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What is intrinsic to the principles of the MCA?
What is intrinsic to the principles of the MCA?
What is critical to meaningful involvement?
What is critical to meaningful involvement?
What is meaningful involvement based on?
What is meaningful involvement based on?
What is required to design an MCA-compliant care and support plan?
What is required to design an MCA-compliant care and support plan?
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What can improve a person's care and support?
What can improve a person's care and support?
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What is fundamental to taking the right decisions at the right time?
What is fundamental to taking the right decisions at the right time?
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What is crucial to involvement in the care and support planning cycle?
What is crucial to involvement in the care and support planning cycle?
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What is critical to building effective relationships?
What is critical to building effective relationships?
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What is a good example of a person-centred approach?
What is a good example of a person-centred approach?
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What must care staff do to understand the meaning that users are trying to convey?
What must care staff do to understand the meaning that users are trying to convey?
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Study Notes
- Involving people in decisions about their care is intrinsic to the principles of the MCA.
- Building relationships and good communication are critical to meaningful involvement.
- Meaningful involvement is based on a sharing of power between the person using the service and the provider.
- Designing an MCA-compliant care and support plan requires a cultural shift to person-centred care planning.
- Actively involving other people who are part of the person’s life will usually improve their care and support.
- Ongoing communication between commissioners, providers, users, and their families/carers is fundamental to taking the right decisions at the right time.
- The quality of the relationship between the person using the service and the social care professional is crucial to involvement in the care and support planning cycle.
- Having the right care staff with sufficient time and the right training in communication skills is critical to building effective relationships.
- Communication charts are a good example of a person-centred approach that looks for what each individual is trying to communicate.
- Care staff must do all they practically can to understand the meaning that users are trying to convey.
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Discover how to involve individuals in their care and support planning with this quiz on the Mental Capacity Act (MCA). Learn about the principles of the MCA and the importance of building relationships and effective communication. Explore how a person-centred approach can improve the quality of care and support provided. Test your knowledge on the cultural shift towards person-centred care planning and the role of communication charts in understanding an individual's needs. Take this quiz and gain insight into the critical elements of meaningful involvement in care and