MCA Awareness

TR2, London Borough of Havering | Multi-Agency Safeguarding Partnerships Town Hall, Main Road, Romford, RM1 3BB

Aim: To give participants an overall understanding of how the Mental Capacity Act applies to their day-to-day work settings.

Target Audience: This training is for Care Assessors, OTAs, Initial Contact Workers, Day Centre Officers, Business Support Officers & New Staff. Also, anyone working in a provider
setting, e.g. a care home, day centre, domiciliary care provider, supported living project, etc.

This is an awareness session, so it is suitable for people who want to gain a general understanding of what the Act is all about.

Course objectives:

• Be familiar with the background to the act and understand why we need the Mental Capacity Act and DoLs.
• Know the definition of Mental Capacity.
• Understand who is covered by the Act and how it applies to the people we work with.
• Know who can assess for Mental Capacity and understand the different levels of decision making.
• Understand the functional test for capacity.
• Know the 5 statutory principles and how to support a person to make their own decisions.
• Be aware of the House of Lords review of the implementation of the MCA.
• Understand the importance of the Safeguarding agenda when working with MCA issues and how the 2 areas are linked.
• Be familiar with Advance Decisions and Lasting Power of Attorney.
• Understand the roles of the Court of Protection and the Office of the Public Guardian.
• Understand when a decision must be taken to the Court of Protection.
• Know what the role of an Independent Mental Capacity Advocate is and when to bring one in.
• Importance of recording evidence-based decisions in relation to MC and MCA.
• Have a basic understanding of the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.
• Have an understanding of the March 2014 Court of Appeal judgements around the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards and have looked at the coming amendments to the DoLs framework.

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TR2, London Borough of Havering | Multi-Agency Safeguarding Partnerships Town Hall, Main Road, Romford, RM1 3BB