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Level 4 Diploma in Health and Social Care Management

Principles of informed choice and mental capacity

HSC401 · Promoting Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Health and Social Care — Week 9 of 16

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Week9 of 16
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This week’s topics

Principles of informed choice and mental capacity

  1. Mental Capacity Act statutory principles
  2. Assessing decision-specific capacity
  3. Best interests decision-making frameworks
  4. Role of independent advocacy and supported decision-making
  5. What is independent advocacy?
  6. The outcomes of independent advocacy
  7. Informed consent in health care

What you will be able to do

  • 4.2 Explain the principles of informed choice and capacity.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: explain the principles of informed choice and capacity.

Study materials

Videos

  • What is independent advocacy? · YouTube · Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) · 18 min · for registered students
  • The outcomes of independent advocacy · YouTube · Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) · 12 min · for registered students
  • Informed consent in health care · YouTube · Metro South Health · 5 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Mental Capacity Act 2005 Code of Practice · Reading · GOV.UK, guidance · for registered students
  • Decision-making and mental capacity (NICE guideline NG108, 2018) · Reading · Nice, guidance · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Core concepts of EDI
  • Week 2: Legislative frameworks in health and social care
  • Week 3: Models of practice and systemic barriers
  • Week 4: Policy and procedure evaluation
  • Week 5: Human rights approaches and individual outcomes
  • Week 6: Communicating and supporting EDI across teams
  • Week 7: Challenging discrimination and exclusion
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Principles of informed choice and mental capacity
  • Week 10: Ethical dilemmas and duty of care
  • Week 11: Strategic risk management and rights enablement
  • Week 12: Applying Promoting Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Hea…
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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