Consent in a Care Environment Online Course

This Consent in a Care Environment course is aimed at all staff working in the care environment.

All about this Consent in a Care Environment course

You will look at the key principles of valid consent with adults who have capacity, how and when staff should seek consent, the different ways consent can be given and how staff should respond when consent is refused. You will also looks at ‘Gillick competence’ and how this principle is used when seeking consent from children and young people.

You will look at the key principles of consent when the adult may not have the capacity to make decisions. It includes examples of the different occasions when someone may not have capacity and also the fluid and fluctuating nature of capacity.

The course covers the different actions staff may need to take in seeking consent, including best interest decisions, emergency situations, advance decisions to refuse treatment and lasting powers of attorney.

You don’t need to have any previous training to do this course.

In order to complete the course, you must achieve 80% or more in the final multiple choice quiz.

Aims of the course

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:

• Define the concept of ‘person who lacks capacity’
• Describe how a person’s capacity to make decisions can vary and be different for different aspects of their life
• Discuss the core principles of the Mental Capacity Act (2005) including the presumption of capacity
• Describe different methods for helping and supporting individuals to make decisions and to participate in the decision-making process
• Discuss how it is sometimes necessary to act in a person’s best interests when the person lacks capacity to consent to treatment and care
• Describe how it is sometimes necessary to act in a person’s best interests when the person is unable to consent to treatment and care because of a temporary loss of capacity such as in an emergency situation
• Describe how advance decisions to refuse treatment are used to convey the wishes of an individual
• What consent is
• When consent should be sought which includes everyday interactions as well as more serious treatment, investigations and procedures
• How consent can be given
• The importance of effective communication when providing information about choices, risks, benefits, advantages and disadvantages etc.
• The process to follow when consent is refused
• Briefly describe the role of lasting power of attorney

Course accreditations

Our course is accredited by the CPD Group as conforming to universally accepted Continuing Professional Development (CPD) guidelines.

Why train with us?

• Easy to complete.
• Course developed by experts.
• Improve your career prospects.
• Learn valuable knowledge, skills, advice and guidance to help you achieve success.
• Fully CPD registered
• Follows all UK regulations and laws
• Completed online with instant downloadable certificate
• Covers all required legislation and practices
• Complete the online multiple-choice assessment as many times as you need

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