
Mental Health Care: MCA and DoLS
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Mental Health Care: MCA and DoLS
Understand the UK’s Mental Capacity Act and the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards with this free online course.
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- Avg. Duration1.5-3 Hours (Contains Video)
- Available Languages (2)
English
This course is
CPD-Accredited
Learning Outcomes
In this free course, you will learn how to:
- Outline the basic principles of the Mental Capacity Act
- Distinguish between the liberty protection safeguards and the deprivation of liberty safeguards
- Discuss how to support someone who lacks capacity and safeguard their best interests
- Explain how to evaluate an individual's mental capacity
- Describe the role of independent mental capacity advocates and lasting powers of attorney
- Recall the evaluation methods used by supervisory bodies to assess a DoLS authorisation request
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