Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy
Table of Contents
- Tutorial Video
- Reading Materials
- ‘Mental Capacity Act: making decisions’ on the Gov UK website
- ‘Mental Capacity Act (MCA)’ webpage on the Social Care Institute for Excellence website
- ‘About the Mental Capacity Act’ from the Care Quality Commission
- ‘Independent Mental Capacity Advocate (IMCA)’ on the Social Care Institute of Excellence website
- ‘Power of attorney’ from Age UK
- ‘What are Liberty Protection Safeguards?’ by the Social Care Institute of Excellence
- Presentation
- Good Practice Example
- Interactive Quiz
- Evidence Opportunities
- Extended Learning
- Click the icon to access a Government webpage which provides advice about what to do if you have concerns about the actions or decisions of an attorney, deputy or guardian.
- Click to access a webpage listing the key principals of advocacy, from The Advocacy Project.
- The article ‘Mental Capacity Act At a Glance’, produced by the Social Care Institute for Excellence( SCIE) was used for the Good Practice Examples, but it contains a good introduction to the MCA (2005) with many further references and links.
- This ‘Mental Capacity Act 2005: Code of Practice’ provides guidance and information on how the Act works in practice.
- Find out more about the MCA (2005) from the website of MIND, a mental health charity.
- Think And Challenge
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