Mental Health Care Training – MCA & DOLS

The Mental Health Care Training Course is an accredited training program for healthcare and social care professionals, equipping them with the skills and practical knowledge to protect the welfare and rights of individuals who lack mental capacity. It includes step-by-step training and guidance for assessing mental capacity and essential information on best-interest decision-making.

Through this Mental Health Care Training Course, learners will gain an in-depth understanding of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and other key legislation, learning how it impacts both patients and mental health care staff. It also provides up-to-date information on developments in MCA assessment and the DoLS legal framework.

You will learn who exactly is affected by this legislation, how to safeguard individuals who lack capacity from neglect and abuse, the difference between the liberty protection safeguards and the deprivation of liberty safeguards, plus much more. By the end of this course, you will have an excellent understanding of your legal responsibilities, as well as how to make an application if an individual is being deprived of their liberty.

Please note: This course only gives you the theoretical knowledge that you need to excel in this field. This Mental Health Care Course doesn’t entitle you to practise as a professional in this specific field.

• Accredited by CPD
• Instant e-certificate and hard copy dispatch by next working day
• Fully online, interactive course with audio voiceover
• Developed by qualified professionals
• Self-paced learning and laptop, tablet, smartphone-friendly
• 24/7 Learning Assistance
• Discounts on bulk purchases

Who Should Take The Mental Health Care Training Course

This Mental Health Care Training Course is ideal for anyone who aspires to work in or currently works in the health care sector, which includes:

Registered Mental Health Nurse

Mental Health Care Assistant

Mental Health Support worker

Dementia Care Assistant

Primary Care Mental Health Practitioner

Certification

Once you’ve successfully completed your Mental Health Care Course, you will immediately be sent a digital certificate. Also, you can have your printed certificate delivered by post (shipping cost £3.99). All of our courses are fully accredited, providing you with up-to-date skills and knowledge and helping you to become more competent and effective in your chosen field. Our certifications have no expiry dates, although we do recommend that you renew them every 12 months.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the Mental Health Care Course, learners will be able to:

Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of The Mental Capacity Act of 2005 and its key principles

Assess mental capacity and functionality in individuals

Make decisions based on the patient’s best interests

Protect and empower people who lack capacity to make decisions on their treatment

Discuss in detail the public bodies and services created by the Mental Capacity Act

Understand the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Procedure and basic principles of DoLS

Safeguard patients to protect them from abuse and neglect within the healthcare system

Understand the use of MCA and DoLS in a pandemic

Assessment

At the end of the Mental Health Care Course, there will be an online assessment, which you will need to pass to complete the course. Answers are marked instantly and automatically, allowing you to know straight away whether you have passed. If you haven’t, there’s no limit on the number of times you can take the final exam. All this is included in the one-time fee you paid for the course itself.