Registered Nurse
To provide healthcare support workers and adult social care workers with an overview of the subject, enabling an understanding of the assessment process and how to implement the mental capacity act and best interest.
What is it mapped to?
Level 2 award enables learners to achieve the standard required, knowledge and understanding of a subject relevant to their own work setting.
What does the course include?
The introduction of the Mental Capacity Act firms up the past and current situation for ‘decision making’ and ‘mental capacity’
The Mental Capacity Act (2005) amended (2014) is a law of statute
Prior to the implementation of this Act matters relating to mental capacity were covered by ‘common law’
Mental capacity means a person is capable of making decisions. The Act applies to: people in England and Wales and adults and young adults aged 16 and over.
The Act introduces changes that will: help people to make their own decisions and protect people who cannot make their own decisions.
Lacking Capacity means: The inability to make decisions.
The Mental Capacity Act also gives guidance to: people who want to help a person to make their own decisions.
People who need to decide whether a person is “lacking capacity”
People who need to decide what to do if a person cannot make a decision.
The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards were introduced to: Prevent random decisions depriving vulnerable people of their liberty and for their protection.
The safeguards ensure that service users who need to be deprived of their liberty: Have representatives and rights of appeal with regular review and monitoring.
The safeguards cover people in hospital and care homes registered under the Care Standards Act 2000 whether the person was placed publicly or privately.
3 Hours
Attendees minimum 6 to maximum 15
This training course is available as in-house training at a venue of your own choice throughout the UK.
All delegates will receive an Advantage accredited certificate
Endeavour Care Training can also create this course for you on arrangement at your workplace.
A discount of £100 is given if 2 courses are booked for the same day