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AMHP Clinic: MHA 2025 (3)
2026-01-12 00:00 (Europe/London)

AMHP Refresher: Legal Update 2 (3)
2026-01-12 00:00

AMHP Workshop: Section 13 in Practice
2026-04-15 09:30 - 12:30 | MS Teams, https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/314522770906556?p=MHKZx0dy45b7EB6v1j
This workshop session focuses on Section 13 of the Mental Health Act, exploring the statutory duties placed on local authorities and the practical implications for AMHP practice. Through shared discussion and reflection, participants will consider how Section 13 responsibilities are interpreted, discharged, and evidenced in real‑world decision‑making. The space supports critical thinking around thresholds, role boundaries, recording, and professional judgement, drawing on collective experience rather than case presentation alone.

Induction & Introduction to the Programme
2026-04-15 10:00 - 12:00 | MS Teams (Induction), https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/32667989338187?p=gaV3D4isGZCmBcaRwz
Join us for the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Social Work CPD Programme 2026 Induction and Introductory Session.
The programme starts in May, but this session will launch the programme and provide an overview of the programme structure, learning pathways, and expectations, and introduce you to the DCC‑i Crew and your CPD Programme Hub. There will also be an initial opportunity to explore the foundations of the social work identity in multi-disciplinary settings with peers, and take part in some taster activities with us.
This optional 2‑hour live induction workshop is designed to orient you, build early confidence, and support you to make the most of the year ahead.

Session 1 - Anti-Discriminatory Practice
2026-04-22 09:30 - 16:30 | DCC-i Portal
This session explores how discrimination, power, and inequality operate within mental health systems and everyday practice. Participants will reflect on bias, intersectionality, and professional authority, and consider how anti‑discriminatory and anti‑oppressive principles inform ethical, defensible mental health social work and AMHP‑related decision‑making.

AMHP Peer Supervision Group - Session 1
2026-04-24 09:30 - 12:30 | MS Teams, https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/314522770906556?p=MHKZx0dy45b7EB6v1j
This peer supervision group provides a confidential, supportive space for AMHPs to reflect on practice, share professional dilemmas, and think collectively about complex decision‑making. The session is practitioner‑led and discussion‑focused, supporting critical reflection, professional curiosity, and shared learning across diverse AMHP experiences. It is not case management, but a structured opportunity to step back, test thinking, and strengthen professional confidence within a psychologically safe peer setting.

Module 2, Session 1: Care Act & Legal Literacy
2026-04-24 10:00 - 12:00 | MS Teams, https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/314522770906556?p=MHKZx0dy45b7EB6v1j
This interactive workshop provides a clear, practical introduction to the Care Act 2014, focusing on the statutory duties, principles, and legal responsibilities that underpin adult social care practice. Participants will explore how the Care Act supports person‑centred, strengths‑based and preventative approaches, and how legal frameworks guide ethical decision‑making in integrated settings.
Designed for professionals working across Adult Social Care and health services, the session bridges law and practice, helping attendees confidently apply Care Act principles to assessment, planning, recording, and multi‑agency working. Through discussion and real‑world case examples, participants will strengthen their understanding of legal reasoning and its impact on everyday practice.
Please Note: This session is repeated 28th and 29th April – you only need to attend the session once.
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Module 2, Session 1: Care Act & Legal Literacy
2026-04-28 14:00 - 16:00 | MS Teams, https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/314522770906556?p=MHKZx0dy45b7EB6v1j
Please Note: This is a repeat of the 24th April workshop – you only need to attend the session once.
This interactive workshop provides a clear, practical introduction to the Care Act 2014, focusing on the statutory duties, principles, and legal responsibilities that underpin adult social care practice. Participants will explore how the Care Act supports person‑centred, strengths‑based and preventative approaches, and how legal frameworks guide ethical decision‑making in integrated settings.
Designed for professionals working across Adult Social Care and health services, the session bridges law and practice, helping attendees confidently apply Care Act principles to assessment, planning, recording, and multi‑agency working. Through discussion and real‑world case examples, participants will strengthen their understanding of legal reasoning and its impact on everyday practice.
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Session 2 - Risk & Risk Management
2026-04-29 09:30 - 16:30 | MS Teams, https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/314522770906556?p=MHKZx0dy45b7EB6v1j
This session focuses on understanding and working with risk in complex mental health contexts. Participants will examine how risk is constructed, assessed, and managed, including the impact of fear, organisational culture, and inequality. The session supports balanced, proportionate, and defensible risk decision‑making grounded in ethics and rights

Module 2, Session 1: Care Act & Legal Literacy
2026-04-29 10:00 - 12:00 | MS Teams, https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/314522770906556?p=MHKZx0dy45b7EB6v1j
Please Note: This is a repeat of the 24th and 28th April workshops – you only need to attend the session once.
This interactive workshop provides a clear, practical introduction to the Care Act 2014, focusing on the statutory duties, principles, and legal responsibilities that underpin adult social care practice. Participants will explore how the Care Act supports person‑centred, strengths‑based and preventative approaches, and how legal frameworks guide ethical decision‑making in integrated settings.
Designed for professionals working across Adult Social Care and health services, the session bridges law and practice, helping attendees confidently apply Care Act principles to assessment, planning, recording, and multi‑agency working. Through discussion and real‑world case examples, participants will strengthen their understanding of legal reasoning and its impact on everyday practice.
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Session 3 - Models of Mental Illness
2026-05-06 09:30 - 16:30 | MS Teams, https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/314522770906556?p=MHKZx0dy45b7EB6v1j
This session explores key models used to understand mental distress, including medical, psychological, and social approaches. Participants will critically consider how different models shape assessment, intervention, and service‑user experience, and reflect on the implications for mental health social work practice and professional judgement.

