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From DCC-i, a BASW-approved CPD provider for social care and support: search our library of practice resources covering mental capacity, safeguarding, legal literacy, strengths-based practice and reflective supervision. Resources work for individual CPD, team learning, supervision preparation and live casework across social work, NHS mental health, adult social care and the wider support workforce.
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Handpicked practice resources for social care CPD, mental capacity and strengths-based practice.
A clinical guidance resource outlining the legal and ethical requirements for obtaining valid consent under the Mental Capacity Act 2005, with a focus on prescribing cannabis-based medicinal products…
A Court of Protection decision addressing an application for a personal welfare deputy for a young adult with profound disabilities and complex medical needs. The court considered the…
This report focuses specifically on children’s capacity and decision-making in complex medical and legal contexts. It examines key cases involving looked-after children and serious medical treatment, clarifying when…
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A discussion paper exploring how Approved Mental Health Professionals can use s13(1) of the Mental Health Act 1983 more flexibly…
This article presents a comprehensive ethical framework for mental health practice, expanding traditional principles to include considerations such as science,…
This literature review explores how Approved Mental Health Professionals make detention decisions under the Mental Health Act, highlighting that decisions…
This systematic review examines how cultural factors influence mental health service use among ethnic minority groups in the UK. It…
A national framework outlining standards for AMHP services, focusing on governance, workforce support, professional development, safety, and improving service user…
An academic publication of Simpson’s doctoral research examining AMHP practice at the referral stage, emphasising strengths-based approaches, multi-agency collaboration, and…
A research study exploring Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) decision-making at the point of referral for a Mental Health Act…
This paper examines the role of Approved Mental Health Professionals (AMHPs), focusing on the tension between the perceived prestige and…
This toolkit sets out national service standards for Approved Mental Health Professionals and provides a structured framework to evaluate, map,…
This research explores the experiences of Approved Mental Health Professionals (AMHPs) dealing with moral distress in practice, particularly when their…
Clinical briefing outlining the legal and ethical requirements for obtaining valid consent when prescribing cannabis-based medicinal products. It explains key…
A clinical guidance resource outlining the legal and ethical requirements for obtaining valid consent under the Mental Capacity Act 2005,…
A research-based paper examining how cultural differences influence mental health experiences, help-seeking behaviours, and service provision, emphasising the need for…
Guidance document exploring the concept of fluctuating mental capacity within legal and health and social care contexts. It outlines how…
This compendium report provides a detailed overview of key developments in mental capacity law as of December 2025, covering health…
A national guideline providing evidence-based recommendations for supporting decision-making, assessing mental capacity, and making best interests decisions in line with…
A statutory assessment document used within the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) process, combining age, mental capacity, no refusals and…
A scholarly article examining Constructivist Grounded Theory as a qualitative research methodology, highlighting its alignment with contemporary mental health nursing…
A screening tool designed to help local authorities prioritise DoLS assessment requests based on urgency and risk, identifying cases that…
An academic paper exploring the relationship between culture and ethical practice in mental health care, demonstrating how cultural competence underpins…
A critical exploration of the ethical challenges involved in Mental Health Act assessments, focusing on tensions between liberty, risk, professional…
This report focuses specifically on children’s capacity and decision-making in complex medical and legal contexts. It examines key cases involving…
This February 2026 compendium provides a comprehensive update on mental capacity law, policy, and practice across multiple domains including health…
This issue highlights key developments in mental health law, including the introduction of the Mental Health Act 2025 and its…
This issue focuses on financial decision-making under the Mental Capacity Act, highlighting new OPG guidance following Re ACC, including deputy…
This issue explores wider legal and policy developments affecting mental capacity, including concerns raised in the UK National Preventive Mechanism…
