Aims to: Introduce participants to the key messages of the Mental Capacity Act 2005
Learning objectives:
- List five guiding principles and understand what it means to lack capacity
- Explore functional assessment of capacity
- Identify who a decision maker is
- Describe the role of an IMCA and know how to contact them
- Recognise the offences of ill treatment and wilful neglect
- Explain the role of the Court of Protection
- Be aware of advanced decisions and Lasting Power of Attorney
- Explore how to involve the individual in supported decision making and best interest decisions
- Case studies and group discussion to enhance this learning
Audience: Individuals working with or supporting adults and requiring a knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act within a health or care setting. *Open to SU, FC