Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) (Online)

The Deprivation of Liberty Act protects the most vulnerable individuals in hospitals and care homes. It plays an important role in preventing the unlawful deprivation of liberty occurring.

Overview

The MCA DoLS (The Mental Capacity Act: Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards) framework offers safeguards for the people who most need it and principles of conduct for anyone working with vulnerable people. If you are in a care profession, it is crucial that you understand them.

Course content

• Background and the Law
• The Authorisation Process

Learning objectives

Once you’ve completed this course, you’ll have a good working knowledge of:

• What the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards are and who they apply to
• The background to and the law regarding the safeguards
• What deprivation of liberty is and when and how a person can be deprived of their liberty
• The difference between restraint and deprivation of liberty
• Situations that can lead to deprivation of liberty and strategies to help prevent it
• The process of identifying risk and requesting both ‘standard’ and ‘urgent’ authorisation
• The requirement to keep good records
• The six assessments
• The role of an Independent Mental Capacity Advocate
• What happens when the assessments are completed and the requirements are not met/met
• The relevant person’s representative and their role
• Authorisation and review
• Applications to the Court of Protection
• The role of the Care Quality Commission
• Unauthorised deprivation of liberty
• The Mental Capacity Act made simple

Who is the course for?

This course is for all people who work with vulnerable adults, for example in hospitals and care homes; and for people in social care who have responsibility for implementing the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards. This course is suitable for learners who are new to the subject and also those who wish to refresh their knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act.

Accreditations and endorsements

This course was developed by Me Learning

Duration & CPD

1 hour and 15 mins approximately

Booking

Click 'book now' below then follow the checkout process. On receipt of your order, the e-learning team will be in touch to arrange access, please allow 24 hours. Learners can access and re-visit the course for a year.

FAQ & Guidance

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Technical Requirements

Most eLearning courses from Skills for Health will work on mobile and tablet devices, unfortunately this course will not work on Apple mobile devices such as iPhones and iPads due to the requirement for Adobe Flash player. It may also not work on some PCs which do not have Adobe Flash player installed. We are working on a fix for this issue and will update ASAP.