Here’s the scenario:
Candidate for course has a history of moderate to ‘moderately severe’ mental health problems and in the run up to the course suffers a minor relapse.
Doctor A says: ‘I don’t understand the course content, my advice is do not attend the course, but it’s your decision’
Nurse (not mental health) with some better knowledge of course says: ‘I’m not prepared to sign off on your health with regards to going away in case a minor relapse becomes major, see Doctor B’
Doctor B does some more in depth work with candidate and says: ‘You test positive for ‘moderately severe’ depression, anxiety disorder and some elements of stress reaction. This course could make you much worse, but if approached well and your symptoms are kept under control, then doing it could help improve your condition. I’m prepared to pass you as fit.’
Candidates family express some concerns about ‘risk’.
Placing yourself in the position of the candidate and/or a close friend/relative/confidant of them, what would your course of action be? (for the purposes of this it could be a course in anything from basket weaving to underwater knife fighting, but presume it places the candidate under a moderate amount of stress and that in a healthy state they would have no problem completing it)