Swindon Safeguarding Partnership

Mental capacity is a recurring theme in local safeguarding reviews for children and adults.

This is the first of four sessions, which focus on particular topics relating to mental capacity.  

The session will be relevant to frontline practitioners working with children, families and adults.

The session is practice focussed. You will develop knowledge in relation to completing Mental Capacity assessments and Best Interests Decision making to:

• develop understanding of the principles of the MCA
• be able to identify salient factors relevant to the decision
• be able to identify what to document to ensure that assessments are legally robust
• understand how to complete a best interests decision and how to document this

Below is the recording for the session.

Video duration: 1 hour and 23 minutes.

• Presentation slides (PDF)