MCA resource - all resources
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- Mental Capacity Act training materials - five sets of training materials to support the implementation of the Mental Capacity Act 2005. Each set comes in two versions that include hyperlinks to the Act, to the Code of Practice and to other key documents, case studies and exercises. The core set includes a PowerPoint presentation. The larger of the two files for each set features recordings of service users’ and carers quotations. (Produced by University of Central Lancashire)
- Mental Capacity Act 2005 fact sheet (external website) (Produced by Alzheimer's Society)
- Advance decision fact sheet (external website) (Produced by Alzheimer's Society)
- Enduring power of attorney and lasting powers of attorney fact sheet (external website) (Produced by Alzheimer's Society)
- Title/Description:Supporting People with dementia using the MCA (PDF) (Produced by Alzheimer’s Society) This resource is aimed at everyone working with and supporting people with dementia, including those with overall responsibility for implementation in care services – managers, commissioners and inspectors – and those who provide frontline services – social workers, nurses, care home and domiciliary staff
- 2-day training programme for professionals on interrelationship between MCA and the safeguarding of vulnerable adults - Agenda and training notes (PDF) and Presentation (PDF). (Produced by Ann Craft Trust)
- Brief Guide to the Mental Capacity Act 2005 - Implications for people with learning disabilities (PDF) - By Elaine Hardie and Liz Brooks. The MCA affects approximately two million people in England and Wales who are unable to make some or all decisions that affects their lives. The guide provides case studies to demonstrate key points of the Act and practical examples to explain how the Act might be applied in a real-life situation. (Produced by British Institute of Learning Disabilities)
- Title/Description:A useful poster setting out the 5 key principles - Brief Guide Poster (PDF) British Institute of Learning Disabilities Report on delivery of training programme focussing on skills and strategies for people with complex needs.Report – Supporting the implementation of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 during 2007/2008 (PDF) (Produced by British Institute of Learning Disabilities)
- Mental Capacity Act 2005: Short Reference Guide for Psychologists and Psychiatrists (external website) - The development of a shorter reference guide leaflet and a more detailed set of professional practice guidelines for psychologists and psychiatrists. (Produced by British Psychological Society)
- Best Interests: Guidance on determining the best interests of adults who lack the capacity to make decision(s) themselves (external website) - Additional guidance in relation to both clarifying the types of factors which might need to be considered in making a decision, and in considering the process of best interests decision-making. This guidance would be useful both for those chairing best interests meetings and for those participating in them, that will include a review of relevant case law. (Produced by British Psychological Society jointly with Estia)
- Guidance on the MCA for primary care professionals (external website) (Produced by Collingham Healthcare Education Centre)
- Best Interests at End of Life - Practical Guidance for Best Interests Decision Making and Care Planning at End of Life (PDF) (Produced by East Lancashire Teaching PCT and Central Lancashire PCT)
- Guidance for Care Homes on the Mental Capacity Act (external website) - Guidance for care home staff and care staff in the community. This will be developed into on-line briefings on an accessible website. (Produced by ECCA - Loughborough University)
- Guidance on Advance Decisions to Refuse Treatment (PDF) (Produced by End of Life Care Programme)
- Mental Capacity Act (external website) - A web based resource for clinical ethics committees. The project would be a joint project between the Ethox Foundation, the Ethox Centre and the UK Clinical Ethics Network. (Produced by Ethox - The Oxford Foundation for Ethics and Communication in Health Care Practice)
- Mental Capacity Act programme (external website) - Specialised e-learning guidance around the Act for hospice and palliative care service providers. (Produced by Help The Hospices) The MCA Explained - DVD training resource to identify informed choices, best interests decision-making for people with learning disabilities, families, carers and staff. To obtain a copy of the DVD, contact: steve.barnard@hft.org.uk or telephone 01179302600. (Produced by Home Farm Trust Ltd)
- Assessing mental capacity in social care - A training DVD for social care practitioners regarding assessment of capacity. To obtain a copy of the DVD, contact: WorkforceDevelopment@leicester.gov.uk or telephone 0116 2211700. (Produced by Leicester City Council) Banking on good decisions (external website) - This publication provides detailed information about how the Mental Capacity Act 2005 can help people with mental health problems deal with their money when they go into banks, building societies and post offices. (Produced by Mental Health Foundation)
- Whose decision? (external website) - This study asks what guidance is currently available and how is mental capacity being assessed both before and after the introduction of the new Act. (Produced by Mental Health Foundation)
- Foundation Study to describe engagement of BME communities with MCA (Produced by Mental Health Foundation)
- Foundation Guidance for people with mental health problems and/or learning disabilities as customers of banks or building societies (Produced by Mental Health Foundation)
- Advance Decisions To Refuse Treatment (ADRT) website (external website) - Development of an Advance Decisions to Refuse Treatment Policy in the East Midlands with a view to its adoption as a "national" template and the development of accompanying training and clinical effectiveness tools including a DVD (Produced by Mid Trent Cancer Network)
- A comprehensive training pack designed to support Shared Lives Schemes deliver training to Shared Lives Carers on how the MCA impacts and applies to their role. (Produced by NAAPS)
- Mental Capacity Act briefing (external website) - An information sheet for National Autistic Society for professionals, parents, carers and people with Autism Spectrum Disorders. (Produced by National Autistic Society)
- A Small Group Study examining the integration of the Mental Capacity Act into health and social care record keeping and planning Final report (PDF) Questionnaire (PDF) In-depth questionnaire (PDF) (Produced by National Care Association)
- Project Report on awareness-raising of MCA amongst private and voluntary sector providers of social care Agenda (PDF) NCA Mental Capacity Act Seminar presentation (PDF) Raising Awareness of the Act Amongst Private and Voluntary Sector Providers of Social Care (PDF) Assessing capacity presentation (PDF) (Produced by National Care Association)
- The Mental Capacity Act in Practice: Guidance for End of Life Care (external website) - Complete revision & updating of NCPC’s existing Guidance on the Act; a brief accessible short summary of the Act; specialised guidance on templates for policies & procedures; a study on the impact of the Act in hospices, specialist palliative care units & care homes. (Produced by National Council for Palliative Care) Please note: downloads from this website are not free of charge.
