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Mental Capacity Act

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Overview - Mental Capacity Act

The Mental Capacity Act is intended to assist and support people who may lack capacity and to discourage anyone who is involved in caring for someone who lacks capacity from being overly restrictive or controlling. The Act also aims to balance an individual’s right to be protected from harm if they lack capacity to make decisions to protect themselves. This course aims to help care workers look at how the Act will affect them and to help them to develop best practice to include in the new legislation.

By the end of the module, participants will be able to:

  • List and understand the basic principles of the Act and why we need them
  • Identify how people make decisions and the decisions that they need to make
  • Demonstrate knowledge of how to assess/judge if someone has the capacity to make a particular decision
  • Show that they understand how to make a ‘best interests’ decision for someone who lacks capacity
  • Apply the above to their place of work
  • List the other key features of the Act
  • Identify where they may need to adapt the way that they document assessments and decisions made on behalf of service users

Lesson Plan

  • Welcome and Learning objectives
  • Legislation and Codes of Practice
  • Understand and Assessing Capacity
  • Roles and Responsibilities
  • You and Your Organisation

Accreditation

The content of this course has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines

Certification

On completion of this course you will be able to download a Virtual College certificate.

Duration

Approximately 2 - 3 hours. The length of time taken depends entirely on how quickly you can study and absorb the material. You can proceed as quickly or slowly as you like, and there is no limit on how long you can take to do the course.

Target Audience

This course is aimed at care sector workers, particularly those working with vulnerable adults.

Entry Requirements

There are no specific entry requirements for this course.

Testimonials

It gave sufficient information to answer the questions and was very well explained. 26/01/2011 AB

Cost

£30.00 + VAT (£36.00 inc. VAT)

Discounts are available for multiple purchases - phone 01943 605976, or email info@virtual-college.co.uk for details

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On average this course contributes

2 - 3 hours

towards your CPD

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