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-Adult Social Worker, Sandwell Council

Are you an adult social worker working with clients who may fall within the scope of the Court of Protection? If so, are you comfortable and confident with the legal aspects relating to your role, particularly with regard to Deprivation of Liberty?

2-day specialist training course

A two day, Talking Life COPDOL (Court of Protection for a Deprivation of Liberty) course has been designed to focus on the legal literacy required by professionals when making applications to the Court of Protection for judicial authorisation of a deprivation of liberty.

Day 1 of the course will focus on the law to include relevant case law, whilst Day 2 will focus on the procedure and evidence required for the application.

The course leader is Susan Inker, one our most experienced and well regarded adult safeguarding trainers. Susan designed and developed the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) qualification accredited by the Secretary of State, at Masters level 7, for Kingston University in Surrey for the Best Interest Assessors under the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.  She currently delivers this qualification at Teeside University

On conclusion of this course participants will be able to:

• Analyse the key components of legal literacy
• Describe the relevance of public law in the Court of Protection when applied to the Care Act 2014
• Recognise the basis concepts of capacity and best interests relevant to an application to the Court of Protection under the Mental Capacity Act 2005
• Demonstrate an understanding of the legislation and case law which underpins an application to the Court of Protection for a deprivation of liberty order
• Describe the role and powers of the Court of Protection
• Demonstrate an understanding of the practice and procedure in the Court of Protection
• Apply the knowledge and understanding to complex cases in order to successfully complete an application to the Court of Protection for a deprivation of liberty order

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Did you know that you can get a 5% discount on your next training when a colleague you refer makes a booking?  We can also issue invoices before March 31st for training taking place in the new financial year starting April, 2026

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