"You'll have a cup of tea..."

Another story from my long career as a social worker, ASW & AMHP. In which the Masked AMHP is held hostage during a MHA assessment.

Death & Fire Bunnies

The latest video from the Masked AMHP's YouTube Channel. This is about helping an old lady who had just lost her husband, and at the same time avoiding the sledgehammer of a MHA assessment.

You can see it here.

Dolores and her Cat

During lockdown, and as I slide into retirement, I’ve been looking back over my career as a social worker and an AMHP.

I started as an unqualified generic social worker in 1976. I first began to practice as a Mental Welfare Officer under the old Mental Health Act 1959 in 1981. When the 1983 MHA came into force in September 1983, I became an Approved Social Worker.

I became a dedicated mental health social worker in 1988. When the MHA 2007 amended the 1983 Act in 2008, I became an Approved Mental Health Professional.

During that time I’ve undertaken approaching 700 assessments under various MHA’s.

On my new Masked AMHP YouTube channel I have begun to reminisce about some of my experiences.

If you’d like to hear about Dolores and her Cat, you can find it here.