Solution Focused Practice for Approved Mental Health Professionals: Skills for Promoting Autonomy and Choice

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 SFP to the role of the Approved Mental Health Professional in England and Wales. The book explains how Solution Focused Practice assists AMHPs to interview ‘in a suitable manner’; to 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.