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HCA: Young People and the Mental Capacity Act

This is an in-person training.

Aims

This course is designed to enable practitioners working with young people to develop their
knowledge and skills in relation to the application of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (‘the
MCA 2005’) to their work. The MCA 2005 will be relevant to young people aged 16 and over
who lack capacity to make decisions for themselves, as well as parents who lack capacity to
make decisions in relation to their children. Recent cases have highlighted the importance of
the MCA 2005 in areas such as treatment decisions, the exercise of parental responsibility,
admission to hospital and deprivation of liberty.

Learning outcomes
By the end of the course participants will have:
• Understood how to gain consent from children
• Improved their knowledge and understanding of the Mental Capacity Act 2005
generally and, in particular, its application to under 18s
• Considered how to apply that knowledge to their practice
• Discussed relevant legal and practice issues

The course will include the following key topics:
• Consent in under 16’s
• Consent and capacity framework for 16-17 year old
• The scope of parental responsibility
• Application of the MCA to 16-17 years olds
• Supporting young people to make decisions
• An overview of the MCA 2005- principles, assessment of capacity and determining
best interests
• Exceptions, the parts that do not apply to those aged 16-17
• The relationship between the MCA and the Children’s Act 1989
• Legal proceeding involving young people aged 16-17
• Questions, summary & evaluation

Teaching ethos and methods

All Edge courses focus on the application of law in practice. Teaching methods include slide
presentations, case studies, quizzes, other exercises and handouts. Our training is
interactive allowing participants to ask questions throughout the course. Case studies are
designed to apply learning to practice situations. We use self-evaluation exercises so that
participants can check their own learning as the day progresses.

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