MSc Advanced Leadership for Professional Practice (Allied Health Profession) / Course details
Year of entry: 2025
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Course unit details:
Applied Mental Health Law
| Unit code | SOWK60773 |
|---|---|
| Credit rating | 15 |
| Unit level | FHEQ level 7 – master's degree or fourth year of an integrated master's degree |
| Teaching period(s) | Variable teaching patterns |
| Available as a free choice unit? | No |
Aims
The unit aims to produce students who can:
1. Demonstrate a systematic understanding and an ability to synthesise information in relation a range of mental health legislation, including the Mental Health Act, the Mental Capacity Act, the Human Rights Act and childrens legislation.
2. Retrieve and accurately apply the legislation to formulate solutions for complex ‘real-world’ problems, under conditions where there are time-management pressures.
3. Corroborate their interventions by citing the relevant statute law, statutory guidance or case-law.
4. Accurately corroborate their interventions by citing the relevant statute law, statutory guidance, or case-law.
Learning outcomes
Students should be able to:
Teaching and learning methods
1/ The teaching will be provided on campus via face-to-face lectures.
2/ Assignment guidance will be provided via face-to-face seminars and this will be supplemented with asynchronistic content on the Nearpod platform. Following the end of the timetabled dates, further online sessions will be offered to support students with the assignment. These will include formative learning opportunities.
Knowledge and understanding
KU1 Demonstrate an ability to understand and synthesise information in relation a range of mental health legislation, including the Mental Health Act, the Mental Capacity Act, the Human Rights Act and childrens legislation.
Intellectual skills
IS1 Critically appraise the moral and ethical issues incumbent in the application of the AMHPs statutory responsibilities.
Practical skills
PS1 Accurately apply the legislation to formulate solutions for complex ‘real-world’ problems, under conditions where there are time-management pressures.
PS2 Accurately corroborate their interventions by citing the relevant statute law, statutory guidance, or case-law.
Transferable skills and personal qualities
TS1 Assimilate, analyse and synthesise information from various sources.
Employability skills
- Other
- All the students are currently registered health or social care professionals. Most students are sponsored to attend the AMHP programme by Local Authorities (although a small number are self-funding). Upon completion of all the taught units and practice portfolio, students will be eligible to be approved by a Local Authority to act as AMHP’s and undertake statutory duties under the Mental Health Act 1983.
Assessment methods
| Method | Weight |
|---|---|
| Written exam | 100% |
Feedback methods
All students will receive detailed feedback on their assignment submission via Turnitin and have the opportunity for a 1:2:1 tutorial if required.
Recommended reading
Blakley, L., Asher, C., Etherington, A., Maher, J., Wadey, E., Walsh, V. and Walker, A. (2022) 'Waiting for the verdict': the experience of being assessed under the Mental Health Act. Journal of Mental Health. 31(2):212-219.
DfCA (2007) Mental Capacity Act 2005 Code of Practice. London: The Stationery Office
Department of Health (2015) Code of Practice: Mental Health Act 1983. The Stationery Office
Jones, R. (2022) The Mental Health Act Manual. Sweet and Maxwell.
The Kings Fund (2021) A tale of two Acts: the Mental Health Act, the Mental Capacity Act, and their interface.
Law Society (2024). Deprivation of Liberty. A Practical Guide.
NHS Digital (2023) Mental Capacity Act 2005, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, 2022-23.
NICE (2018) Decision-making and Mental Capacity
39 Essex Chambers (2023) Mental Capacity Guidance Note: Assessment and Recording of Capacity
Case-law
A Local Authority v JB [2021] UKSC 52
A PCT v LDV [2013] EWHC 272
P v Cheshire West & Chester Council; P & Q v Surrey County Council [2014] UKSC 19
AM v SLAM [2013] UKUT 365
TW v London Borough of Enfield [2014] EWCA Civ 362
Rabone v Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust [2012] UKSC 2
Study hours
| Scheduled activity hours | |
|---|---|
| Lectures | 40 |
| Independent study hours | |
|---|---|
| Independent study | 150 |
Teaching staff
| Staff member | Role |
|---|---|
| Mark Cooper | Unit coordinator |