Values Based Practice And The MHA Bill Fulford

Values-Based Practice and the Mental Health Act ~ Malcolm King Sarah Dewey Bill Fulford

Values-Based Practice and the MHA 1)
Values-based practice is …
… the skills for balanced decision-
making where values conflict

Involuntary psychiatric treatment is …
… all about conflicting values !

The Mental Health Act …
… seeks to balance key values

The Guiding Principles are …
… a framework of key values
Values-based practice …
… helps us to balance these key
values in individual situations

The Guiding Principles as a framework of key values …

Values-Based Practice and the MHA 6) The VBP Skills Base

Values-based practice is also …
… a partner to evidence-based practice

Values-Based Practice and the MHA 8) The Evidence Base

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

Summary
VBP provides skills for balanced decision making where values conflict
The Guiding Principles provide a framework of key values for applying the MHA
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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