Solution Focused Practice for Approved Mental Health Professionals

Following the critically acclaimed Solution Focused Practice and Mental Health Crisis: Inclusive Support Towards Safety and Hope, this unique new book from Nick Perry provides an in-depth application of Solution Focused Practice (SFP) to the role of the Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) in England and Wales.The book explains how SFP assists AMHPs to interview ‘in a suitable manner’ and provide a more deliberative, strengths-based perspective on decision-making as well as to practice according to the guiding principles of the newly amended Mental Health Act. With contributed chapters on how the approach supports anti-racist practice, how it can change the experience of people being assessed and the wider implications for AMHP training courses, the book starts with a full transcript of a solution focused conversation and is jam-packed with practice stories showing the approach in a range of settings, including police custody, medical hospitals, psychiatric hospitals and the community.It is a must-read for AMHPs committed to providing useful, least restrictive interventions and any other professionals working in a mandated setting keen to promote autonomy and choice for people in mental health crisis.