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Don’t mind the momentary change in direction, we’re taking a little detour from my last post. We will go back there but I want to talk about the reality of the practice of seclusion in 2011. “Seclusion is the placing of a person at any time and for any duration, alone in an area where […]
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Ten days ago Kate Raue was moved from Rangipapa to Te Whare Ahuru. For privacy reasons Rangipapa weren’t telling anyone where she’d gone, only that she’d ‘left the Unit’. I thought at the time that the construction of the explanation was an interesting one so I had my doubts about whether she’d been released to […]
Tags: “There are those who pass like ships in the night, a marked departure from the norm must be evident, a mental disorder there is defined as "an abnormal state of mind, acute mental health inpatient unit, an abnormal state of mind (whether of a continuous or an intermittent nature), and to feel mind and body, capacity to communicate, characterised by delusions, comicStyle, Corrections and the Courts interact with each other, definition of having a mental disorder as defined in s 2 of the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992, determining a person's competency to stand trial in a court of law, engage in meaningful therapy, Featured Content, focuses on low key activities and creating a calm environment, forensic psychiatrist, forensic psychiatry, forensic psychiatry is the juncture between law and psychiatry, four dimensions of Maori well-being, Gail Penney, helping each other though joy and through strife. And they are the kind who give meaning to life.”, high incidence of the use of restraint, high incidence of the use of seclusion, high staff turnover, holistic approach to care, Ideas worth spreading, influenced by the Maori mental health model, intensive care unit (ICU), intensive nursing, Kate Raue, Katherine Raue, lack of sufficient medical staff, law seeking to establish whether a mental disorder is in fact present?, lifeStyle, located in Lower Hutt, low stimulus environment, main blog, Mason Durie, mind and body are inseparable, mindStyle matters, New Zealand case law maintains that the notion of abnormality be determined objectively, not just an extreme of usual conduct., not just what is normal for the individual, of such a degree that it: (a) Poses a serious danger to the health or safety of that person or of others; or (b) Seriously diminishes the capacity of that person to take care of himself or herself.", or by a disorder of mood or perception or volition or cognition, or by disorders of mood or perception or volition or cognition, penneylane, penneylaneonline, physical, Rangipapa, Rangipapa is a Forensic Mental Health Service, Ships in the Night, spiritual, strong foundation and four equal sides, sub-speciality of psychiatry, support science of criminology, Te Rangimarie, Te Whare Ahuru, Te Whare Tapu Wha, Ted Talk, the place where Mental Health, then sail out of sight with never a backward glance of regret; folks we know briefly then quickly forget. Then there are friends who sail together, therapy, through quiet waters and stormy weather, to think, turnStyle, use a variety of strategies, VidStyle, wellness centre, Whanau or family, what is normal in society as a whole, who meet for a moment, www.penneylaneonline.com
What’s in a name? Something and everything. Many of us wonder what our parents were thinking when they named us but sometimes I think life has a way of showing us there’s rhyme and reason beyond even what they intended.
Tags: acute mental health inpatient unit, Amelia, Amelia a person of action, Amiria, Amiria a person of action, comicStyle, Featured Content, Gail Penney, horses for courses, Ideas worth spreading, Judicial Inquiry, katharos, Katherine, lifeStyle, main blog, Manawatu Gorge or Te Apiti, mindStyle matters, minimise the use of seclusion and restraint, my daughter Mede, Palmerston North, penneylane, penneylaneonline, Porirua, Privacy, pure, Rangipapa, Speaking out against corruption, Takapau Plains, Tararua mountain range, Te Apiti meaning 'The Narrow Passage', Te Whare Ahuru, Ted Talk, turnStyle, VidStyle, Waipukurau, wellness centre, What's in a name?, www.penneylaneonline.com, καθαρός
Rights may be legal, social, or ethical principles of freedom or entitlement. They are what is allowed or owed to people, according to some legal system, social convention, or ethical theory.
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The strongest commitment a Government can make to protect the Human Rights of its citizens is to embed them in a constitution, and create statutory procedures to enforce the international standards. New Zealand has a good record of approving of and compliance with its international obligations.
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