Course detail
Mental Capacity Act 2005
This course provides a CPD-level overview of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and its practical application in adult health and social care. It explains the legal principles behind capacity assessments, how to support people to make their own decisions, how to act lawfully when a person lacks capacity for a specific decision, and how to make and record best-interests decisions in a defensible, person-centred and least restrictive way. It also covers restraint, deprivation of liberty, lasting powers of attorney, advance decisions, IMCAs, record keeping, and day-to-day practice in care homes, domiciliary care and other adult social care services.
Topics
21
Duration
1.1h
Quiz pass mark
100%
Course structure
Learning path
Topics are completed in order before the final assessment unlocks.
Course Description
Introduction to the Mental Capacity Act 2005
Who the Act Applies To
What Mental Capacity Means
Causes of Impaired Capacity
The Five Statutory Principles
The Two-Stage Test of Capacity
Supporting a Person to Make Their Own Decision
Best-Interests Decision-Making
Day-to-Day Decisions in Adult Social Care
Personal Care and Everyday Consent
Medicines and the Mental Capacity Act
Covert Administration and Restrictive Practice
Restraint, Restriction and Deprivation of Liberty
Lasting Powers of Attorney, Deputies and Advance Decisions
Independent Mental Capacity Advocates (IMCAs)
Record Keeping and Defensible Documentation
Common Errors in Practice
Applying the MCA in Real Care Settings
Best-Practice Checklist for Staff
Course Summary
Final quiz
Final step0 questions and 100% required to pass and receive the certificate.
