Description

Type

Bachelor's degree
Location

Telford

Duration

1 Year

The course aims to equip candidates to demonstrate to the relevant statutory Supervisory Bodies that they have the relevant skills, knowledge and values to act as Best Interest Assessors under the Mental Capacity Act (2005) as amended by the Mental Health Act (2007) and to carry out any other assessments related to a potential deprivation of liberty that they are eligible to conduct.

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Facilities

Telford (Shropshire)

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Level 3 Southwater One, Southwater Sqare, Southwater Way, TF3 4JG

Start date

On request

About this course

Course objectives

If successful, you will be eligible to act as a Best Interests Assessor under the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards. You will have the opportunity to develop enhanced understanding of practice under the Mental Capacity Act (2005).

Requirements

The course is open to the following people:

an approved mental health professional or
a social worker registered with the Health and Care Professional Council or
a first level nurse, registered in Sub-Part 1 of the Nurses’ Part of the Register maintained under article 5 of the Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001 or
an occupational therapist registered in Part 6 of the register maintained under article 5 of the Health Professions Order 2001
or cation form. This will confirm that the candidate will receive the necessary support and learning opportunities to complete the course....

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We will consider the broad context of legal frameworks and practising within the law, and there will be an introduction to/reminder of some key issues of the Mental Capacity Act (2005) and the Human Rights Act (1998). We will then focus on the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards. Practice issues will include risk assessments, complex decision-making and service user and carer perspectives.

Students will need to shadow a Best Interests Assessor undertaking Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards assessments and compile a portfolio demonstrating capability in practice. This includes completing a report on the shadowed assessment and obtaining feedback from the relevant Supervisory Body.

Course dates:

Semester 1

Dates: 0930 - 1600 hrs

01.10.18

Induction Presentation / Enrolment and University Library Services

08.10.18

Historical Context and the Implications of the MCA (2005)

15.10.18

DOLS, An Overview / Interface between DOLS and HRA Pt. 1

22.10.18

Interface between DOLS and HRA Pt. 2

05.11.18

The DOLS Forms

12.11.18

The Portfolio (Proformas Construction for Practice)

19.11.18

Complex BI Assessments

26.11.18

Group Tutorial / Assignment Workshop (AM)

Semester 2

Dates: 0930 - 1600 hrs

08.04.19

Induction Presentation / Enrolment and University Library Services

15.04.19

Historical Context and the Implications of the MCA (2005)

29.04.19

DOLS, An Overview / Interface between DOLS and HRA Pt. 1

13.05.19

Interface between DOLS and HRA Pt. 2

20.05.19

The DOLS Forms

10.06.19

The Portfolio (Proformas Construction for Practice)

17.06.19

Complex BI Assessments

24.06.19

Group Tutorial / Assignment Workshop (AM)

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