Mental Health Law

The Distance Learning Partnership

Vocational qualification

Distance

£ 185 + VAT

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Description

  • Type

    Vocational qualification

  • Methodology

    Distance Learning

  • Class hours

    60h

Suitable for: This is a personal development course designed for those who need a. working knowledge of this aspect of the law - mental health nurses, social workers, probation officers, some police employees and lay members of mental health tribunals. The course is supplied with two major textbooks and tutorial service.

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Course programme

Awarding Body

Distance Learning Partnership
Completion Certificate

Entry Requirements

There are no entry requirements for this course.

Estimated study time

Approximately 60 hours but you can take up to 12 months if you wish

Specification

• How mentally disordered patients are dealt with in a hospital or community setting
• Powers and obligations of those who deal with them
• Rights of patients and their recourse to the law

Course includes

• Course manual comprising study guide, study plan and commentary
• Textbook Mental Health Policy & Practice (Bartlett & Sandland) (3rd edn)
• Textbook Mental Health: the New Law (Fennell)
• 4 Tutor-Marked Assignments
• 12 month service contract

Outline Contents

Unit 1 Concepts
Unit 2 Definitions
Unit 3 The Mental Health Service
Unit 4 Hospital Admission
Unit 5 Civil Confinement
Unit 6 Criminal Justice
Unit 7 Treatment in Hospital
Unit 8 Discharge
Unit 9 Care in the Community
Unit 10 Mental Capacity - Principles
Unit 11 Mental Capacity - Context
Unit 12 Legal Rights

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