Young People and the Mental Capacity Act (MCA)

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
• Understand 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