Full Description
Written by advanced practitioners for advanced practitioners and students of advanced practice, this practical text examines advanced practice in mental health across the lifespan in a manner designed to define the advanced practitioner's role in mental health, support clinical decision making, encourage reflection, and promote evidence-based practice. Aligned to the four pillars of advanced practice (clinical practice, education, leadership, and research), it promotes a holistic approach to both patients and care givers, and helps to improve staff experience and to support the advanced practice journey.
This book is the second in a new series of titles, Demystifying Advanced Practice, which will make accessible all aspects of advanced practice for the benefit of students and aspiring students, practitioners, educators, researchers, managers, and leaders.
Uses clinical guidelines and assessment tools to support decision making, including differential diagnosis at the advanced practice level
Covers key topics such as supervision, continuing professional development (CPD), addictions, neurodevelopmental disorders and challenges, and future opportunities for advanced practice in mental health
Discusses specific physical health monitoring for individuals in receipt of treatment from mental health services
Provides guidance in implementing and promoting evidence-based practice to support patient care, practitioners, and service development
Helps guide and support trainees and qualified advanced practitioners, promoting role clarity and supporting future development of advanced practice through genuine experiences, including challenges and opportunities
Approaches the role of the advanced practitioner across all disciplines, providing a consistent, supportive reference to those who are progressing through advanced practice training as well as practitioners, managers, and service leads
Includes contributions from a wide variety of mental health specialties, and explores the international approach to advanced practice
Contents
Introduction
What is AP
Where did AP come from
Underpinning documentation
Who the book is for
Scope of book
UK context
International context (brief)
How mental health AP relates to general AP
discrepancy in experience, workforce etc
MH on back foot
Four Pillar Model
explain
References Training
Prerequisite requirements
Application
Routes into role
University course
Exposure and understanding
Challenges
Lack of consistency
Competency framework
MSc vs PGDip
Clinical Toolkit
Equipment
References Clinical Practice
CAMHS
Contributors
nursing and AHP and pharmacy
Clinical Assessment and Decision Making
GAP POA
Pharmacy
Inpatient ANP
Contributors
Addictions
Contributors
Physical health assessment
Differential Diagnosis
from all specialties
Clinical case study
from all specialties
Prescribing
Evidence base
References Facilitation of Learning - CPD
Role models
Teaching and skills
Mentorship
student nurses, tAP's, peers, managers, AHP's
National and local education and development
AP Forum (National)
Managerial responsibilities
what we are not
Portfolio
TURAS
NMAHP framework
Evidence base
References Leadership
Supervision
Managerial structure
general service, not replicated
Career pathways
Imposter Syndrome
Reflective practice
Development of pathways, policy etc etc.
What it is, Change, inspire, influence
Improvement
Examples
Evidence base
References Evidence, Research and Development
Expectation on AP's
What needs to be gathered
Role
Patient/carer experience
Succession planning
Career pathways
Challenges within this aspect
Evidence base
Opportunities for future practice
Future developments
Missed opportunities
Equitable service is non existent
