Course Description
Mental Health Care: MCA and DoLS
Alison
Understand the UK’s Mental Capacity Act and the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards with this free online course. Mental ability and circumstances influence decisions but those who lack mental capacity require support to make choices. This course examines the Mental Capacity Act (MCA), the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) and how to deal with individuals who lack this ability. You will also learn how to apply this act during a pandemic. This course is for you if you work in the mental health care sector and want to learn more about MCA and DoLS.
Online Course
| Course Code | 4857 |
| College Name | Alison |
| Course Category | Health Care, Humanities & Social Sciences, Social Care |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Location | Online Course |
| Delivery mode | |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Course Duration | 1.5-3 hours |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | 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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