AMHP section 117 and aftercare - Adult Social Care training and development

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Aims

This one day course is aimed at social care professionals who are involved in the process of assessing aftercare provision for those who have been detained for treatment under the Mental Health Act 1983. It will cover the meaning and scope of aftercare under s117 MHA, the guidance in the MHA Code of Practice, and practice issues. It will also consider funding, residence and local problems and, through case scenarios and discussion, provide an opportunity to review the aftercare decision-making process.

Learning outcomes

By the end of the day attendees will have a detailed understanding of:

• the provisions of s.117 of the MHA 1983 and the guidance in the MHA Code of Practice;

• the healthcare/social care split and the respective roles of the local authority and the ICB;

• the relationship between s.117 assessments and the Care Act, CPA and continuing health care, and how these are affected by capacity issues; and

• how to evidence assessments of needs in a way that is appropriate and defensible.

Programme

• What is ‘aftercare’ and who gets it?

• Section 117 of the Mental Health Act

• The healthcare/social care split

• Relationship to Care Act assessments and continuing healthcare

• Roles of the local authority and the ICB

• Assessing aftercare needs

• Mental capacity

• When does aftercare begin and end?

• The funding split – LA or ICB?

• Residence – which area pays?

• Dealing with challenges

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