Mental Capacity Act and DoLS

This half-day Mental Capacity Act and DoLS course is suitable for nurses, carers and support workers.

Course Length. 3.5 hours

Introduction

Care workers have to have an awareness of, and must follow, the legal safeguards in the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) 2005 and are legally required to follow the Code of Practice when acting in relation to a person who lacks, or who may lack, capacity. This course is designed to give carers an understanding of their responsibilities and how to put them into practice in the workplace.

Course Contents

Context and Background of the MCA
Key Points of the MCA
Defining and Assessing Capacity and Consent within the Terms of the Act
The Importance of a Person
Centred Approach to Assessment
Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS)
The 6-Stage Assessment
The Monitoring and Implementation of Roles and Responsibilities
Is this a Restraint or a Restriction?
The Legal System
Relevant Person’s Representatives and IMCAs
Recording Decisions made within the Guidelines of the Act
Enabling Individual Choice: Advance Decisions and Directives
Using MCA to Promote Choice and Independence

Course Outcomes

Your staff will be equipped with all the relevant knowledge and an understanding of the Mental Capacity Act 2005, which determines carers responsibilities to those who may lack mental capacity.

Successful completion of this training course will result in the award of a CPD accredited certificate covering all aspects of the above course contents.