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
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