Mental Capacity

Once completed, this training should be refreshed every 2 years.

This training is essential to ensure that individuals who may lack capacity receive appropriate care and protection of their rights. This course will cover real world examples to give you the best possible chance of safeguarding those you support.

What will be covered?

• The Mental Capacity Act and what it is.
• Why the act is so important.
• The 5 principles of the Mental Capacity Act.
• The two-stage capacity assessment.
• Real word examples.

Funding

Our courses are currently fully funded by Skills for Care for personal assistants (PAs) of individual employers receiving an adult Direct Payment or adult Personal Health Budget (PHB), adults self-funding their care, and self-employed PAs.

If you do not qualify for this funding and still wish to attend, there would be a cost of £40 per person. For more information or any questions, please email [email protected].