MCA for Managers and Senior Leads

Course Outline:

This is a one-day in-depth exploration of the duties and responsibilities under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 for senior staff and managers. Offering senior staff and managers an understanding of the Act, enabling them to guide and challenge front line staff on how to apply the MCA 2005 principles when assessing capacity and applying the best interests.

To ensure senior staff and managers have a detailed understanding of the Act to enable them to guide and challenge front line staff on how to apply the MCA 2005 principles when assessing capacity and applying the best interests. The course will also explore how to record the assessments to provide senior staff and managers with the assurance they display sufficient rigour to justify their conclusion.

This is a one-day in-depth exploration of the duties and responsibilities under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 for senior staff and managers.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• Apply the principles of the Act to clinical practice 
• Formulate and document a mental capacity assessment 
• Develop balanced and informed best interest decisions and implement them
• Assess the validity and applicability of advance decisions 
• Collaborate with Donees and court-appointed Deputies 
• Make appropriate referrals to the Office of the Public Guardian
• Explore whether to involve an Independent Mental Capacity Advocate (IMCA)
• Discuss key issues in the DoLS process