Approved Social Worker

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Approved Social Workers are mental health social workers in the the UK who have been trained to enact elements of the Mental Health Act 1983. They have received specific training relating to the Mental Health Act, usually lasting one year, and performs a pivotal role in the assessment and detention process of mentally ill people in England and Wales.

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• Suffolk County Mental Health Page
• Official text of the statute as amended and in force today within the United Kingdom, from the UK Statute Law Database (Update Status Warning: There are effects on this legislation that have not yet been applied to the Statute Law Database for the following year(s): 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007.)

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