AN 39: Awareness Of The Mental Capacity Act 2005 Assessment

1.1 Explain why legislation is necessary to protect the rights of individuals who may lack the capacity to make decisions for themselves.

1.2 Describe the factors which may lead to an individual lacking the capacity to make a particular decision for themselves.

1.3Explain how the Mental Capacity Act 2005:

• empowers people to make decisions for themselves
• protects people who lack capacity by placing them at the heart of the decision-making process.

2.1 Describe why effective communication is important when working with a person who may lack capacity to make a particular decision for themselves.

2.2 Define the five statutory principles included in the Mental Capacity Act 2005.

2.3 Describe when a worker must comply with the Mental Capacity Act 2005.

2.4 Explain how the Mental Capacity Act 2005 gives legal protection to workers providing care and treatment for someone who lacks capacity.

2.5 Explain ‘best interests’ as defined in the Mental Capacity Act 2005.

2.6 Explain what actions need to be taken to ensure a worker acts in an individual’s best interests.

2.7 Identify whose responsibility it is to assess capacity and best interests.

2.8 Identify the type of day-to-day decisions a worker may find themselves making on behalf of a person who lacks capacity to make those decisions themselves.

2.9 Explain the circumstances when an Independent Mental Capacity Advocate (IMCA) should be appointed.

2.10 Explain how the Mental Capacity Act 2005 can assist a person to plan ahead for a time when they may not have capacity to make certain decisions.

3.1 Identify the range of actions that amount to restraint.

3.2 Identify the factors which make restraint lawful under the Mental Capacity Act 2005.

3.3 Describe the circumstances where the restrictions or restraint being used amount to a person being deprived of their liberty.

3.4 Describe the actions that are necessary to ensure that a person is lawfully deprived of their liberty.