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Bill to overhaul ‘outdated’ Mental Health Act introduced

Community Care

The government said the Mental Health Bill would tackle racial discrimination in care, end the inappropriate detention of people with a learning disability and autistic people and give patients a greater say in decisions over their care. “The mental health emergency we are facing will need much more than a reformed act. .

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Proposed Mental Health Act overhaul included in Queen’s Speech

Community Care

It will produce a draft bill designed to reduce the number of detentions, tackle longstanding racial disparities in the use of compulsory powers and end the detention of people on the sole grounds of them being autistic or having learning disabilities. They would have to have a co-occurring mental health condition.

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What are the 10 Roles of Social Workers

Social Work Haven

This is because they develop treatment plans to address mental illness and substance abuse problems, often holding supervisory roles and advocating for human rights within the criminal justice system. Flexibility in adapting treatment plans is essential, as goals are met, new issues emerge, or crises arise.

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The draft Mental Health Bill: parliamentary proposals for change

Community Care

Learning disabilities and autism The draft bill aims to strengthen safeguards for those with learning disabilities and autistic people. The draft bill would also remove learning disabilities and autism as conditions for which an individual could be detained for treatment under section 3 of the MHA.

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Autism, Anxiety, and Depression: What You Need to Know About Comorbidity

Relias

This high rate of comorbidity in this population can pose serious challenges to direct support professionals (DSPs) and others working the intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) field. In children, CBT may be included as part of a treatment plan in the form of role playing as well.

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Helping Schools Motivate Parents to Participate in their Child’s Autism Education Plan

Relias

When a family receives early intervention services, but fails to follow through consistently with the child’s treatment plan, the prognosis drops.”. Thus, it is the responsibility of both the school and parents to maintain open communication regarding a students’ education plan. Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).

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SUPRs — Illinois’s State-Funded Program for First-Time Rehab Patients

Gateway Foundation

Ask the following questions to advocate for yourself and learn what to expect in available programs: What Kind of Professionals Will Be Providing Treatment? Every individual is different, and treatment plans vary according to your goals and needs.