Assessment of capacity: reflections from practice.

Completing mental capacity assessments for individuals is a complicated process that presents professionals with many challenges. The authors set up a system to develop materials and protocols to evaluate the capacity of a varied population. They recommend ways of achieving a balance between reducin...

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Publicado en:Learning Disability Practice Vol. 14; no. 7; pp. 31 - 37
Autores principales: Oldreive, Warren, Waight, Mary
Formato: algorithm case study questionnaire/scale research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Royal College of Nursing of the United Kingdom (The) Sep2011
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Sumario:Completing mental capacity assessments for individuals is a complicated process that presents professionals with many challenges. The authors set up a system to develop materials and protocols to evaluate the capacity of a varied population. They recommend ways of achieving a balance between reducing risks to vulnerable individuals and acknowledging how their abilities might improve. In addition, they suggest that multidisciplinaryteams should explore how they can develop the skills required by using their experience to provide case examples for others to use. INSET: Case study.