Safeguarding & the MCA 15 May 2024

Aims:

This course aims to enable delegates to consider the impact of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 in relation to their role in safeguarding adults.

Learning outcomes:

· Improve knowledge and application of robust assessments of capacity in safeguarding adults cases

· Identify the legal aspects of the MCA that have particular importance in safeguarding and consider the role and use of the Court of Protection

· Consider how to use the MCA to respond to specific types of abuse and identify and carry out best practice in the application of the Mental Capacity Act