- ‘Listen to what I want’ - The potential impact of the Mental Capacity Act (2005) on major life decisions by people with learning disabilities (PDF) - a short study of major decisions in the lives of 20 people with learning disabilities, from their point of view. The overall purpose was to learn more about the potential impact of the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) with people with learning disabilities. (Produced by Norah Fry Research Centre, University of Bristol)
- Guidance for Adult Community Services Staff on the MCA 2005 (PDF) - This is designed to provide adult community practitioners with a clearer understanding of the law covering mental capacity. It is presented in such a way that busy community practitioners can quickly familiarise themselves with the contents. The Guidance contains checklists and case studies. The Guidance was created following research involving the adult community services staff at Nottingham City PCT and Nottinghamshire County Teaching PCT, whose views were invaluable. (Produced by Nottingham Trent University)
- The Generation Gap - Interactive DVD to raise awareness of MCA. To obtain a copy of the DVD, contact: john.fraine@oldham.gov.uk or telephone 01617708700. (Produced by Oldham MBC)
- Mental Capacity Act (external website) - A simple leaflet that explains the Act to relatives of people in care homes (Produced by Relatives and Residents Association)
- Mental Capacity Act training Module 1 (external website) (Produced by Royal College of Psychiatrists)
- The Big Tree: Mental Capacity Information Point (external website) - This website was designed together with people with learning disabilities, older people, families, and professionals. It provides information for these three groups in an easy and accessible way and features 5 case studies in a video format. (Produced by The Rix Centre)
- Mental Capacity Act training Module 2 (external website) SCOPE A Long Road to Travel: The impact of the Mental Capacity Act on Adults with Complex Needs in Residential Settings (PDF) - This two stage, comparative, study examines whether the implementation of the Mental Capacity Act has had a practical impact on disabled service users by bringing about changes in the way staff support individuals to make decisions. (Produced by Royal College of Psychiatrists)
- Making Choice a Reality: The Impact of the Mental Capacity Act on Young People in Transition to Adulthood (PDF) - This two stage, comparative, study examines whether the implementation of the Mental Capacity Act has had a practical impact on disabled young people with complex needs in transition by bringing about changes in the way staff support individuals to make decisions. (Produced by SCOPE)
- E-learning pack to support the recording of advance care plans (external website) Free MCA training resource pack (external website) Speakup Self Advocacy Ltd Mental Capacity Act protects people’s rights to make decisions. This Easy Read presentation is for professionals and people with learning disabilities (external website) to get an understanding of the main points of the Act. Powerpoint and PDF (Acrobat) versions are available in 10 languages (Produced by Sharp Records and Plans)
- The Involvement of Independent Mental Capacity Advocates (IMCAs) in Adult Protection Procedures in England (PDF) - A report describing the role of IMCAs in adult protection procedures following the Expansion Regulations (SI 2006/2883) that gave local authorities and NHS bodies in England the power to instruct an IMCA to support adults lacking decision-making capacity who are subject to adult protection procedures. (Produced by University of Cambridge)
- The Impact of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 on Social Worker's Decision Making (PDF) West Sussex County Council South East Coast Strategic Health Authority area MCA Local Implementation Networks Conference - the focus is on reviewing lessons learned with implementation of the MCA, celebration of achievements of the Networks, the forthcoming Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, and interfaces between the Mental Health Act and MCA - A Conference Report (PDF) (Produced by University of East Anglia)
