Consent, Capacity & Dietetics

Aim

To provide practitioners working with people with learning disabilities essential knowledge on the mental capacity act and how to apply this to diet, weight and health.

Learning Outcomes

  • To understand the mental capacity act
  • To consider how this applies to diet, weight and health
  • To understand when to complete a capacity assessment relating to diet, weight and health
  • To understand who can complete a capacity assessment relating to diet, weight and health
  • To understand how to complete a capacity assessment relating to diet, weight and health
  • To understand how to respond to the outcome of the capacity assessment relating to diet and who to communicate this with. 

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