Mental Health Care Diploma

Course details

Introducing our comprehensive Mental Health Care Diploma course, designed to equip you with the essential knowledge and skills to provide the highest quality care to individuals lacking mental capacity. In today’s healthcare landscape, understanding the legal frameworks and principles that govern mental health care is crucial, and our course covers it all.

In this Mental Health Care Diploma course, you will learn about the cornerstone of mental health law, the Mental Capacity Act 2005, and become familiar with its five fundamental principles. You will also gain expertise in assessing mental capacity, exploring the responsibilities and timing for these assessments, and mastering the functional test determining a person’s capacity. As you move through the Mental Health Care Diploma course, you will learn the art of making decisions in the best interest of individuals who may lack capacity and know when and how to refer to an Independent Mental Capacity Advocate (IMCA). Moreover, our course provides in-depth insights into advocacy and advance planning, including the role of independent mental capacity advocates, lasting powers of attorney, and advanced decisions to refuse treatment (ADRT).

We’ll guide you through legal frameworks, including the Mental Health Act 1983/2007, the Human Tissue Act 2004, the Data Protection Act 2018, and the Care Standards Act 2000. Plus, you’ll gain a comprehensive understanding of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DOLS) and the legal background that underpins them. Furthermore, this Mental Health Care Diploma course will give you a clear understanding of confidentiality & record keeping, which will help you to ensure your client’s data ;

Join our Mental Health Care Diploma course today and empower yourself with the knowledge and skills to provide compassionate, legally sound care to those in need.

Mental Health Care Diploma Course Curriculum

• Module 01: The Mental Capacity Act
• Module 02: Assessment of Mental Capacity
• Module 03: Best Interest Decision Making
• Module 04: Advocacy and Advance Planning
• Module 05: Providing Care or Treatment to People Who Lack Capacity
• Module 06: Confidentiality and Record Keeping
• Module 07: Public Bodies and Services Created by MCA Act 2005
• Module 08: Interface with Legislation, Policy and Procedures
• Module 09: Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
• Module 10: Authorised Deprivation
• Module 11: Legal Background to DOLS
• Module 12: The Mental Capacity Act (2005) and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards During a Pandemic
• Module 13: Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS)

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Mental Health Care Diploma Course Assessment

The assessment is straightforward, you need to complete the assignment questions that will be provided to you at the end of the course, you can complete the assignment anytime you want. After you complete and submit your assignment, our tutors will assess your assignment and give you feedback if ;

After your assignment has been assessed and you have passed, you will be qualified and will be able to apply for a course completion certificate.

✅ So let's do this! Enrol today and start learning about the Mental Health Care Diploma course!     Updated on 20 February, 2024