

Challenging behaviour: Validating opinions and beliefs

31 Jan 201928 Jan 2019
When dealing with people whose behaviours are challenging it's important to acknowledge that those behaviours may well be based upon some very deep-seated beliefs. Whilst we don't need to agree…
challenging behaviour…

Challenging behaviour: Philosophy and ethics

3 Jan 201929 Dec 2018
Challenging behaviour strategies aren't necessarily complicated but they are powerful. It's important then that we use them ethically. This video outlines some of the more basic points about ethics and…
human rights…

New video channel: Left eye view

23 Aug 2018
I'm moving my political commentaries away from this channel and onto my new YouTube channel, 'Left eye view'. I'd love to see you there. You can visit and subscribe to…
Carers in mind…

Carers in mind: Concerning confidentiality

21 Jun 201821 Jun 2018
Confidentiality can be a real headache for carers. Whether their loved one is being cared for by the NHS or by some other health or social care organisation they often…
duty of care…

A duty of care myth

8 Apr 201815 May 2018
Hanged if you do... hanged if you don't! Many people are confused about their duty of care. They think they're somehow responsible for the actions of other people. This leads…
challenging behaviour…

An interview with Freya Smith

22 Jan 201822 Jan 2018
Freya Smith is a carer and youth worker. She's fluent in British sign language and sees all of life as an opportunity for compassion and for helping those in need.…
duty of care…

Safeguarding: An established process, not a civil liberties dilemma

8 Jul 20176 Nov 2017
I first published this article 7 years ago. It's unfortunate that so many people still fail to understand the need for robust Safeguarding processes, especially when the same people often…
human rights…

100+ Labour policies for a fairer Britain

17 May 201711 Dec 2017
Thanks to Eoin Clarke (@LabourEoin) Labour's 24 page manifesto has been distilled into a single graphic. He's asked that people share it widely. It's important that everyone knows what Labour…
challenging behaviour…

Social and mental health care training

15 Feb 201729 Apr 2017
I've been getting a lot of new inquiries lately, which is wonderful. It seems that training budgets are becoming available to the small specialist trainers again without organisations having to…

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