Mental Capacity Act – Working with Capacity (Halton)

  • Date 7th March 2023
  • Start time 9:30 am
  • Finish time 12:30 pm
  • Venue/Location Grangeway Youth & Community Centre
    Grangeway
    Runcorn
    WA7 5LY
Booking closed

This session will provide information and give confidence around the application of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 within specific service areas in Halton.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Have an overview of the Act, why it was required and the guiding principles which underpin it
  • Understand what constitutes breaches to people’s Human Rights
  • Better develop strategies and skills in assessing capacity, and develop confidence in making and recording best interests decisions which are legally defensible
  • Be aware of the interface between the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and the more recent Mental Health Act 2007
  • Know where to seek further support and advice locally

 

This course is free of charge to those living and working in Halton and who have a direct involvement in the care and support of adults with additional needs. This includes volunteers, carers, those employed through a personal budget and those who use services. Courses covers local process, policy and protocol and are not relevant to those out of area.