Course overview
Why do I need this course?
- Make lawful decisions in the best interests of individuals lacking capacity
- Understand your duties under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 with real-world examples
- Protect vulnerable people by applying core principles and legal safeguards
- Avoid legal risk by learning when and how to assess mental capacity correctly
What will I learn?
- The five core principles of the Mental Capacity Act 2005
- How to assess mental capacity and document your decisions
- When and how to use restraint lawfully and proportionately
- The roles of IMCAs, advance decisions, and the Court of Protection
Who is this course for?
- Health and social care professionals making decisions on behalf of others
- Support workers and carers in residential or community settings
- Team leaders and managers responsible for safeguarding and compliance
- Anyone working with individuals who may lack mental capacity
Course details
In the course you’ll learn, via various training scenarios, how to make decisions in a person’s best interests, how to accurately assess someone’s mental capacity and when and why to use restraint.
You’ll also cover things like advance decisions, the role of the Court of Protection and Independent Mental Capacity Advocates (IMCAs) and how mental capacity assessment works.
Upon completion of this course, the learner will have a knowledge of:
- What mental capacity is
- Who the Mental Capacity Act concerns
- The Mental Capacity Act code of practice
- The five core principles of the Mental Capacity Act
- When and how to assess mental capacity
- How to make decisions in a person’s best interests
- The importance of keeping good records
- What can be done within the law
- When and how to use restraint
- Deprivation of Liberty safeguards
- Lasting Powers of Attorney
- How to resolve disputes
- The Court of Protection
- Advance decisions
- The role of Independent Mental Capacity Advocates (IMCAs)
- The importance of research
- How to approach and communicate with children and young people who lack mental capacity
This course consists of the following modules:
- Module 1: Core Principles
- Module 2: Assessing Capacity
- Module 3: Protection
- Module 4: Decisions
- Course Length: 105 mins
- Refresh Frequency: 1 Year
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