The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Team (Durham County Council) are planning to hold four half day sessions to raise awareness on the Mental Capacity Act. These sessions will be used to up date homes on issues surrounding the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards and provide guidance on the following areas of the Mental Capacity Act:
• Statutory principles
• Capacity testing
• Best interest decisions
• Mental Capacity Act in risk management
• The importance of the Mental Capacity Act around risk management and care planning.
The details for the half day awareness sessions are as follows:
• 22/09/2009 Shotton Hall, Peterlee
• 25/09/2009 Durham Cricket Club, Riverside, Chester le Street
• 30/09/2009 Durham Leadership Centre, Spennymoor
• 07/10/2009 Aycliffe Young People’s Centre
Registration for each session will be at 8.45am and the session will end at 12.30pm. The sessions are free of charge.
To book a place on one of the four sessions please contact the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Team on 0191 374 0503 or email on DOLSTeam@durham.gov.uk
The numbers of places available on each session are limited so please book early to avoid disappointment. If you book a place then find you are unable to attend please contact the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Team as soon as possible so some one else can take your place and to arrange a place on an alternative date.
PLEASE NOTE ALL BOOKINGS AND/OR REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION SHOULD BE MADE DIRECTLY TO THE Deprivation of Liberty Safeguarding Team AND NOT TO DECHA.
