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Delegates must attend both sessions to complete the course - please add both dates into your calendar.

Course Outline: Mental Capacity Act Refresher: Learning Lessons from Court of Protection Cases delivered by ST Thomas Training

Annual refresher to update your knowledge on the Mental Capacity Act

The training is split into two sessions over consecutive days. The training will look at a range of cases which have been considered by the Court of Protection, to see what lessons can be learnt for our everyday practice.

Mental Capacity Act cases go to the Court of Protection either where there is conflict amongst the people involved, and/or where the issue is so serious or complicated that it cannot be resolved through meetings and negotiation. The rulings of the Court, and the reasons for those rulings, can be invaluable in helping health & social care practitioners deal with similar issues in their own practice. 

Participants should already be familiar with the Mental Capacity Act and the Code of Practice, because this is not an awareness session.

To increase awareness, understanding and response to victims of domestic abuse.

NB: E-Learning will need to be completed prior to attending the course.

MCA - Best Practice for Best Interest Meetings and Decisions delivered by ST Thomas Training

Delegates must attend both sessions to complete the course - please add both dates into your calendar

A two part training session to give participants the skills necessary to plan, participate in and chair Best Interests Meetings, in line with the Mental Capacity Act 2005. The ultimate aim would be for practice to improve which would in turn lessen the likelihood of complaints being made, or cases being escalated to the Court of Protection.

Who should attend?

All professional staff who are required to carry out these tasks. All participants should come to the training with a thorough understanding of the Mental Capacity Act, as there will not be the time to cover the basics of the Act or the Code of Practice.

This course is a virtual course run via Zoom or Teams - joining instructions will be sent to via diary invite a week before the course date.

Please note, this course will have regular breaks for participants so please ensure you take yourself away from the screen. The course is aimed to be interactive

Delegates must attend both sessions to complete the course - please add both dates into your calendar.

A two session course to enable managers in the public, voluntary, private and independent sector to fulfil their safeguarding responsibilities effectively, and to work with their partners in the statutory sector to achieve, wherever possible, the outcomes service users wish to achieve for themselves.

Who should attend?
Anyone who works in a managerial or senior capacity in a health or social care provider setting (e.g. residential homes, day centres, supported living, domiciliary care etc.). Participants should already have a good understanding of the basics of Safeguarding Adults as this is not an awareness session.

This course is a virtual course run via Zoom or Teams - joining instructions will be sent to via diary invite a week before the course date.

Please note, this course will have regular breaks for participants so please ensure you take yourself away from the screen. The course is aimed to be interactive

Safeguarding in a Strength Based Way (All ASC PCC Staff)

Target group: Basic awareness course for all ASC staff.

Aim: A strengths-based approach to adult safeguarding goes beyond a focus on the person’s vulnerability to engaging in conversations which focus on the service user’s strengths and resilience, and which identify the outcomes that the person wants to achieve for themselves to promote their wellbeing and stay safe. It also involves identifying the strengths and resources in the wider family and community that can build resilience for the person and reduce the risk of harm. Strengths-based safeguarding is underpinned by the six principles of adult safeguarding.

Please add the date into your calendar.

Delegates must attend both sessions to complete the course - please add both dates into your calendar.

Safeguarding Adults – Best Practice for Safeguarding Planning and Review Meetings -For Managers, Senior ASC Practitioners/Professionals involved in chairing and participating in Safeguarding meetings 

The training is split into two sessions over consecutive days and will enable managers and senior staff to chair and/or contribute to safeguarding meetings effectively and in line with the Care Act 2014, ensuring a safe outcome for the service user consistent wherever possible with their chosen outcome(s).

Who should attend?
Senior or experienced health and social care professionals, who are required to chair and/or attend such meetings. All participants would be expected to have a firm grasp of safeguarding issues prior to attending this training

If you don't manage your time, other people will manage it for you. Covering effective techniques to manage and protect your time, this 90 minute seminar on Microsoft Teams is for busy people who need to use their time in the most effective ways possible to achieve their priorities.

To increase awareness, understanding and response to victims of domestic abuse.

NB: E-Learning will need to be completed prior to attending the course.

Safeguarding Adults (Section 42): Making Safeguarding Enquiries delivered by ST Thomas Training

Delegates must attend all four sessions to complete the course - please add both dates into your calendar.

A four part course to enable staff to engage effectively with service users and/or their advocates to prevent or minimise the risk of neglect or abuse and where required, to make enquiries into allegations of abuse, in line with the Care Act 2014.

Who should attend?
Health and social care professionals and managers who conduct or are involved in safeguarding adults enquiries. Staff attending must already have a thorough understanding of Safeguarding Adults.

This course is a virtual course run via Zoom or Teams - joining instructions will be sent to via diary invite a week before the course date.

Please note, this course will have regular breaks for participants so please ensure you take yourself away from the screen. The course is aimed to be interactive.

MCA for Practitioner and Provider Services Part 3 DoLs /Awareness of LPS new legislation delivered by St Thomas Training

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The half day training session will give participants an overall understanding of how the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (“DoLS”) apply to their day-to-day work settings.

NB: participants need to understand that a House of Lords report, followed by a Supreme Court judgement, both of which were published in March 2014, have fundamentally altered what DoLS are all about. Therefore this session is relevant even if you have previously attended DoLS training.

To give participants an understanding of how the new Liberty Protection Safeguards will apply to their work settings, and to examine what changes they need to make in order to manage the transition from DoLS to LPS. NB: At the time of writing this outline the Code of Practice, and various regulations, are still to be finalised with the implementation of LPS now delayed until April 2022.

Who should attend?

Social workers, care managers, independent support assistants and occupational therapists. It is essential for all participants to have a good understanding of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 prior to attending part 3.

This course is a virtual course run via Zoom or Teams - joining instructions will be sent to via diary invite a week before the course date. Please note, this course will have regular breaks for participants so please ensure you take yourself away from the screen. The course is aimed to be interactive.