Dates
- 2024: 17th October, 14th November, 23rd January
Course details
- Time: 13:15pm for tea/coffee and registration, 13:30pm - 16:30pm
- Venue: Coed Pella
- Trainer: Alys Jones - Conwy Safeguarding Unit
- Targeted services: Commissioned Services (PIVs)
- Target group: The sessions are aimed at Providers working within Conwy County with adults in social and health care who are required to undertake capacity assessments
Course aims and objectives
Aim: The session aims to equip attendees with applying the legal framework of the Mental Capacity Act to the practice of assessing an individual’s capacity. The sessions are aimed at Providers working within Conwy County with adults in social and health care.
Learning outcomes:
- Brief overview of the legal framework and relevant case law.
- Practical skills of preparing and undertaking Mental Capacity Assessments.
- Understanding and applying the functional and diagnostic assessment.
- Skills of triangulating information in order to analyse and make conclusions about capacity.
- Applying the causative nexus.
- Facilitate a discussion on the complexities of Mental Capacity.
- Sign posting to useful resources.
For further information, or if you have booked a place on the course and have not received notification to attend please contact the Workforce Development & Learning Administrative Team. Please do not turn up to any course unless you have received notification of your place as the event may be fully booked.