The Mental Health (Approval of Persons to be Approved Mental Health Professionals) (Wales) Regulations 2008

1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Title, commencement and application

3. 2. Interpretation

4. 3. Granting approval

5. 4. Period of approval

6. 5. End of approval

7. 6. Suspension of or Conditions attaching to Registration

8. 7. Conditions of Approval

9. 8. Reapproval

10. 9. Monitoring and Records

11. Signature

12. 1. SCHEDULE 1

       Professional Requirements

       1. 1. In order to fulfil the professional requirements, a person must...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       Factors to be taken into account to determine competence

       1. 1.1. Key Competence Area 1: Values-based Practice

       2. 1.2. The ability to identify, challenge and, where practicable, redress discrimination...

       3. 1.3. Understanding and respect for diversity and the ability to identify...

       4. 1.4. Understanding and respect for individuals' qualities, abilities and diverse backgrounds;...

       5. 1.5. Race and culturally-sensitive understanding in the application of knowledge of...

       6. 1.6. Consideration of the needs of individuals for whom Welsh is...

       7. 1.7. The ability to promote the rights, dignity and self determination...

       8. 2.1. Key Competence Area 2: Application of Knowledge: Legislation and Policy

       9. 2.2. Application of knowledge of Welsh language legislation and policy;

       10. 2.3. An explicit awareness of the legal position and accountability of...

       11. 2.4. The ability to evaluate critically local and national policy and...

       12. 2.5. The ability to base AMHP practice on a critical evaluation...

       13. 3.1. Key Competence Area 3: Application of Knowledge: Mental Disorder

       14. 3.2. Critical and applied understanding of the social perspective on mental...

       15. 3.3. Critical and applied understanding of the implications of mental disorder...

       16. 3.4. Critical and applied understanding of the implications of a range...

       17. 3.5. Critical understanding of the resources that might be available to...

       18. 4.1. Key Competence Area 4 – Application of Skills: Effective Partnership Working

       19. 4.2. The ability to communicate appropriately with, and to establish effective...

       20. 4.3. The ability to articulate the role of the AMHP in...

       21. 4.4. The ability to use networks and community groups to influence...

       22. 4.5. The ability to contribute effectively to planning and implementing options...

       23. 4.6. The ability to recognise, assess and manage effectively risk in...

       24. 4.7. The ability to manage effectively difficult situations of anxiety, risk...

       25. 4.8. The ability to balance the inherent power in the AMHP...

       26. 4.9. The ability to plan, negotiate and, manage, compulsory admission to...

       27. 4.10. The ability to manage and co-ordinate effectively the relevant legal...

       28. 4.11. The ability to balance and manage the competing requirements of...

       29. 5.1. Key Competence Area 5: Application of Skills: Professional Decision Making

       30. 5.2. The ability to obtain, analyse and share appropriate information from...

       31. 5.3. The ability to provide reasoned and clear oral and written...

       32. 5.4. The ability to present a case at a legal hearing;...

       33. 5.5. The ability to exercise their functions as an AMHP independently,...

       34. 5.6. The ability to evaluate the outcomes of interventions with patients,...

13. Explanatory Note