Form 1 of the Mental Health Act
Activity
e-Learning Module
e-Learning Module
This will provide you with a review of the legislation and the methods that are used to bring a person to hospital in Ontario, as well as some of the key aspects of completing the Form 1 of the Mental Health Act, including the examination, criteria for dangerousness, concept of mentor disorder, time-sensitive issues, and invalid Form 1's. A Guided Tour and Examples of the Form 1 and Form 42. Common errors in filling out the Form that we encounter in practice.
Curriculum Block
Brain and Behaviour / Medical Foundation 4 / Part 4 / Week 3
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Objectives
Activity Objectives
- Know how to accurately fill out a Form 1 and a Form 42 of the Ontario Mental Health Act.
- Appreciate the requirements and legal issues related to involuntary hospitalization, as it pertains to the Form 1.
Tags
Curriculum Block
Brain and Behaviour
Medical Foundation 4
Part 4
Week 3
Curriculum Week
Part 4
Week 11
Discipline
Psychiatry
General MCC Objectives
Clinical Judgement And Decision-Making
Law And Ethics
MCC Presentations
Legal system
McMaster Program Competencies
1.1 Gather essential and accurate information about patients and their health through history-taking, physical examination, and the use of laboratory data, imaging, and other tests.
4.1 Communicate effectively with patients, families, and the public, as appropriate, across a broad range of socioeconomic and sociocultural backgrounds
4.3 Demonstrate sensitivity, honesty, and compassion in difficult conversations, including those about death, end of life, adverse events, bad news, disclosure of errors, and other sensitive topics
4.5 Maintain comprehensive, timely, and legible medical records
5.1 Demonstrate accountability to patients, society, and the profession
5.6 Demonstrate a critical understanding of personal, professional and institutional power and privilege and utilize anti-oppressive practice to create patient experiences where marginalization and oppression are minimized.
5.7 Demonstrate the application of ethical principles to commonly encountered ethical issues such as the provision or withholding of care, confidentiality, informed consent, and including compliance with relevant laws, policies, and regulations
MeSH
Commitment of Mentally Ill [N03.706.535.351.200]
Legislation, Medical [N03.706.615.473]
