Mental Capacity Act Awareness

Course Overview

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The Mental Capacity Act (MCA) is designed to protect and empower people who may lack the mental capacity to make their own decisions about their care and treatment. It applies to people aged 16 and over.

It covers decisions about day-to-day things like what to wear or what to buy for the weekly shop, or serious life-changing decisions like whether to move into a care home or have major surgery.

Who should complete the course?

Front-line staff and team leaders in care, health and related services.

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We are trusted by schools, care organisations and businesses across the UK. Ascend Learning is committed to providing training that is simple, compliant and genuinely useful, giving your staff the skills they need to work safely and confidently.

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All course content follows the most up to date legal requirements and best practice standards, giving you complete peace of mind.

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We provide training across the UK, either at your workplace or at one of our scheduled training venues.

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Course Details

Aims

To develop an awareness of the Mental Capacity Act and its implications for your practice, and how to recognise when a Deprivation of Liberty authorisation is required.

Outcomes

Appreciate the importance of the Code of Practice
Define mental capacity
State how to assess a person’s mental capacity
Identify the factors to be taken into account when making a ‘best interests’ decision
Define restraint and appreciate the circumstances when this is justifiable
Define a deprivation and identify proportionate responses