Mental Capacity Act (MCA)
Train the Trainer
Mental Capacity Act (MCA)
Course length Full Day
Maximum number to attend, priced per delegate, please call 01376 573999 for additional delegates
This course is aimed at all staff in health and social care.
At the end of the training session, there is a short-written assessment to evidence the learning of the attendees.
Learning Outcome & Assessment Criteria
Introduction - Mental Capacity Act 2005
Explain why legislation is necessary to protect the rights of individuals who may lack the capacity to make decisions for themselves
Describe the factors which may lead to an individual lacking the capacity to make a particular decision for themselves
Explain how the Mental Capacity Act 2005,
empowers people to make decisions for themselves
protects people who lack capacity by placing them at the heart of the decision-making process
Describe why effective communication is important when working with a person who may lack capacity to make a particular decision for themselves
Key elements of the Mental Capacity Act 2005
Define the 5 statutory principles included in the Mental Capacity Act 2005
Describe when a worker must comply with the Mental Capacity Act 2005
Explain capacity as defined in the Mental Capacity Act 2005
Explain best interests as defined in the Mental Capacity Act 2005
Explain what actions needs to be taken to ensurea worker acts in an individual’sbest interests
Identify whose responsibility it is to assess capacity and best interests
Identify the type of day-to-day decisions a worker may find themselves making on behalf of a person who lacks capacity to make those decisions themselves
Explain the circumstances when an Independent Mental Capacity Advocate (IMCA) should be appointed
Explain how the Mental Capacity Act 2005 can assist a person to ‘planahead’ for a time when they may not have capacity to make certain decisions
Mental Capacity Act 2005 Code of Practice and the individuals who lack capacity
Explain the legal status of the Mental Capacity Act 2005, Code of Practice
Explain the purpose of the Mental Capacity Act 2005, Code of Practice
Explain how the Mental Capacity Act 2005 Code of Practice effects the day-to-day activities of a worker when making decisions for individuals who lack the capacity to make those decisions for themselves