There are places available on the Mental Capacity Act in Practice which has been put on through regional Welsh Government funding provided by Edge Training.

Please book your places via email pwbotu@powys.gov.uk

Time: 9.30am – 4pm

This course aims to enable qualified social workers and other social care staff to maximise their skills in implementing the Mental Capacity Act 2005 confidently and apply this in daily practice.

Learning outcomes 

•     Understand the key parts of the Mental Capacity Act 2005

•     Explain how their working practices will be affected by the legislation

•     Demonstrate how the Act will affect their clients / service users

•     Illustrate how they will use different parts of the Act in their job role

Programme

• Importance of the Mental Capacity Act – recent case law
• Why do I need to use the MCA? Consent and the MCA overview
• When should I assess capacity?
• Assessment of capacity – detail
• The Importance of use or weigh – examples
• How do I assess capacity? Practical points
• What should I write? Guidance from case law and local policy/systems
• Implied consent? Care plans and frequency of assessments
• Best Interests – overview and detail
• Best Interests meetings – guidance
• Families, consulting and disputes with best interests
• Court of Protection – when and why to use
• Social work assessments and reviews – applying the Act
• Restraint – definition and criteria for use
• Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards – when, where and why
• Identifying care plans that may be DoLS and Local Authority responsibilities
• Advocacy (IMCA) – the right to IMCA and the duty to refer
• Lasting Powers of Attorney & Deputies – impact on care and challenging
• Working with LPA’s and Deputies in practice and dealing with concerns