Pocket Guide to Risk Assessment and Management in Mental Health

Risk assessment and risk management are top of every mental health trust's agenda. This updated and expanded new edition provides an informative and practical guide to the process of undertaking a risk assessment, arriving at a risk formulation and developing a risk management plan.

List of contents

0.Introduction. 1.Risk assessment; an overview. 2.General principles of risk assessment. 3.Undertaking a risk assessment. 4.Developing a risk formulation. 5.Managing risk. 6.Summary and conclusions.

About the author

Chris Hart is an independent nurse consultant, educator, facilitator and trainer, writer, film maker and academic. His specialist area of work now is risk assessment and risk management within the prison system, but he still works closely with mental health and non mental health NHS trusts and organisations to educate, train and develop staff in all aspects of risk assessment and management, as well as undertaking developmental work with senior nurses, clinicians and managers. He was previously a Senior Lecturer at Kingston University and St George's, University of London, UK and nurse consultant for South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.

Summary

Risk assessment and risk management are top of every mental health trust’s agenda. This updated and expanded new edition provides an informative and practical guide to the process of undertaking a risk assessment, arriving at a risk formulation and developing a risk management plan.

Product details

• Authors: Chris Hart
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.12.2023
• EAN: 9780367774783
• ISBN: 978-0-367-77478-3
• No. of pages: 220
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; MEDICAL / Mental Health, MEDICAL / Nursing / Psychiatric & Mental Health, Mental health services, Psychiatric Nursing, MEDICAL / Nursing / Care Plans, Psychiatric nursing / Mental health nursing