Solution Focused Practice for Approved Mental Health Professionals

Skills for Promoting Autonomy and Choice
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-041-15000-8
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 170 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

Following the critically acclaimed ‘Solution Focused Practice and Mental Health Crisis – Inclusive Support Towards Safety and Hope’, this unique new book from Nick Perry provides an in-depth application of SFP to the role of the Approved Mental Health Professional in England and Wales.

The book explains how Solution Focused Practice assists AMHPs to interview ‘in a suitable manner’; to provide a more deliberative, strengths-based perspective on decision-making; as well as to practice according to the guiding principles of the newly amended Mental Health Act. With contributed chapters on how the approach supports anti-racist practice; how it can change the experience of people being assessed; and the wider implications for AMHP training courses, the book starts with a full transcript of a Solution Focused conversation and is jam-packed with practice stories showing the approach in a range of settings, including Police Custody, medical hospitals, psychiatric hospitals and the community.

It is a must-read for AMHPs committed to providing useful, least restrictive interventions; and any other professionals working in a mandated setting, keen to promote autonomy and choice for people in mental health crisis.

Zielgruppe

Professional Practice & Development and Professional Reference

Autoren/Hrsg.

Perry, Nick

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologische Theorie, Psychoanalyse
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologische Forschungsmethoden
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychotherapie / Klinische Psychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part One – Learning about Solution Focused conversations

Part Two – Solution Focused Practice and the role of the AMHP

Chapter 1:  AMHPs and anti-racism – can Solution Focused Practice help? – by Colleen Simon

Chapter 2:  A suitable manner: consideration, presence and interview in Solution Focused AMHP practice – by Ama Dhami and John Mitchell

Chapter 3:  How Solution Focused Practice helps AMHPs to demonstrate professional competency and deliver on the statutory principles – by Kelly Alexander

Part Three – Showing the approach in different settings

Epilogue: Embedding Solution Focused AMHP practice

Über Autor(innen)

Nick Perry is a registered social worker, an Approved Mental Health Professional, and is accredited by the UK Association for Solution Focused Practice. He has experience as an educator, supervisor, inspector and practice lead, and is a visiting lecturer at Brighton University.