Unit 3 Mental Capacity and Restrictive Practice in Care Settings Assignment Guidance

Learning Outcomes

• Explain the main purpose and principles of relevant legislation and codes of practice relating to mental capacity, and how these principles interact.
• Identify factors that influence an individual’s mental capacity and ability to express consent.
• Describe the relationship between an individual’s mental capacity, consent, choice and safety.
• Define the term ‘valid consent’.
• Outline your role and responsibilities about relevant principles, legislation and codes of practice, and upholding individuals’ rights.
• Explain the importance of establishing an individual’s consent when providing care and support.
• Describe how personal values and attitudes can influence perceptions of situations and individuals’ capacity.
• Outline strategies and skills that could be used to maximise individuals’ capacity to make their own decisions.
• Outline your role in identifying when an assessment of capacity may be required.
• Describe the steps to take if consent cannot be readily established and your role in this.
• Define restrictive practice.
• Explain the importance and impact of seeking the least restrictive option for individuals.
• Describe how to raise concerns when restrictions appear out of proportion with evident risk.
• Outline organisational policies and procedures to restrictive practices.
• Outline your role in implementing organisational policies and procedures with restrictive practices.