Episode 3 of our legal webinar looks at the legal framework for working with people who hoard, focusing in particular on the first Court of Protection case to consider the issue of mental capacity and hoarding.
Explains what is meant by the terms 'executive functioning' and 'executive capacity' and the relationship between them and the Mental Capacity Act 2005
Episode 2 of our legal webinar series considers an important Supreme Court decision and unpicks the facts of the case and what it establishes when it comes to capacity to engage in sexual relations.
Episode 2 of our legal webinar series considers an important Supreme Court decision and unpicks the facts of the case and what it establishes when it comes to capacity to engage in sexual relations.
Tips for OTs on carrying out capacity assessments, including how to incorporate the five key principles of the Mental Capacity Act into capacity assessments, who can and cannot make a decision on behalf of someone who lacks the relevant capacity, and what to take into consideration when deciding the relevant information the person needs to understand, retain, use and weigh.