Mental Capacity Act

The Mental Capacity Act protects the rights of those who may lack the ability to make decisions. But how do we ensure we are applying it correctly?

This e-learning module is designed to provide employees with a clear understanding of the Mental Capacity Act and its implications in practice.

By the end of the course, you should be able to:

• State the meaning and types of consent
• Explain what is meant by duty of care
• Understand the meaning of mental capacity
• Recall the five key principles of capacity
• State the difference between capacity and limited capacity
• Recognise the difference between lasting power of attorney and deputyship orders
• Understand the meaning of deprivation of liberty safeguards
• Describe the conditions relating to a valid advance directive

Topics

• Types of consent
• Consent for children
• The Gillick competency
• The Fraser guidelines
• Duty of Care
• The dilemmas of Duty of Care
• Mental capacity
• The 5 key principles
• Lasting power of attorney
• Deputy-ship orders
• Deprivation of liberty safeguards
• Advance directives

This training is crucial for anyone involved in caring for or supporting individuals who may lack capacity.

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Your purchase entitles you to 3 attempts at the post course test and access to the course materials for one year from the date of purchase.

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