The support and assessment social workers provide where someone may have mental capacity issues remains a vital and growing area of our practice in the 21st century. We constantly strive to interpret and serve the needs and wishes of individuals …
I’m delighted to welcome Mark Trewin as the latest guest blogger on my site. Mark is passionate about the role of social work in mental health services. He is currently seconded from Bradford Council to DHSC and NHSE as a …
To say that my role as an Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) gives me job satisfaction would be an understatement. I am reminded every day to value people for who they are, helping them take back control and empower others …
Let me begin with a bold assertion, but one which I believe expresses a widely held view by those seeking to raise the profile and effectiveness of mental health social work: Approved Mental Health Professionals (AMHPs) are mostly invisible. I’ll …
Isabelle Trowler and I, in our capacities as the Chief Social Workers for Children and Families and Adults respectively, are happy to support any initiative which seeks to promote best practice and uphold human rights. The recently launched National Mental …
These resources provide practice and curriculum guidance for social workers specialising in dementia, autism and mental capacity. They were commissioned by me in my capacity as Chief Social Worker for Adults in the Department of Health, in partnership with the …
One of the best things about this job is that I get to travel across the length and breadth of England to meet social workers, social work managers, students and educators.