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Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA)

Adept Training

Summary

Price
£12 inc VAT
Study method
Distance learning
Duration
3 days · Self-paced
Qualification
No formal qualification
CPD
3 CPD hours / points
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Additional info
  • Tutor is available to students

Overview

Covering What is the Mental Capacity Act, Definitions and Principles, Assessing Capacity, Protection & Best Interests. Supporting Bodies

Learning Outcomes

• To understand the purpose of the Mental Capacity Act 2005

• To know when and how to assess an individual’s mental capacity

• To know how to support decision making and involvement in the decision making

process

• To understand the principles of best interest

• To know what recording should be done

• To know what sources of support and information are available to enable

individuals to make decisions

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CPD

3 CPD hours / points
Accredited by The CPD Certification Service

Description

What is the Mental Capacity Act?

The Mental Capacity Act 2005 was designed to protect the rights of potentially

vulnerable adults who might otherwise be prevented from making their own choices

and decisions. By the end of this manual you should understand how the Act will

affect your working practices, how by complying with it you are protecting the best

interests of your clients and what you will need to do to demonstrate your

compliance to the Care Quality Commission.

It is now law that ALL adults must be assumed to have the capacity to make

decisions and take actions for themselves unless after being provided with

appropriate support and information it can be shown that they do not.

If it is decided that a person lacks capacity then decisions must be taken in their best

interests and they must be involved in the process as far as possible.

Look at the answers you have put in the box and think about the following questions

in relation to the difficulties you have identified.

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