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Making choice a reality: the impact of the Mental Capacity Act on young people in transition to adulthood
- Author:
- BADGER Janet
- Publisher:
- SCOPE
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 50p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This study aimed to investigate the impact of the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) on young disabled people with complex needs and conditions, including intellectual disabilities. Nine young disabled people using three different services - a residential school, a transition service for young people aged 18-25, and a further education college catering for residential and day students - were studied over a 12 month period. Evidence was gathered to identify if the Mental Capacity Act had a practical impact on the decision making process. A comparison study was then carried out six months later after training on the Mental Capacity Act had been received by staff. The views and comments of staff were also collected. Evidence was found to show that blanket judgements were still being made about the level of people's capacity. The importance of staff training is highlighted. Appendices include a workbook for checking the impact of the Mental Capacity Act for people who use Scope services. The study was commissioned by SCIE and research conducted by Scope.