Intro to Care Act 2014 Access/working with Mental Health/Community Services
Event Information
About this event
Description of Programme
- Community Care and Care Act 2014
- The background to community care and past legislation
- Understanding the Care Act
- Registering care and support needs with the local authority and their obligation to carry out assessments
- Eligibility criteria to receive care and support in the community
- Access and eligibility for an Independent Advocate
- Safeguarding
- Self directed payments
- Commissioning individual packages and payments
- Section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1983 after care and the interaction with the Care Act
Learning Outcomes
- Understand how to access community care and support
- Understand the Care Act and how it is used to assess care and support needs
- Understanding section 117 Aftercare from the Mental Health Act and how it interacts with the Care Act
- Understand how to request a review of a care package
- Understand who can help with a complaint
Who is this Training for?
This training is specifically designed to enable care practitioners, whether community nurses, social workers, care staff and support staff and service users and carers plus the general public to understand how to be access and obtain services for people with Care and Support needs in the Community.
This training can be registered for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points.
Organiser Mary Seacole House
Organiser of Intro to Care Act 2014 Access/working with Mental Health/Community Services
We are a multi cultural Mental Health Charity & Resource Service set up to offer support and advice in emotionaland practical matters.
We support primarily people from BAMER (Black, Asian, Minority,Ethnic and Refugee) communities,however we work with allcommunities across Merseyside.
Established by Granby Community Mental Health Group in 1991. Mary Seacole House has maintained a track record of delivering services for over 25 years, which have been funded by Liverpool City Council.
Mary Seacole House is a place where people with diverse social and cultural backgrounds can come together in a non-oppressive environment.
Staff offer support, advice and guidance in both practical and emotional matters as well as offering a wide range of social activities, projects and training.
The organisation endeavours to address the needs of culturally diverse communities within Merseyside providing a community based service, which supports and enables people to challenge inappropriate practices and treatment within the mental health system.
