When caring and supporting people it’s important to know about mental capacity. In this course you will understand how your role will protect people who lack capacity, keep them at the heart of the decision- making process, be aware of those who could lack capacity and learn about the assessments which are provided to see if an individual has mental capacity or not.
Learning Outcomes:
- What is Mental Capacity? – In this section you will understand what mental capacity is.
- The Mental Capacity Act (MCA)- An important part of learning about mental capacity is knowing what The MCA does because this will help you provide high-quality person-centred care to those you care and support for.
- Who May Lack Mental Capacity? – Learning who can be affected by mental capacity is important, to make sure they get the support they need and allow you to be more aware in noticing change in their behaviour.
- Making an assessment of Mental Capacity- Assessing- In this section you will cover the process of how a person is assessed, whether they have mental capacity or not, by a doctor or other health professional.
- Making an assessment of Mental Capacity- The Five Key Principles- Learn the five key principles, the Mental Capacity Act is built around and is reviewed before completing an assessment of an individual.
- Best Interest- In this section learn what best interest means, as part of the Mental Capacity Act when someone lacks capacity.
