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Your guide to the Mental Capacity Bill
- Author:
- GEORGE Mike
- Journal article citation:
- Care and Health Magazine, 27.7.04, 2004, pp.30-31.
- Publisher:
- Care and Health
Looks at the main areas of the Mental Capacity Bill, which covers England and Wales.
Do service users with intellectual disabilities want to be involved in the risk management process? A thematic analysis
- Authors:
- KILCOMMONS Aoiffe M., WITHERS Paul, MORENO-LOPEZ Águeda
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 25(5), September 2012, pp.433-444.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Giving people with intellectual disabilities (ID) the right to make choices requires consideration of their ability to assess the implications and associated risks. People with ID are more likely to find it difficult to identify and assess risk adequately, and may also have had less opportunity to learn from past experiences. The aim of this study was to investigate ID service users’ awareness and understanding of risk management (RM). The participants were 13 people in a residential ID service who were reviewed under the RM process. Thematic analysis explored participants’ knowledge and understanding of risk management to establish their ability to make informed choice. Two main meta-themes (lack of awareness about RM, and awareness about RM) and 4 meta-themes (extent of RM awareness, locus of control, compliance, and empowerment) emerged. Nine participants demonstrated some knowledge and awareness of RM and wanted to contribute to the RM process. The findings indicate that the majority of the service users in this sample had some awareness of the purpose of RM and could make partially informed decisions about whether they would like to be involved in the RM process. The findings highlight the need for professionals to actively attempt to involve ID service users in the management of their own risk.
Best interest
- Authors:
- JUMPCUTS, BIGGERHOUSE, (Producers)
- Publisher:
- JUMPcuts
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- (17 mins.), DVD
- Place of publication:
- Bridgwater
This film follows three characters' interweaving stories as they cope with issues arising from learning disability, mental health and dementia. The DVD also features three stories dealing with issues concerned with Least Restrictive Practice. It can be used in staff training to discuss issues raised by the Mental Capacity Act.
‘It's only right that we get involved’: service-user perspectives on involvement in learning disability services
- Authors:
- HOOLE Lucy, MORGAN Sally
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 39(1), March 2011, pp.5-10.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Promotion of service-user and carer involvement is part of the mainstream policy agenda in health and social care. Much effort has been invested into involving people with learning disabilities in decisions regarding aspects of their lives through advocacy projects and the utilisation of person-centred planning approaches. However, people with learning disabilities continue to be a group of people who are the `most excluded, least independent and most likely to lack control in everyday life'. This article describes a focus group that was conducted to explore the lived experiences of people with learning disabilities as users of services. Thematic analysis revealed three key themes: feelings of unfairness and inequality; experiences of inclusion and power; and future visions. Implications for practice are discussed. Overall, the focus group participants sought greater equality in the decision-making process that affected their everyday lives, breaking down the barriers to meaningful involvement in service development.
A failing partnership
- Author:
- FYSON Rachel
- Journal article citation:
- Viewpoint, May 2008, pp.28-29.
- Publisher:
- Mencap/Gateway
The University of Nottingham has undertaken recent research to investigate the impact of Learning Disability Partnership Boards. Partnership Boards were intended to: provide a place where service users and carers are given a voice and also operate as strategic planning bodies. This article summarises key findings of the research which found that the effectiveness of Partnership Boards is mixed, and largely depends upon the commitment of individual members. The research was commissioned by Mencap on behalf of the Learning Disability Taskforce.
'Who decides?'
- Author:
- HOLMAN Andrew
- Journal article citation:
- Community Living, 13(3), January 2000, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- Hexagon Publishing
The Lord Chancellor's Department has now produced 'Making Decisions', a policy statement outlining the Government's proposals for making decisions on behalf of mentally incapacitated adults and its response to 'Who Decides?', the consultation paper published in 1997. The author takes a critical look at the document.
Mental Capacity Act: making decisions about money
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 16 minutes 21 seconds
- Place of publication:
- London
Actors have been used in this short film. Roger is a man with learning disabilities living in a supported living service. An assessment of his mental capacity to make different financial decisions is being undertaken by Tracey, a social worker. The assessment covers different types of financial decisions including day-to-day expenditure and paying household bills. This film was previously available under the title: 'Roger's assessment.' (Publisher abstract)
Knowledge of mental capacity assessment in staff working with people with learning disabilities
- Authors:
- CHAPMAN Ashley, DODD Karen, ROGERS Laurence
- Journal article citation:
- Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities, 14(1), 2020, pp.14-24.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to evaluate staff knowledge of Mental Capacity Act (MCA) capacity assessments within the Learning Disabilities division of a Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Trust. The limited research available suggests staff knowledge tends to be poor, particularly concerning who is the decision maker. Design/methodology/approach: A 12-item multiple choice questionnaire, which reflects the five core principles of MCA (2005), was developed. Questionnaires were completed by 262 health and social staff members who support people with LD. Findings: Results show high variability of MCA capacity assessment knowledge within the LD division. However, qualified staff and those from health services scored significantly higher across all categories on the questionnaire compared to non-qualified and social care staff, respectively. On average, all staff scored poorly when asked to identify “who is the decision maker?” in a case scenario question. Research limitations/implications: The main limitation is that the researachers did not collect data on how many previous capacity assessments and discussions each person had been involved with. The findings clearly suggest current methods of training lack efficacy in helping staff apply MCA knowledge to their clinical work. Originality/value: Compared to past literature, this study utilised a novel and more comprehensive questionnaire. This focused on case scenario questions to assess staff situational judgement. In addition, the findings add to a sparse evidence base that provides a foundation for future research. (Edited publisher abstract)
Decision making toolkit: a practical guide to supporting young people with special educational needs and disabilities to make their own decisions and to be engaged in the best interests decision making process
- Author:
- COUNCIL FOR DISABLED CHILDREN
- Publisher:
- National Children's Bureau
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 16
- Place of publication:
- London
This decision making toolkit is a practical guide to support social workers, health practitioners, school and college staff, parent carers, families and anyone working directly with children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). It is designed to be used in partnership with young people to support them to make their own decisions and to participate as fully as possible in decisions made on their behalf. It includes a template practitioners can use to support a young person who lacks capacity to go through a best interests decision making process based on the best interests checklist in the Mental Capacity Act 2005 code of practice. (Edited publisher abstract)
Social care intervention and human rights: a practitioner's guide
- Author:
- BRITISH INSTITUTE OF HUMAN RIGHTS
- Publisher:
- British Institute of Human Rights
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 16
- Place of publication:
- London
This booklet provides information for social care practitioners about using the Human Rights Act and human rights approaches in social care settings, where mental capacity or mental health is a factor. The booklet is in three sections covering: removing people from their own home to a care setting, which includes a decision making flowchart; adult safeguarding interventions and ‘unwise’ decisions; rights of learning disabled people to marry and have a family. Each section outlines potential human rights issues for practice; suggestions for taking a human rights approach; information about the key rights most likely to be relevant to that area of practice; and worked examples. It is one of eight booklets developed as part of the British Institute of Human Rights (BIHR) project ‘Delivering Compassionate Care: Connecting Human Rights to the Frontline’, which aims to place human rights at the heart of mental health services and ensure frontline staff have the knowledge and skills uphold the dignity and human rights of the people using their service. The booklet is aimed at both qualified and unqualified staff. It also contains information that may be useful for people using services, their family, carers or advocates. (Edited publisher abstract)