Values-Based Practice and the Mental Health Act

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Malcolm KingSarah Dewey

Bill Fulford

Values-Based Practice and the MHA 1)

• Values-based practice is …

… the skills for balanced decision-

making where values conflict

Values-Based Practice and the MHA 2)

• Involuntary psychiatric treatment is …

… all about conflicting values!

Values-Based Practice and the MHA 3)

• The Mental Health Act …

… seeks to balance key values

Values-Based Practice and the MHA 4)

• The Guiding Principles are …

… a framework of key values

• Values-based practice …

… helps us to balance these key

values in individual situations

Values-Based Practice and the MHA 5)

• The Guiding Principles as a framework of key values …

Values-Based Practice and the MHA 6)

The VBP SkillsBase

Values-Based Practice and the MHA 7)

• Values-based practice is also …

… a partner to evidence-based practice

Values-Based Practice and the MHA 8)

The Evidence Base

Values-Based Practice and the MHA 9)

• How it all fits together …

1) the law tells us what to do

2) the Code of Practice tells us how to do it

3) the Guiding Principles provide a framework of values for balanced decision-making in individual situations

Values-Based Practice and the MHA 10)

Summary

3) VBP provides skills for balanced decision making where values conflict

4) The Guiding Principles provide a framework of key values for applying the MHA

5) VBP and EBP help us to apply the Guiding Principles in a balanced way in individual situations

Values-Based Practice and the MHA

More information on …..

• The Guiding Principles

• Values Based Practice