Supporting practice around mental capacity
Supporting practice around mental capacity
Delivered online using Teams
12:00 - 13:00 Wednesday, 4 February 2026
When questions around mental capacity arise, the need for confidence, clarity, and compassion in decision-making is vital.
Join a webinar that will introduce new resources to support social care practice around mental capacity.
This suite of resources consists of six specialist guides that each address an area of practice in which social care professionals might need to consider mental capacity. This includes self-neglect, domestic abuse, alcohol and other drug use, Prader-Willi Syndrome, Community Treatment Orders and informal admissions to hospital for mental health care.
Learning outcomes
As a result of taking part in this event, participants will:
- Explore new guidance available from Research in Practice to support work in this complex and challenging area.
- Gain an understanding of where to find relevant information, case law, models and tools.
- Build confidence in accessing resources to support learning and practice.
Audience Types
Commissioners
People with lived experience and their families
Policy makers
Practitioners
Principal Social Worker (PSW)
Residential / care home workers
Senior leaders
Senior practitioners
Social workers
Workforce development teams
Team leaders
Strategic leads
Professional Standards
PQS:KSS - Mental capacity | Effective assessments and outcome based support planning | Direct work with individuals and families | The role of social workers | Person-centred practice | Developing confident and capable social workers | Assuring good social work practice and development | Promoting and supporting critical analysis and decision-making | Values and ethics
CQC - Safe | Effective | Caring | Responsive
PCF - Critical reflection and analysis | Intervention and skills | Knowledge | Rights, justice and economic wellbeing
RCOT - Identify needs | Keep records | Develop intervention | Understanding relationship | Service users
Navigating complex mental capacity decisions in social care: Practice Guides and tools (2025)
Suite of specialist guides developed by Research in Practice to support practice in areas where assessing mental capacity can be particularly complex and designed to equip professionals with the tools, frameworks, and reflective prompts needed to make informed, legally sound, and person-centred decisions.
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