Current Adult Social Care Law Courses
Course index
Available courses are listed below, or click on the relevant subject area to skip to a list of courses available in that area:
- Care Act, Human Rights and General Legal Framework
- Mental Capacity Law (including DOLS and Community DOLS)
- Mental Health Law (including s.117)
- Adult Safeguarding
See also: Autism Training
Training Details
I am always happy to develop bespoke courses to meet particular needs. Please contact me to discuss requests.
I prefer face to face delivery whenever possible, because it provides for the best learning experience for participants. However, all courses can also be delivered virtually via Zoom or MS Teams.
Care Act, Human Rights and General Legal Framework Courses
| Course Title | Length | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Legal Literacy for Adult Social Care | 1 day | An overview and refresher of essential law for adult social care |
| Human Rights in Adult Social Care Practice | 1 day | Embedding skills in using Human Rights in social work analysis and rationales |
| Care Act | 1 day | Overview and key provisions in depth. Includes updates from case law and Ombudsman cases |
| Transitions | 1 day | The legal frameworks for ages 14-25: Care Act, SEND law and Health — for adults and children’s staff jointly across social care, SEND and health. Includes Deprivation of Liberty |
| Ordinary Residence | ½ day | A clear explanation of the rules around which local authority (and ICBs for s.117) is responsible. Specialist versions available e.g. for Forensic Social Workers |
Mental Capacity Law Courses (including DOLS and Community DOLS)
| Course Title | Length | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction to the MCA | ½ day | Brief overview and introduction |
| Understanding the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty | 1 day | Providing up to date knowledge and understanding of the principles, the statutory test, Deprivation of Liberty |
| Mental Capacity Assessment and Best Interests decision making in practice | 1 day | A step-by-step guide to completing Mental Capacity Assessments and making Best Interests decisions in the adult social care context |
| Mental Capacity Act — legal update | ½ day | A legal update for experienced practitioners |
| Executive Functioning and Mental Capacity | 1 day | Providing practitioners with a clear understanding of what is meant by ‘executive functioning’, how to support individuals with executive functioning issues and how and whether it may impact on mental capacity |
| BIA refresher/legal update training | 1 day | Providing qualified BIAs with annual refresher and updates including case law |
| Applying to the Court of Protection to authorise Deprivation of Liberty (Community DOLS) | ½ day | Providing practitioners with a step-by-step guide to identifying DoL in the community and applying to CoP for authorisations. Includes re X, 16 & 17 year olds and other issues from case law |
| DOLS (Awareness) | ½ day | Providing a refresher or introduction to the DOLS for social care staff working with adults and children 16+ |
| DOLS signatory training | 1 day | Providing experienced BIAs with the additional knowledge needed to become DOLS signatories |
| MCA and Deprivation of Liberty for Children’s and Transition workers | 1 day | Providing practitioners with a background in Children’s services with a practical guide to the application and use of the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty and their interaction with parental responsibility (including looked after children) |
Mental Health Law Courses (including s.117)
| Course Title | Length | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Mental Health Act for adult social care | 1 day | Overview of the Mental Health Act for adult social care practitioners |
| s.117 Aftercare | ½ day or 2-hour webinar | Providing practitioners with a clear understanding of s.117 MHA Aftercare responsibilities, including funding responsibility |
Adult Safeguarding Courses
| Course Title | Length | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Undertaking s.42 Safeguarding Enquiries | 1 day or 2 days | Providing practitioners with the skills and confidence to undertake s.42 Adult Safeguarding Enquiries |
| Essential Legal Literacy for Adult Safeguarding | 1 day or 2 x ½ day | Providing practitioners with a thorough grounding in the law relevant to adult safeguarding including duty of care, proportionality and information sharing |
| Complex Cases in Adult Safeguarding | 1 day | Providing practitioners with full coverage of potential legal options in complex cases and detailed consideration of options in specialist areas including self-neglect, non-engagement, domestic abuse and undue influence, executive functioning and complex capacity
Please note that Essential Legal Literacy is a prerequisite for this course |
| Chairing Adult Safeguarding Meetings | 1 day | Providing practitioners with practical advice, support understanding the responsibilities of the Chair and opportunities to practice Chairing |
| Report Writing for Adult Safeguarding | 1 day | Providing practitioners with a thorough grounding, support and advice to improve the quality of adult safeguarding enquiry reports |
| Minute Taking in Adult Safeguarding | 1 day | Providing minute takers with background knowledge about adult safeguarding, discussion and practice development through scenarios |
| Safeguarding for Registered Managers | 1 day or 2 days | Developing the knowledge and skills of registered managers in adult social care services around adult safeguarding |
| Legal Literacy for Adult Safeguarding webinars | 2-hour webinars | Various options available, please contact me to discuss |