Mental Capacity Act & Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards

This course is for staff who are or may find themselves working with individuals who lack capacity or have deprivation of liberty safeguards in situ.

Duration: 3.5 hours

Course Content

• What is mental capacity?
• The mental capacity act 2005
• Best interest decisions
• The 5 key principles
• Supporting decision making
• Communication
• Information provision
• Lack of capacity
• The legal situation
• Advance decisions
• Independent mental capacity advocates
• Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards

Assessment Method: Ongoing trainer observation.