
Profiles
Dr Kev Stone
Honorary Associate Professor
Faculty of Health
- Social work
- Mental Health Act
- Mental Capacity Act
- Liberty Protection Safeguards
- Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
- Approved Mental Health Professional
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Biography
Biography
DSocSci, MBA, MSc, LLB (Hons), BSc (Hons), DipSW, SFHEA, FRSA
Dr Kevin Stone is an Associate Professor at Plymouth University, and a sitting Magistrate within the South West.
Dr Stone is an active researcher in the field of mental health law and health and social care practice and as an author has published widely. He has been a social work academic for the past 10 years teaching health and social care law, social work skills and social sciences.
Dr Stone is a student centered and a practice-facing academic holding a Senior Fellowship with the HEA. He is able to relate and apply the law to real life scenarios as he draws on his experience of nearly 30 years of experience working in the voluntary, statutory and NHS sectors.
Providing Education to Industry Partners
- Plymouth Council
- Bristol City Council
- South Gloucestershire Council
- North Somerset Council
- Bath & North East Somerset Council
- Wiltshire Council
- Swindon Council
- Bristol Street Pastors
- The Salvation Army
Editor of 'The International Journal of Mental Health and Capacity Law' https://www.northumbriajournals.co.uk/index.php/IJMHMCL/about/editorialTeam
Chair of the Mental Health Social Work Special Interest Group
https://www.eswra.org/mh_sig.php
UWE Early Career Researchers Award 2017
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9842-7755
Qualifications
- Doctorate in Social Sciences - DSocSci
- Master of Business Administration - MBA
- Master of Science - MSc
- Bachelor of Science Social Work - BSc (Hons)
- Bachelor of Law - LLB
- Graduate Diploma in Social Work - PgDip
Professional membership
- Higher Education Academy - Senior Fellow
- Social Work England - Registered Social Worker
- Social Work England - Education Quality Assurance Inspector
- British Association of Social Workers (BASW)
Roles on external bodies
- BASW - Mental Health Group
- Social Work England - EQ Inspector
Teaching
Teaching
Teaching interests
Dr Stone teaches across the social work curriculum but specialises in:
- Mental Health Act 1983(2007) Practice and Policy
- Approved Mental Health Practice and Policy
- Best Interest Assessors Practice and Policy
- Social Work Practice and Policy
Research
Research
Research interests
Current Research Studies
- Decisions on risk and mental health hospital admission by Approved Mental Health Professionals.
- The views of Approved Mental Health Professionals towards the Nearest Relative role under the Mental Health Act 1983
- Experiences of the Nearest Relative under the Mental Health Act 1983(2007) and the Implications for Approved Mental Health Practice.
- Approved Clinicians / Responsible Clinicians changing medical roles
Publications
Publications
Key publications
Key publications are highlighted
Journals