⏱ 15+ mins
A comprehensive, evidence-based resource for forensic mental health social work, featuring audit tools, templates, statutory guidance, and best practice materials.…
This guidance provides a comprehensive and practical overview of how to identify a deprivation of liberty in health and social…
This research establishes an internationally agreed framework for forensic mental health services, outlining key principles, definitions, and core components of…
⏱ 5–15 mins
This learning briefing outlines the implications of the Mental Health Act 2025 amendments to Part 3 for forensic mental health…
⏱ 15+ mins
This guide provides a practical overview of how to assess and record mental capacity under the MCA 2005, including key…
⏱ 15+ mins
This version reinforces the same guidance on assessing and determining capacity, focusing on applying the MCA principles in practice, carrying…
⏱ 15+ mins
This guidance note provides an overview of the interaction between mental capacity law and housing law in England, aimed at…
⏱ 15+ mins
This guidance note supports professionals in assessing mental capacity by identifying the “relevant information” individuals must understand for different types…
⏱ 15+ mins
This document provides a structured legal framework for situations where a person who lacks mental capacity may need to be…
This Code of Practice explains the legal framework for identifying and authorising deprivation of liberty for individuals who lack capacity…
⏱ 15+ mins
The Mental Capacity Act Code of Practice provides statutory guidance on supporting and making decisions for people who may lack…
⏱ 15+ mins
This booklet provides clear guidance on how human rights apply to mental health and mental capacity care, helping individuals understand…
⏱ 15+ mins
The Mental Health Act Code of Practice provides statutory guidance on how the Mental Health Act should be applied in…
⏱ 15+ mins
The Mental Health Act Reference Guide provides a practical overview of the key sections, duties, and decision‑making requirements under the…
⏱ 15+ mins
This document provides a comprehensive overview of how culture, race, and ethnicity influence mental health, mental illness, and access to…
This programme is a structured 12‑month CPD offer designed to build capability, confidence, and contemporary practice in mental health social…
⏱ 15+ mins
Framework supporting practitioners to develop skills and knowledge in applying the Mental Capacity Act, including capacity assessment and best interests…
⏱ 15+ mins
Academic article examining neurodiversity in relation to mental health, including stigma, disability models and implications for equality, inclusion and care…
This document provides an updated analysis of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 Codes of Practice and the Deprivation of Liberty…
This update outlines developments to the Mental Capacity Act Code of Practice and the future of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards…
This compendium provides a wide-ranging overview of key legal, clinical, and policy developments in mental capacity law. It covers significant…
⏱ 15+ mins
Comprehensive legal report compiling recent developments, case law, and commentary relating to mental capacity law in the UK. It covers…
Reflective template supporting AMHP practitioners to evaluate co-delivery of a CPD session on LGBTQIA+ and mental health, aligned to AMHP…
⏱ 15+ mins
Framework defining professional identity in mental health social work through CORE-MH principles, integrating legal duties, relational practice, ethical reasoning and…
⏱ 15+ mins
Professional perspective exploring the role of AMHPs in addressing race inequality within mental health practice, including leadership, anti-discriminatory practice and…
⏱ 15+ mins
Academic analysis examining proposed reforms to Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, focusing on the transition to Liberty Protection Safeguards and implications…
⏱ 15+ mins
This paper critically evaluates the Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) within the context of human rights, social justice and the rule…
This edition highlights key legal cases and policy concerns, including treatment decisions, autonomy in complex conditions like anorexia, and major…
A monthly legal update summarising key developments in mental capacity law, including major Court of Protection cases, legislative changes, and…
Mental Health Foundation report examining how the asylum system, poverty, housing, discrimination and barriers to services affect the mental health…
⏱ Under 5 mins
Initial risk register for the DoLS timescales project identifying key delivery risks such as local authority engagement, stakeholder capacity, data…
⏱ 15+ mins
SCIE proposal setting out a four-stage improvement methodology to help local authorities understand and reduce DoLS delays through diagnostics, action…
DCC-i introductory resource explaining the distinctive role of social work in mental health, including legal literacy, rights-based practice, social perspectives,…
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