Capacity & Consent - One day course

It will consider the legal rules regarding assessment of capacity and how ‘best interests’ decisions can be made on behalf of an adult who is considered to lack the necessary mental capacity to make their own decision. The course will include examining decision-making in relation to the provision of social care services (such as deciding where an adult without capacity should live; with whom they should have contact and the type of care they should receive) and financial matters (such as Enduring Powers of Attorney and the role of the Office of Care and Protection).

It will explore the current legal perspective on disputes between care professionals/ providers and carers.

By the end of the course learners will:

• Understand the law governing consent and capacity
• Understand how an adult’s mental capacity to make a social care decision is assessed;
• Understand the legal rules which govern decision making on behalf of adults without capacity in relation to social care and financial matters
• Understand the respective roles and responsibilities of informal carers and care providers/professionals in the provision of services to adults without capacity
• Understand how disputes between carers and care providers/professionals, which concern service provision to an adult without capacity can be resolved.

Lunch and refreshments will be provided