Courses

Half day Awareness Level Course

Provides basic knowledge and understanding of the key principles of the Mental Capacity Act 2005.

• Five Principles
• Capacity Assessment
• Best Interest
• Lasting Powers of Attorney
• Advance Decisions
• IMCA’s
• Legal Framework
• Penalties

Half day in-depth course

Provides more detailed knowledge of how and when the Mental Capacity Act should be used and how it applies in practice within a care home setting.

• What is the Mental Capacity Act?
• Who does it apply to?
• How to use it?
• Consent for care and health decisions
• The Five Principles
• Undertaking Capacity Assessments
• Working in a persons Best Interest
• Lasting Powers of Attorney
• Advance Decisions
• IMCAs
• The Court of Protection
• The Office of the Public Guardian
• Criminal Offences

3 hour course

A course designed specifically for Dentists and Dental Practices with relevant case studies and input.

Usually delivered on site at a time to suit the practice. The most popular time is a late afternoon slot.

• What is the Mental Capacity Act?
• Consent and working with patients who have dementia, mental health needs, a learning disability, a stroke or drug or alcohol dependency.
• How to use it?
• Consent for dental interventions
• The Five Principles
• Undertaking Capacity Assessments
• Working in a persons Best Interest
• Lasting Powers of Attorney
• Advance Decisions
• IMCAs
• The legal framework
• Criminal Offences

Half day course

Overview of the MCA with case studies suitable for staff at all levels or for multi disciplinary teams.

• What is the Mental Capacity Act
• Consent for care and personal care
• Five Principles underpinning the Mental Capacity Act
• Who does it apply to
• Acting in the Best Interest of your resident
• Lasting Powers of Attorney
• Advance Decisions
• Does your resident need an IMCA?
• Court of Protection
• Office of the Public Guardian
• Criminal Offence

Full day course

A one day course covering both the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.

• Five principles
• Capacity Assessment
• Best Interest
• LPAs and Advance Decisions
• IMCAs
• Court of Protection and OPG
• Criminal charges
• Cheshire West and the ‘Acid Test’
• DoLS Application process
• Court of Protection

Full day course

An in-depth refresher and update course for social work practitioners.

MCA

• The Five Principles
• Capacity Assessment
• Establishing and ensuring Best Interest
• IMCAs
• LPAs and Advance Decisions
• Statements of wishes and feelings
• The role of the Court of Protection
• Criminal offences under the MCA

DoLS

• Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) – what are they and when should they be put in place?
• The ‘acid test’ for deprivation of Liberty Safeguards. The impact of the Cheshire West case
• The application process for DoLS – Assessments including Best Interest Assessments
• DoLs and the Mental Health Act
• Recent Court cases: how the Court of Protection is interpreting the requirements of the Mental Capacity Act and DoLS
• Implications for practice

Half-day course

This workshop offers a refresher course on applying a Co-Production perspective to implementing the MCA by discussing four themes: Empowerment, Best Interest, Unwise Choice and Supported Decision Making.

Empowerment is a central theme of the MCA and does not always get enough emphasis. Using a co-production model and treating clients as experts by experience we can approach decision making in a more proactive and supportive way. This focus should improve supported decision making as opposed to substituted decision making.

Half day course

This course looks at the meaning of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.

• What they are
• Why and when they are needed
• Bournewood
• The ‘Acid Test’ and Cheshire West
• Application Process
• Recent cases

Half day course

From October 2020, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) will be changing to Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS). This course will provide an update on the changes under the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019.

• Background to the changes in legislation from DoLS to LPS
• Application process for Liberty Protection Safeguards
• Assessments under Liberty Protection Safeguards
• Impact on care homes and hospitals

Half day course

Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) must be approved by Signatories who sign the Safeguard on behalf of the Local Authority or CCG. This course examines the criteria for DoLS, the assessment process and the role of the signatory.

Half day course

Short update course for those who already have knowledge of or use the Mental Capacity Act and DoLS. This is a refresher course which also covers recent cases or changes in practice.

Full day course

This intensive course is led by a retired Judge and examines the key rights of the European Convention on Human Rights affecting the provision of social care in the United Kingdom.

• Article 5 (Right to Liberty and Security)
• Article 8 (Right to Respect for Private and Family Life)
• Article 9 (Freedom of Thought, Conscience and Religion)
• Article 14 (Discrimination)
• We explore how the provisions of the Convention are applied to UK law through the medium of the Human Rights Act, and how the Convention Rights affect decision making under the Mental Capacity Act, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards and the Mental Health Act.
• We consider leading cases including Cheshire West, P & Q v Surrey County Council, Hillingdon and Bournewood.