COMMENTS BY DELEGATES ON PREVIOUS IMHL COURSES
A Practical Guide to the New Court of Protection: DoLS, Best Interests and other applications
“The course was directly relevant to work I am about to undertake for the next stage of my training contract”
“Very helpful overview of this area of law. Excellent course speaker – interesting, informative and thought provoking”
“Lots of very useful information much of which was a real clarification – particularly in relation as to how and when to approach COP”
“I was glad of the directions given to websites and books to explain further the information given. Excellent course, my head was fizzing with the information and several “a-ha” moments. I enjoyed hearing the case law and other explanations which helped illustrate law”
“Excellent. Helped me to focus on issues relating to the Court of Protection, allowed me to develop my knowledge of mental capacity”
“Best Course I’ve been on in a long time”
“Excellent Speaker, Very knowledgeable”
“Very charismatic presenter, the examples are very helpful in digesting my learning”
“A very good and well presented day”
“This has been very informative and extremely interesting. I have enjoyed learning about the Court of Protection and the case studies are excellent”
“Excellent, Peter’s great”
“Really Interesting & informative day”
“Thank you very much, very informative and enjoyable”
“Enjoyed the day, a good opportunity to reflect on current practice and how my policies/procedures can be amended to cover all issues raised”
“Thoroughly informative, excellent use of stories and scenario’s to illustrate points being made relating to facts in materials. Excellent presentation by a very informed speaker”
An Intensive Introduction: MCA and DOLS
“Very well presented”
“Very informative, highlights how subjective the MCA can be”
“This is the 2nd course I have attended and I am booked onto a 3rd. Thoroughly enjoyed the day and learnt a lot, would definitely recommend”
“Very informative and interesting, useful for my job role and will help me a lot”
An Intensive Introduction to the Mental Health Act
“Good course that provided myself with information that we can take back into the workplace and put into practice that will help with day to day treatments with patients”
“Really enjoyed the day, Feel now I have a better logical understanding. Well Presented!”
“I really enjoyed the course, well worth the journey from West Cumbria, thanks”
“Peter has a wealth of knowledge and presents an intense topic but in a formal and entertaining way”
“Very enjoyable and pleasantly surprised with the amount of engagement the group played”
“Very good introduction to the subject – very necessary information for a MH Lawyer”
“Very Interesting, Peter has excellent knowledge about subjects, will recommend, thanks”
"Really useful course, your practical examples/cases brought it to life"
"Very informative and well pitched for me as IMHA"
"Exceeded my expectations. I would whole heartedly recommend this course to colleagues. All the facts were there, backed up by examples which helped put into context and made more interesting. It has been a useul & enjoyable experience, Thank you!"
"An excellent presentation of what is a dry subject. The presenters enthusiasm kept me interested - even after 3pm! The presentation material given will be a good reference tool to take back to my team"
"A very thought provoking day which has given me a good start in understanding and working with the Mental Health Act"
"An excellent day with a good amount of humour that made the day very much more interesting. I will certainly be recommending this course to others, in particular our advocates that will be used for tribunals. It would also be helpful to our consultant psychiatrists"
Administering the Mental Health Act
“As usual excellent course, excellently delivered. Could listen to Peter all day everyday!”
“As usual excellent presentation, and everything was well related to our practices”
“Well presented, even to the end of the course which is sometimes difficult to maintain concentration”
“Well presented- good mix of PowerPoint presentation and delegate participation. Relaxed presentation good “Lay Man’s” terms used. Useful to hear other people’s views and experiences”
“I found the speaker interesting and well informed, he kept me awake! Good material, humorous approach and the group interacted well. Very enjoyable course, nice to mix with other administrators”
“Very informative programme, which was well presented and easy to understand”
“The course was very interesting and was delivered in an excellent manner, very easy to understand”
“Very well presented course, with good referenced information. All information aimed at appropriate level. Good work based examples used, course handout very helpful”
“Very enjoyable day. Loads to think about and a great deal to follow through on”
“Excellent – really enjoyed the training day”
“Course was delivered in an informative and entertaining way”
“Brilliant presentation with excellent communication of course details and explanations, handouts very useful, very helpful presentation and would recommend to others”
“Peter and Terry were both excellent presenters and answered all our questions. The issues were very specific to the role of a MHA Administrator”
“Very good, speaker was very enthusiastic and very knowledgeable”
The Interface between the MHA and the MCA (including DOLS)
“Certainly found today thought provoking, interesting and stimulating”
“The course is extremely informative, it will enable me to use knowledge I have gained to cascade the information to my colleagues”
“Very good day, very informative”
“Very interesting day. Excellent presentations and knowledge of subject”
“Lots of information which was good. Good to have a trainer who knows his stuff. Enjoyed it – Thank you”
“Enthusiastic, engaging speaker, very enjoyable day, wouldn’t change any part- liked the pace and coverage of the day”
“Presentation and content was good, Peter was excellent and I will attend one of these courses again”
“I hope I get to go to more of Peter’s courses”
An Intensive Introduction: Forensic Patients
"Fantastic Course, it has ignited my interest in Mental Health Law and law as a profession. Thank you"
"Excellent Course"
"I have found the courses very useful - especially considering i am beginning to undertake restricted cases. I could listen to Peter's stories for hours"
"Very engaging and informative style"
"Knowledge of cases makes the course very interesting, very knowledgeable and interaction actively encouraged. Very relaxed and informative, easy to maintain
concentration"
"Very informative - gave me good insight to different reactions"
