This course provides the opportunity for health and social care professionals to become Best Interests Assessors (BIA) under the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (Mental Capacity Act 2005). It will assist you in developing the skills and knowledge required, as defined by the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards regulations, to competently perform the role of a BIA.

• Teaching is built around the needs of experienced busy professionals who have chosen to study this course as part of their continuing professional development and career progression.
• You will learn alongside a range of other professionals from a variety of disciplines allowing you to share valuable knowledge and experience.
• The law and policy requirements for the BIA role under the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (Mental Capacity Act 2005) will also be explored.
• You will examine and analyse developments in case law and how this influences Best Interests Assessor practice
• The course focuses on the core skills and knowledge required to meet the supervisory body’s regulations and you will be encouraged to critically evaluate this knowledge.

 

The course aims to provide you with the skills required to assess the capacity of people with a learning disability and those in later life. As well as an understanding of the assessment processes involved in being a BIA. This will include the ability to identify whether an individual is being deprived of their liberty as defined by the European Court of Human Rights.