MCA in practice
Part of Mental Capacity Act (MCA)
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Mental Capacity Act 2005 training courses
SCIE’s Mental Capacity Act awareness training improves understanding for a range of health and social care staff
Introduction to children's social care
This Introduction to... briefing gives a brief overview of Children’s Social Care (CSC) and the relevant legislation and policy framework. It is aimed at people who have little or no experience in this area.
Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS)
Integration 2020: measuring progress
Dementia e-learning
Part of Dementia
The Open Dementia e-learning Programme is aimed at anyone who comes into contact with someone with dementia and provides a general introduction to the disease and the experience of living with it. This programme is designed to be accessible to a wide audience and includes a considerable amount of video footage shot by both the Alzheimer’s Society and SCIE where people with dementia and their carers share their views and feelings on camera.
Autism: Improving access to social care for adults
This guide helps people in the health and social care sector who work with adults with autism to increase their knowledge and understanding of autism and improve access to social care services.
Mental Capacity Act workbook: Six scenarios for training
Care Act: Transition from childhood to adulthood
Part of Care Act 2014
The Care Act says that if a child, young carer or an adult caring for a child is likely to have needs when they, or the child they care for, turns 18, the local authority must assess them if it considers there is ‘significant benefit’ to the individual in doing so. This is regardless of whether the child or individual currently receives any services. SCIE has developed the following resources to help local authority staff, social workers, young people and carers to plan for the transition to
Care Act: safeguarding adults
Part of Care Act 2014
The Care Act 2014 sets out a clear legal framework for how local authorities and other parts of the system should protect adults at risk of abuse or neglect.
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