Mental Capacity Assessment for Mental health professionals
Venue
TBC, TBC
Event Tutors
Learning and Development
Admin Contact
Learning and Development (HRlearninganddevelopment@southglos.gov.uk)
Target Audience
Other
Event Types
Course (daytime)
Course categories
Adult Social Care
Adult Social Care subcategories
Adult Mental Health
Event description
This training course provides Mental health workers with the essential skills and knowledge to apply and comply with the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) 2005 when carrying out their role.
The MCA applies to every health and social care worker who is involved in the care, treatment or support of people who are unable to make all or some decisions themselves. Care Quality Commission Inspectors are increasingly asking care workers to explain their responsibilities under the MCA.
The MCA applies to every health and social care worker who is involved in the care, treatment or support of people who are unable to make all or some decisions themselves. Care Quality Commission Inspectors are increasingly asking care workers to explain their responsibilities under the MCA.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the session learners will be able to:
? Explain how to ensure adherence to the 5 principles within the Mental Capacity Act when assessing capacity.
? Recognise the context of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 alongside wider aspects of the legal framework, including Care Act 2014, Human Rights Act 1998, Equality Act 2010, and Mental Health Act 1983/2007
? Identify specific decisions that need to be made including the relevant information required to make the decision.
? Apply principle 2 to ensure the person is given every opportunity to make the decision themselves, considering tools to be used to support decision making and involving relevant others.
? Identify an unwise decision and how to avoid the ‘protective imperative’, balancing this with responsibilities under the MCA, and safeguarding duties within Care Act 2014.
? Identify triggers to undertaking a mental capacity assessment, and how to demonstrate a rationale for undertaking an assessment or not.
? Complete a mental capacity assessment with a good knowledge and understanding of how to assess the 4 tests of mental capacity, and how to apply the causative nexus test.
? Record a mental capacity assessment that demonstrates the correct application of the law including how to record the decision considering the presumption of capacity.
? Understand when a Best Interest decision needs to be made and how the process of making the decision should be made, including how to include the Person, who to consult, when to involve an IMCA, and how to apply the requirement to consider whether there is a less restrictive way to achieve the decision in line with Principle 5.
? Record a Best Interest Decision that demonstrates the correct application of the law and defensible decision making, including how to use a balance sheet.
? Outline the role of the Court of Protection, and what steps to take for disputed decisions.
? Explain how to ensure adherence to the 5 principles within the Mental Capacity Act when assessing capacity.
? Recognise the context of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 alongside wider aspects of the legal framework, including Care Act 2014, Human Rights Act 1998, Equality Act 2010, and Mental Health Act 1983/2007
? Identify specific decisions that need to be made including the relevant information required to make the decision.
? Apply principle 2 to ensure the person is given every opportunity to make the decision themselves, considering tools to be used to support decision making and involving relevant others.
? Identify an unwise decision and how to avoid the ‘protective imperative’, balancing this with responsibilities under the MCA, and safeguarding duties within Care Act 2014.
? Identify triggers to undertaking a mental capacity assessment, and how to demonstrate a rationale for undertaking an assessment or not.
? Complete a mental capacity assessment with a good knowledge and understanding of how to assess the 4 tests of mental capacity, and how to apply the causative nexus test.
? Record a mental capacity assessment that demonstrates the correct application of the law including how to record the decision considering the presumption of capacity.
? Understand when a Best Interest decision needs to be made and how the process of making the decision should be made, including how to include the Person, who to consult, when to involve an IMCA, and how to apply the requirement to consider whether there is a less restrictive way to achieve the decision in line with Principle 5.
? Record a Best Interest Decision that demonstrates the correct application of the law and defensible decision making, including how to use a balance sheet.
? Outline the role of the Court of Protection, and what steps to take for disputed decisions.
Start Date
Tuesday 12 March 2024
End Date
Friday 12 April 2024
Closing Date
Monday 11 March 2024
Times
09:30 - 16:00
Maximum Places
100
Cost
£0.00
Number of Sessions
1
Certificate expiry
No
Pass/Fail event
No