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However, all too often, health and social care staff are unsure of how the Act works in practice \u2013 they lack the confidence to carry out mental capacity assessments and are unfamiliar with how to make best interests decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This course will give a complete overview and explanation of key parts of the MCA. It will cover the key principles of the MCA, explain in practical terms how to conduct a capacity assessment and describe how best interests decisions should be made. It will also cover the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, and touch upon what changes are likely to be brought about when the Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) are introduced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is an essential course for all health and social care staff working with adults who may lack the capacity to make decisions for themselves, and will also help prepare them for when the LPS comes into force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Course Objectives<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Understand the key principles of the MCA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How to undertake capacity assessments and the test for \u201clack of capacity\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How to implement best interests decision making<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Record keeping<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Advance care planning and advance decisions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Restraint under the MCA, and the limits to this<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When does restraint turn into a deprivation of liberty?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How are deprivations of liberty authorised?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An overview of the LPS \u2013 key provisions and changes that will be introduced<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Course Timetable<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>9:30am to 10:00am<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Coffee and Registration<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10:00am to 10:30am<\/td><td>Background to the MCA and key principles<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10:30am to 11:15am<\/td><td>Capacity assessments and best interests decision making<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>11:15am to 11:30am<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Coffee break<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11:30am to 12:00pm<\/td><td>Record keeping<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12:00pm to 12:45pm<\/td><td>Advance care planning and advance decisions<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>12:45pm to 1:30pm<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Lunch<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1:30pm to 2:00pm<\/td><td>Restraint under the MCA<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2:00pm \u2013 2:45pm<\/td><td>Identifying a deprivation of liberty, and introduction to the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>2:45pm to 3:00pm<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Coffee break<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3:00pm to 3:30pm<\/td><td>Other ways a deprivation of liberty can be authorised<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3:30pm to 4:00pm<\/td><td>An overview of the LPS \u2013 key provisions and changes that will be introduced<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>4:00pm to 4:15pm<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Questions, feedback and finish<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This course will give a complete overview and explanation of key parts of the MCA. 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