Mental Health Act 2025 Update Clinic (1)
2026-05-12 09:30 - 12:30 | MS Teams, https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/314522770906556?p=MHKZx0dy45b7EB6v1j
This Mental Health Act Clinic provides a focused space for Birmingham AMHPs to work through current and emerging issues under the Mental Health Act, with particular attention to the MHA 2025 reforms and what they will mean for day‑to‑day practice. The session combines legal exploration, case-based discussion, and practical implementation questions, supporting AMHPs to stay confident and lawful as change unfolds. It is designed to complement core legal updates by allowing time to explore grey areas, operational dilemmas, and local practice considerations.

AMHP Workshop: Working with the Police & MDT
2026-05-12 13:30 - 16:30 | MS Teams, https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/314522770906556?p=MHKZx0dy45b7EB6v1j
This workshop focuses on the practical use of Section 135, including application thresholds, planning, execution, and post‑entry decision-making. It explores the AMHP role within multi‑agency working, particularly alongside police colleagues, and considers how legal powers are used proportionately and defensibly in complex situations.
Using practice scenarios and discussion, the session supports AMHPs to strengthen decision-making, evidence legal reasoning, and navigate the interface between mental health law, public protection, and human rights in real-world contexts.

Session 4 - Section 13 Interviewing in a Suitable Manner & Whole Circumstances
2026-05-13 09:30 - 16:30 | MS Teams, https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/314522770906556?p=MHKZx0dy45b7EB6v1j
This session develops skills in person‑centred, legally informed interviewing within Mental Health Act contexts. Participants will explore what “interviewing in a suitable manner” means in practice, with a focus on communication, power, rights, and whole‑circumstances assessment in Section 13 decision‑making.

Session 1: What is Social Work in Mental Health Settings?
2026-05-19 09:30 - 12:30 | MS Teams (Session 1), https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/37061193563587?p=3ZbEde6RWnN1LiDB9p
Join us for Workshop 1 of the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Social Work CPD Programme 2026: What Is Social Work in Mental Health?

This first core workshop builds directly on your induction month and marks the start of the programme’s live workshop session.

The session will explore the core purpose, identity and contribution of social work within mental health systems. You’ll explore your understanding of role clarity, values‑led practice and the distinctive social work perspective across adults, children, young people and older people’s mental health pathways.

Date: 19th May 2026
Time: 09:00 (Room Opens)
09:20 – 12:30 (Session Runs)
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Module 2, Session 2: MCA and Best Interests
2026-05-22 10:00 - 12:00 | MS Teams, https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/314522770906556?p=MHKZx0dy45b7EB6v1j
Please Note: This workshop is repeated 26th and 27th May – you only need to attend the session once.
This practical workshop provides a clear introduction to the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) and its application in everyday practice. It supports practitioners to understand when and how to assess capacity, and how to make lawful, defensible best interest decisions that respect individual rights while safeguarding wellbeing.
The session explores different types of decisions, the principles that underpin the MCA, and the importance of supporting autonomy, consultation, and advocacy. Through discussion and applied examples, participants will build confidence in using best‑interest frameworks and understanding how the MCA applies in complex or fluctuating capacity situations across health and social care settings.
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Module 2, Session 2: MCA and Best Interests
2026-05-26 10:00 - 12:00 | MS Teams, https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/314522770906556?p=MHKZx0dy45b7EB6v1j
Please Note: This workshop is repeated 22nd and 27th May – you only need to attend the session once.
This practical workshop provides a clear introduction to the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) and its application in everyday practice. It supports practitioners to understand when and how to assess capacity, and how to make lawful, defensible best interest decisions that respect individual rights while safeguarding wellbeing.
The session explores different types of decisions, the principles that underpin the MCA, and the importance of supporting autonomy, consultation, and advocacy. Through discussion and applied examples, participants will build confidence in using best‑interest frameworks and understanding how the MCA applies in complex or fluctuating capacity situations across health and social care settings.
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Module 2, Session 2: MCA & Best Interests
2026-05-27 14:00 - 16:00 | MS Teams, https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/314522770906556?p=MHKZx0dy45b7EB6v1j
Please Note: This workshop is repeated 22nd and 26th May – you only need to attend the session once.
This practical workshop provides a clear introduction to the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) and its application in everyday practice. It supports practitioners to understand when and how to assess capacity, and how to make lawful, defensible best interest decisions that respect individual rights while safeguarding wellbeing.
The session explores different types of decisions, the principles that underpin the MCA, and the importance of supporting autonomy, consultation, and advocacy. Through discussion and applied examples, participants will build confidence in using best‑interest frameworks and understanding how the MCA applies in complex or fluctuating capacity situations across health and social care settings.
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Induction & Social Model 3.0
2026-05-28 09:30 | MS Teams, https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/314522770906556?p=MHKZx0dy45b7EB6v1j
A regrounding in contemporary social work values within integrated care systems, covering rights-based and social model practice, lived experience, neurodiversity, co-production, and updated evidence and frameworks shaping mental health policy.

