Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards

Course Duration:

9.30am - 4.30pm

Target Audience:

All staff, volunteers, family carers, direct employers and their PA’s as considered appropriate

Aim:

A one-day training session designed to enable participants to gain a greater understanding of the core principles of the Mental Capacity Act 2005, the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards

Learning Outcomes:

• Identify what is meant by mental capacity
• Describe your role and responsibility under the Mental Capacity Act 2005
• Outline the five core principles of the MCA and apply them in practice
• Identify how and when to assess mental capacity
• Demonstrate the use the two-stage test for the assessment of capacity
• Identify who can be a decision maker and how this applies in practice
• Identify the process for making an advance decision
• Describe the role of a power of attorney
• Identify when to use the IMCA service
• Describe an overview of the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
• Describe the acid test ruling from the Supreme Court around DoLS and identify how this applies in practice