THE POCKETBOOK GUIDE TO MENTAL CAPACITY ACT ASSESSMENTS

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Introduction and how to use this book This book is aimed at people who work with people That includes people from all sorts of professional backgrounds such as social workers nurses police officers even doctors as well as those with no professional label to their name The book is designed to help everyone understand how to support people vulnerable or otherwise to make their own decisions and how to act when a person doesnt seem to be able to make particular decisions for themselves At some time or other most of us will find our ability to make decisions is impaired or that we wish to plan ahead for just such an event If this inability to make decisions is the result of a mental disorder the Mental Capacity Act 2005 MCA is there to protect us and help others to respect our decisions Some sections of the book focus on the wider concepts principles and application of the MCA while others provide more detailed guidance for those operating in specific decision making contexts such as the Best Interests Assessor BIA or those involved in what is at the time of writing the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards DoLS processes likely to become the Liberty Protection Safeguards LPS in 2020 The detail of community or judicial deprivations available until any new law takes effect via the Court of Protection COP are beyond the scope of this book we simply dont have room But the same legal framework and principles only with different forms and pathways apply The book is arranged in parts with sub headings throughout to make it easy to navigate and dip in and out Part 1 begins by explaining some key concepts before looking at how decision making should be assessed and how to work out what is in someones best interests if they are unable to make decisions for themselves Specialist areas such as assessing childrenIntroduction and how to use this book This book is aimed at people who work with people That includes people from all sorts of professional backgrounds such as social workers nurses police officers even doctors as well as those with no professional label to their name The book is designed to ...help everyone understand how to support people vulnerable or otherwise to make their own decisions and how to act when a person doesnt seem to be able to make particular decisions for themselves At some time or other most of us will find our ability to make decisions is impaired or that we wish to plan ahead for just such an event If this inability to make decisions is the result of a mental disorder the Mental Capacity Act 2005 MCA is there to protect us and help others to respect our decisions Some sections of the book focus on the wider concepts principles and application of the MCA while others provide more detailed guidance for those operating in specific decision making contexts such as the Best Interests Assessor BIA or those involved in what is at the time of writing the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards DoLS processes likely to become the Liberty Protection Safeguards LPS in 2020 The detail of community or judicial deprivations available until any new law takes effect via the Court of Protection COP are beyond the scope of this book we simply dont have room But the same legal framework and principles only with different forms and pathways apply The book is arranged in parts with sub headings throughout to make it easy to navigate and dip in and out Part 1 begins by explaining some key concepts before looking at how decision making should be assessed and how to work out what is in someones best interests if they are unable to make decisions for themselves Specialist areas such as assessing children

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