Published by SCIE: March 2016 | Free to use | Learning Management System compatible
This resource provided by the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) explores the Mental Capacity Act 2005, including best interests decision-making, and how to support people to make their own decisions.
Course modules
- Introducing the Mental Capacity Act
- Supporting people to make decisions
- Assessing capacity
- Best interests decisions
- More complex decisions
- What to do when there is disagreement
- Planning for the future
Estimated online study time: 30-45 minutes per section
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More MCA training from SCIE
MCA training – an introduction (18 May 2016), 9.30am – 4pm, Wednesday 18 May 2016
Recommended publications
- Mental Capacity Act (MCA) and young people in transition
- Deprivation of liberty – guidance for providers of children’s homes and residential special schools
- Mental Capacity Act (MCA) Directory
- Deprivation of liberty and young people – what social workers need to know
- Mental Capacity Act Resource Pack
- Deprivation of liberty: a practical guide. Chapter 9: Identifying a deprivation of liberty: a practical guide Under 18s
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