What motivates and discourages social workers from working as Approved Mental Health Professionals? Evidence about job resources and demands of the Approved Mental Health Professional role

Stevens, Martin; Manthorpe, Jill; Martineau, Stephen

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“…However, in the context of England and Wales, the shift has had a very modest impact in practice. Approximately 95% of AMHPs are social workers, who therefore remain the core profession among AMHPs (DHSC and Skills for Care, 2021; Stevens et al 2019). The small number of AMHPs who come from a different professional background are also required to bring a social perspective to their decision-making under compulsory mental health law.…”

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Decision Making by Practitioners in the Social Professions Involved in Compulsory Admission to Mental Health Hospital: A Scoping Review

Abbott

2021

The British Journal of Social Work

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This scoping review examined the literature on decision making by practitioners in the social professions involved in compulsory admission to mental health hospital in the UK. This aimed to find out(i) what processes shape social profession decision making about compulsory admission to mental health hospitals in practice? and (ii) what methods have informed studies in this area, and how have these shaped the current state of knowledge? Three main themes emerged are: professional positioning; characteristics of the person assessed; and organisational factors. The literature has approached answering this question by focusing on social professional jurisdictional perspectives, emphasising concern whether a social perspective is privileged in decision making. Lack of realistic options to avoid in-patient care underpins decisions to detain. The process involves a logistical challenge for the social profession. The social milieu of those assessed is associated with social vulnerability and social deprivation, highlighting the relevance for social work. Concerns about risk and a citizen’s lack of mental capacity to make decisions about care are associated with decisions to detain. Implications for social work include a need for research that explores the institutional and social context of decision making. Finally, implementing supported decision making in social work practice is proposed as an imperative for future research.

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Decision Making by Practitioners in the Social Professions Involved in Compulsory Admission to Mental Health Hospital: A Scoping Review

Abbott

2021

The British Journal of Social Work

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“…Lloyd et al, 2002;Travis et al, 2015). Some sources of stress (such as emotional demands) are more typical of social workers, but the general rule that stress occurs when job demands exceed the job resources also applies to social work (Stevens et al, 2019). Social workers are an important and substantial part of the workforce; in 2015, 209,000 employees (i.e.…”

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Social workers and recovery from stress

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Born

2020

Journal of Social Work

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Summary Recovery from stress is essential for employees’ well-being, even more so in jobs where high stress is inevitable. The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of achievement goal orientation on recovery from stress (i.e. need for recovery and vigour) over several years. We followed a sample of social workers in the Netherlands (N = 238) across four years, with three measurement points (T1–T3). Data were analysed with latent growth curve modelling. Findings Results showed that need for recovery and vigour were fairly stable over time and therefore we could not examine the effects of achievement goal orientation on change in vigour and need for recovery over time. However, level of mastery goal orientation (mastery-approach and mastery-avoidance goal orientation) at T1 was positively related to the initial level of vigour at T1, even after controlling for job autonomy and workload. Our results indicate that mastery goal orientation is relevant for employees to feel energetic and vital in a job with high stress. Practical implications Our results showed that organizations can prevent depletion among social workers by ensuring an acceptable workload, while vigour can be enhanced by selecting employees with high mastery goal orientation. Organizations can also contribute to the vitality of social workers by stimulating and fostering mastery goal orientation.

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What Does the ‘A’ Stand for? Exploring the Process of AMHP ‘Re-Approval’ and Opportunities for Improvement: Themes from a Narrative Literature Review

Mearns¹

2022

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What motivates and discourages social workers from working as Approved Mental Health Professionals? Evidence about job resources and demands of the Approved Mental Health Professional role

Cited by 4 publications

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Decision Making by Practitioners in the Social Professions Involved in Compulsory Admission to Mental Health Hospital: A Scoping Review

Decision Making by Practitioners in the Social Professions Involved in Compulsory Admission to Mental Health Hospital: A Scoping Review

Social workers and recovery from stress

What Does the ‘A’ Stand for? Exploring the Process of AMHP ‘Re-Approval’ and Opportunities for Improvement: Themes from a Narrative Literature Review

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