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Limits of Mental Capacity Act training for residential care homes

Limits of Mental Capacity Act training for residential care homes Purpose – The Mental Capacity Act (MCA) was implemented in 2007 as a piece of legislation to empower and protect adults who require support making decisions. Many older adults in residential care homes will be in this position due to developmental disabilities associated with functional impairments of the mind and brain. This paper aims to evaluate the impact of MCA training within older persons' care homes within an East‐Midlands local authority. Design/methodology/approach – Semi structured interviews were conducted with key informants who had strategic responsibility for implementation of MCA training as well as a focus group conducted with managers/deputy managers of care homes within the local authority. Findings – With a primary focus on training, data revealed issues surrounding the delivery and content of training, and the organisational factors relating to both training and the subsequent implementation of the knowledge learned. Research limitations/implications – The key informants for this paper are limited to management perspectives. Interviews and a focus group were conducted with stakeholders who either had direct responsibility for service delivery or managerial oversight for training and development. Practical implications – The paper suggests methods of delivery with the Mental Capacity Act which offer a tailored, engaging and cost effective alternative to conventional “away day” training sessions. Originality/value – The paper challenges and critiques conventional approaches to training the social care workforce. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Journal of Adult Protection Emerald Publishing

Limits of Mental Capacity Act training for residential care homes

Matthew Gough; Lianne Kerlin
The Journal of Adult Protection , Volume 14 (6): 9 – Nov 30, 2012
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Emerald Publishing
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Copyright © 2012 Emerald Group Publishing Limited. All rights reserved.
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1466-8203
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10.1108/14668201211286048
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Abstract

Purpose – The Mental Capacity Act (MCA) was implemented in 2007 as a piece of legislation to empower and protect adults who require support making decisions. Many older adults in residential care homes will be in this position due to developmental disabilities associated with functional impairments of the mind and brain. This paper aims to evaluate the impact of MCA training within older persons' care homes within an East‐Midlands local authority. Design/methodology/approach – Semi structured interviews were conducted with key informants who had strategic responsibility for implementation of MCA training as well as a focus group conducted with managers/deputy managers of care homes within the local authority. Findings – With a primary focus on training, data revealed issues surrounding the delivery and content of training, and the organisational factors relating to both training and the subsequent implementation of the knowledge learned. Research limitations/implications – The key informants for this paper are limited to management perspectives. Interviews and a focus group were conducted with stakeholders who either had direct responsibility for service delivery or managerial oversight for training and development. Practical implications – The paper suggests methods of delivery with the Mental Capacity Act which offer a tailored, engaging and cost effective alternative to conventional “away day” training sessions. Originality/value – The paper challenges and critiques conventional approaches to training the social care workforce.

Journal

The Journal of Adult Protection – Emerald Publishing

Published: Nov 30, 2012

Keywords: Older people; Mental health; Learning/intellectual disabilities; Mental capacity; Training; Residential care; Elderly people; Disabilities; United Kingdom; Community care

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