Mental Capacity Training | Mental Health | in Tashkent

Mental Capacity Training Course Outline

Module 1: Mental Capacity – Definitions and Principles

• What is Mental Capacity?
• Mental Capacity Act
• Code of Practice
• What is the Need of the Mental Capacity Act?
• Five Core Principles of the Mental Capacity Act
• What is a Lack of Capacity?
• Who is Affected by the Mental Capacity Act?

Module 2: Assessing Capacity

• What Initiates an Assessment?
• What to Ask When Assessing Capacity?
• Assessing Capacity in Relation to Different Types of Decisions
• Assessing Capacity in Practice
• What Kind of Help Does Someone Need to Make a Decision?
• Legal Tests Under Common Law and Other Legislation
• Excluded Decisions
• What Type of Records Needs to be Kept?

Module 3: Making Decisions and Acting in Someone's Best Interests

• Best Interests Decisions and Acts
• Acts Related to Care and Treatment
• Who is the Decision Maker in Health and Social Care Services?

Module 4: Restraint and Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPA)

• Limitations on Restraint
• What is a Lasting Power of Attorney?
• When is an LPA Valid?
• Who Can be an Attorney?
• Powers and Limitations of LPAs
• Enduring Powers of Attorney

Module 5: Dispute Resolving

• Code of Practice

Module 6: Court of Protection and Deputies

• What is the Court of Protection?
• What is a Court-Appointed Deputy?

Module 7: Advance Decisions to Refuse Treatment

• Advance Decisions
• When are Advance Decisions Valid and Applicable?

Module 8: Independent Mental Capacity Advocates and Research

• Duties of an IMCA

Module 9: Protection

• Protecting Vulnerable Adults
• New Criminal Offences of Ill-Treatment or Wilful Neglect
• Public Guardian
• Court of Protection Visitors

Module 10: Children and Young People

• Young People Under the Age of 16
• Young People Aged 16 and 17

Module 11: Sharing Information

• Releasing Information

Module 12: How Will the Mental Capacity Act Change Practice?

• Some Expectations from Users and Carers

Who Should Attend this Mental Capacity Training Course?

This Mental Capacity Training Course is suitable for professionals who support individuals with decision-making, care, safeguarding, or capacity-related needs. The following professionals can benefit from this course:

• Healthcare Professionals
• Social Workers
• Mental Health Practitioners
• Legal Professionals
• Care Managers
• Support Workers
• Safeguarding Officers
• Advocacy Professionals

Prerequisites for the Mental Capacity Training

There are no formal prerequisites to attend this Mental Capacity Training Course. However, an interest in capacity assessment, safeguarding, and decision-making responsibilities will help delegates engage effectively with the course content.

Mental Capacity Training Course Overview

Mental Capacity Training helps delegates understand how mental capacity is assessed and how decisions should be supported when an individual may be unable to make them independently. It covers the Mental Capacity Act, best-interest decision-making, legal responsibilities, safeguarding, and related decision-making processes.

Delegates develop skills in understanding when capacity assessments are required, identifying relevant decision-making considerations, supporting individuals to make decisions, and applying best-interest principles. They also strengthen their understanding of record-keeping, legal responsibilities, and information-sharing requirements.

This 1-Day course by The Knowledge Academy enables delegates to apply mental capacity principles more confidently within relevant professional settings. They will be better equipped to support lawful decision-making, recognise key responsibilities, and respond appropriately when capacity concerns arise.

Mental Capacity Training Course Objectives

• To understand the legal framework and core principles of the Mental Capacity Act
• To understand how capacity is assessed for specific decisions
• To explore best-interest decision-making and related responsibilities
• To understand restraint, Lasting Powers of Attorney, and advance decisions
• To examine the roles of IMCAs, the Court of Protection, and deputies 
• To understand safeguarding, information sharing, and decision-making for children and young people

Learning Outcomes of this Mental Capacity Training

Upon completing this Mental Capacity Training, delegates will be able to recognise when capacity considerations arise, support appropriate decision-making, and apply best-interest principles within relevant professional settings. They will also be better equipped to understand key legal responsibilities, safeguarding requirements, and when additional professional or legal input may be needed.

What’s Included in this Mental Capacity Training Course?

• World-Class Training Sessions from Experienced Instructors 
• Mental Capacity Training Certificate   
• Digital Delegate Pack