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Mental Capacity Assessment and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards

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Course Overview

Format

Intermediate
2-3 Study Hours
Online Study
Self-Printed Certificate

Accreditation

5 CPD Points
CPD Certified

Course description

This wide-ranging course contains information and guidance on Mental Capacity Assessment and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, how to undertake assessments and when they are appropriate, as well as recording the results.

This course contains several sections and covers a huge amount of material concerning Mental Capacity Assessment and the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, and includes the following as well as other information:

How to work in the best interests of individuals and the importance of autonomy
Guidance to the relevant legislation, such as the principles and Code of Practice of the Mental Capacity Act 2005.
How to assess capacity, who is able to do it, when it should be done, and how it is recorded
Descriptions of fluctuating mental capacity, unwise decisions, and how to deal with a refusal to complete an assessment
Confidentiality
Understanding mental capacity, and the definition of an individual who lacks capacity, and the presumption of capacity
Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards and Liberty Protection Safeguards
Definition of a deprivation of liberty, what is restraint, when they might be necessary, and how the Safeguards apply

This Mental Capacity Act training will give a strong foundation of mental capacity knowledge and how you can apply this knowledge towards duty of care of vulnerable individuals. It also contains examples of tests, challenges to check the learner’s knowledge, and interactive case studies.

You will learn

Outline why assessing mental capacity is important and understand the legal framework behind this assessment

Outline who can assess mental capacity, and how to do the assessment, and how to record it

Explain what is meant by an unwise decision

Explain what lacking capacity means

Describe the duties of an Independent Mental Capacity Advocate (IMCA)

Who is it for?

Roles including:

Social Workers

Care workers

Nurses

Councillors

Support Workers

Legislation

Legislation covered in this course includes:

Mental Capacity Act 2005
Human Rights 1998
Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1998
Equality Act 2010

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This online course consists of a series of pages in which an instructor will talk learners through the lesson material. Pages may include supporting pictures, graphs, animation or extra sounds to help with the learning where appropriate. Some lessons will include challenges/quizzes to help learners stay engaged and interested in the material. Lessons can be taken in any order and each lesson may be paused and resumed at any stage.
The course is self-paced so learners decide how fast or slow the training goes. There is no deadline for completion but some of our courses have a test at the end to check that learners have understood the material. If the course has a test at the end then learners are required to achieve a 75% pass mark to successfully complete the course. Once learners have passed the test they are awarded a certificate, which can either be downloaded digitally or sent as a physical copy if this option was chosen when purchasing the course.
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