Legal Literacy & Defensible Practice
2026-05-28 09:30 | MS Teams, https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/314522770906556?p=MHKZx0dy45b7EB6v1j
Building sophisticated legal capability for complex environments, including MCA, MHA, HRA and LPS intersections, ethical justification and record-keeping under scrutiny, and court expectations with defensible decision-making tools.

Moral Injury in Social Work Practice
2026-05-28 09:30 | MS Teams, https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/314522770906556?p=MHKZx0dy45b7EB6v1j
Understanding moral injury versus burnout, compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma; exploring triggers such as resource scarcity and conflicting duties; and focusing on restoration, repair and creating a personal Moral Sustainability Plan.

Substance Use, Dual Diagnosis & Complexity
2026-05-28 09:30 | MS Teams, https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/314522770906556?p=MHKZx0dy45b7EB6v1j
Enhancing confidence in high-risk and multifactorial presentations through work on polysubstance use and ARBD, co-occurring and chronic complexity cases, and the trauma-substance interplay in assessment and formulation.

Trauma Informed and ND Inclusive Practice
2026-05-28 09:30 | MS Teams, https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/314522770906556?p=MHKZx0dy45b7EB6v1j
Strengthening practice through deeper psychological and sensory understanding, including trauma-aware planning and intervention, ADHD/autism-informed social work, and misdiagnosis, stigma and culturally safe practice.

Crisis Decision-Making Under Pressure
2026-05-28 09:30 | MS Teams, https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/314522770906556?p=MHKZx0dy45b7EB6v1j
Strengthening defensibility and clarity under time-critical conditions with rapid MCA and risk formulation tools, managing AMHP-practitioner interfaces, and balancing ethics, pressure, risk and rights.

Workshop 1: Social Model 3.0
2026-05-28 09:30 - 12:30 | MS Teams, https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/314522770906556?p=MHKZx0dy45b7EB6v1j
This opening workshop sets the foundation for the full CPD programme, revisiting the social model through a contemporary, integrated care lens. Moving beyond traditional binaries, Social Model 3.0 explores how rights-based practice, lived experience, neurodiversity, and co-production intersect within today’s complex mental health systems.
Participants will reflect on the evolving role of the mental health social worker within multidisciplinary and statutory contexts, reconnecting values to real-world practice pressures. The session introduces updated frameworks shaping current mental health policy and practice, creating a shared language for capability, ethical decision-making, and defensible social work throughout the programme.Designed to be reflective, accessible, and future-facing, this workshop provides a strong grounding for both newly qualified and experienced practitioners working in complex environments.

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Motivational Interviewing · Skills Masterclass
2026-05-28 09:30 - 2026-12-02 12:30 | MS Teams, https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/314522770906556?p=MHKZx0dy45b7EB6v1j
An advanced, practice-heavy skills development module focused on motivational interviewing with complexity and ambivalence, real-time skills coaching with scenarios, and supporting change in high-risk contexts.

Domestic Abuse Advanced Practice
2026-05-28 09:30 - 2027-02-04 12:30 | MS Teams, https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/314522770906556?p=MHKZx0dy45b7EB6v1j
Building deep specialist knowledge for safeguarding and relational risk, including non-fatal strangulation, online coercion, trauma bonding, cultural and intersectional patterns in domestic abuse, and safe engagement with perpetrators.

Statutory Roles & Court Skills
2026-05-28 09:30 - 2027-03-03 12:30 | MS Teams, https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/314522770906556?p=MHKZx0dy45b7EB6v1j
Practical and confidence-building development for tribunal and court-facing practice, covering structured report writing, professional analysis, tribunal and MoJ expectations, and managing scrutiny and cross-examination.

Digital Practice, AI Ethics & Online Safety
2026-05-28 13:30 | MS Teams, https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/314522770906556?p=MHKZx0dy45b7EB6v1j
Developing essential modern practice capability in digital footprints and evidence, online coercion and exploitation, and the ethical use of AI in assessment and decision-making.

Systemic & Network Approaches Masterclass
2026-05-28 13:30 - 2026-11-04 13:30 | MS Teams, https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/314522770906556?p=MHKZx0dy45b7EB6v1j
A practice-rich session developing systemic fluency in complex cases through Social GRACES, systemic questioning, relational scripts, CMM mapping, network analysis, and multi-agency application.
