There is little empirical research focusing on how social workers experience the law in their everyday professional practice, and still less on how mental health social workers experience assessment for compulsory admission under mental health law. The article is informed by a hermeneutic phenomenological approach, drawing on in-depth interviews and practitioner diaries with social work Approved Mental Health Professionals (AMHPs), providing exploration of how social work AMHPs experience compulsory assessment under mental health law in practice. This is revealed as a socio-relational process, involving a focus on the person in their environment in relation to others, such as family and professionals. Ethical challenges realising human rights social work practice are illuminated. This draws attention to how space for such practice can be eroded by systems conditions. The importance of amplifying the voice of the person assessed is highlighted in the context that their voice is severely diminished during the process of assessment. The article provides insights on the complexity involved in compulsory mental health practice, drawing attention to trust as an important concept. Finally, the article argues that realising human rights-oriented AMHP practice requires social work to challenge systems conditions that erode the ability to do so.

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一项探索心理健康法下社会工作 AMHPs 经验评估的研究：对面向人权的社会工作实践的启示

很少有实证研究关注社会工作者在日常专业实践中如何体验法律，更不用说精神卫生社会工作者如何体验精神卫生法下的强制入院评估。本文采用解释学的现象学方法，借鉴社会工作经批准的心理健康专业人员 (AMHP) 的深入访谈和从业者日记，探索社会工作 AMHP 在实践中如何经历心理健康法下的强制性评估。这被揭示为一个社会关系过程，涉及关注他们环境中的人与其他人的关系，例如家庭和专业人士。阐明了实现人权社会工作实践的伦理挑战。这引起了人们对这种实践空间如何被系统条件侵蚀的关注。在评估过程中他们的声音被严重削弱的情况下，强调了扩大被评估人的声音的重要性。这篇文章提供了关于强制性心理健康实践所涉及的复杂性的见解，将信任作为一个重要概念提请注意。最后，文章认为，实现以人权为导向的 AMHP 实践需要社会工作来挑战削弱这样做能力的系统条件。提请注意信任是一个重要的概念。最后，文章认为，实现以人权为导向的 AMHP 实践需要社会工作来挑战削弱这样做能力的系统条件。提请注意信任是一个重要的概念。最后，文章认为，实现以人权为导向的 AMHP 实践需要社会工作来挑战削弱这样做能力的系统条件。