Deprivation of Liberty (DoLS) in Practice

Provided by: DCC Interactive

Target Audience: All Young people services and Social care staff -Managers & Residential care settings and Supervisors in Providers services. 

Course Aims:

To ensure those working within young people and adult social care services including managers of services and care provision have a legal understanding of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, 2009. To enable staff to guide and challenge others on how to apply the MCA principles and reinforce responsibilities with DOLS 2009. To include how DOLS applies to age 16 +

Course Outcomes;

• Recognise the importance of the DOL Safeguards and explore any changes.                                                              
• Ensure staff do things right lawfully from an ethical viewpoint to protect and promote human rights and practice defendable decision making on behalf of the public authority
• Understand the legal defence provided by section 5 of the Act for decisions and by section 6 for decisions which include restriction and restraint and ensure that is translated into care planning. 
• Promote and understand the responsibilities of the Managing authority within DOLS and when to make a referral for DOLS. 
• IMCA support and the importance of section 21A appeal processes involving the COP.
• How should we now define and authorise Deprivation of Liberty for 16/17 year olds?

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