MCA resource - training resources

Mental Capacity Act 2005 training materials

The Department of Health, in partnership with the Welsh Assembly Government and the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), has published five sets of training materials to support the implementation of the Mental Capacity Act 2005. They have been produced by the University of Central Lancashire.

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.

Download training sets from the Department of Health website

You can download the five sets of training material from the Department of Health's Mental Capacity Act 2005: training materials page.

Core training set (with or without audio clips)
Mental health training set (with or without audio clips)
Residential accommodation training set (with or without audio clips)
Community care and primary care training (with or without audio clips)
Acute hospitals training set (with or without audio clips).

Other training resorces

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)
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)
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)
Project Report on awareness-raising of MCA amongst private and voluntary sector providers of social care
Assessing capacity presentation (PDF) (Produced by National Care Association)
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 training Module 1 (external website) (Produced by Royal College of Psychiatrists)
Mental Capacity Act training Module 2 (external website) (Produced by Royal College of Psychiatrists)
E-learning pack to support the recording of advance care plans (external website) Free MCA training resource pack (external website) (Produced by Sharp Records and Plans)
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 Speakup Self Advocacy Ltd)