Glossary - M
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M&R - Monitoring and Review.
MA - Modern Apprenticeships.
MAPPA - Multi-agency Public Protection Arrangements. Police and probation have statutory responsibility under the Criminal Justice Act to establish in consultation with partner agencies, 'multi-agency public protection arrangements'.
Mediation - Process of reaching reconciliation between parents, children and parents or neighbours.
Mental Health Act Commission - A 'watchdog' involving a variety of professionals, that reviews the operation of the Mental Health Act 1983.
Mental Health Review Tribunal (MHRT) - The Mental Health Review Tribunal safeguards the rights of patients detained under the Mental Health Act 1983. The draft Mental Health Bill will reform the Tribunal System if implemented.
Mentoring - One to one encouragement/advice/befriending for an individual.
Merlin - A Police database.
MIR - Major Incident Room.
MLD - Moderate (or mild) learning Difficulties.
Mnemonics - A trigger to aid memory, involving prompts such as visual imagery or sounds.
Modelling - Learning behaviour through observing the behaviour of others.
MOW - Meals on Wheels.
MTFP - Medium Term Financial Plan.
Multi-Agency working - More than one agency working with a young person, family or project. Concurrent or sequential.
Multi-disciplinary team - A team of professionals from different agency backgrounds with different expertise.
Multimedia - More than one concurrent presentation medium, for example on CD-Rom or website. Combination of text, sounds and/or motion video.
Multi-Professional Working - The working together of staff with different professional backgrounds and training.
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