The Mental Capacity Act Quiz

Ethical Principles = Main domains of responsibility within which ethical issues are considered Code of Conduct = A set of guidelines for making ethical decisions Respect = A fundamental ethical principle that values the dignity and worth of all persons Competence = The requirement for psychologists to have specialist knowledge, training, skill and experience

Respect = Regard for the dignity of persons and peoples Code of Conduct Principles = Guidelines for thinking about decisions Competence = Specialist knowledge, training, skill and experience Ethical reasoning = Process of thinking through ethical challenges

Respect = All human beings are worthy of equal moral consideration Competence = Psychologists may offer a range of services that usually require specialist knowledge Code of Conduct = Provides a framework for guiding the decision-making for all psychologists Ethical Principles = Constitute the main domains of responsibility

Informed consent = Client's right to choose whether to receive psychological services Informed consent with children and young people = Therapists must gain the consent of children and young people, considering their evolving capabilities Complex interpersonal relationships = Adults may be unclear or unrealistic about their personal circumstances and potential risks to their safety and wellbeing Prevention of abuse or neglect = People and organisations working together to stop risks and experience of abuse or neglect

Seek and receive the client's consent = Before undertaking any assessment, intervention or research activities Awareness of personal bias = Their own desires to help a client may bias their presentation of information Providing necessary information = Ensure that the client has all the information necessary to make an informed decision Respecting the child or young person's culture = Their practice should acknowledge and respect the culture, community and context of the child or young person

Benefits of the activity = Direct benefits to the client in the case of assessment or intervention Alternative options = Any alternative assessment or treatment options and their known availability Foreseeable risks = How minor or serious the foreseeable risks may be Right to withdraw consent = The client’s right to withdraw their consent from assessment, treatment or intervention at any stage

Accessible explanation = Provide an explanation to the child or young person about their work Opportunity to talk = Provide an opportunity for the child to talk about what working with the therapist might involve Information sharing = Discuss and agree how information is recorded and possibly shared with others Safety assurance = Discuss how the child or young person will be kept safe

Competence = Ability to provide services to a requisite professional standard Responsibility = Accepting appropriate responsibility for what is within their power, control or management Integrity = Being honest, truthful, accurate and consistent in one’s actions, words, decisions, methods and outcomes Respect = Valuing honesty, probity, accuracy, clarity and fairness in their interactions

Equality Act 2010 = Protects people against unfair treatment, promotes equality and prevents discrimination Data Protection Act 1998 = Provides public access to information held by public authorities Mental Capacity Act 2005 = Provides framework with regard to capacity and consent for all individuals aged 16 years and above in England and Wales Professional indemnity insurance = Mandatory for health professionals to have a professional indemnity arrangement in place

Competence = Continuing development and maintenance of high standards of competence in their professional work Responsibility = Psychologists must accept appropriate responsibility for what is within their power, control or management Integrity = Acting with integrity includes being honest, truthful, accurate and consistent in one’s actions, words, decisions, methods and outcomes Respect = Psychologists value honesty, probity, accuracy, clarity and fairness in their interactions with all persons and peoples

Professional competence = Psychologists should value the continuing development and maintenance of high standards of competence in their practice Professional indemnity insurance = Mandatory for health professionals to have a professional indemnity arrangement in place Equality Act 2010 = Psychologists must encourage and influence others in ensuring that equality of opportunity is embedded in all thinking and all practice Data Protection Act 1998 = Employers have a duty to ensure the health, safety and welfare at work of all their employees

Least restrictive option and maximising independence = Mental Health Act 1983 Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility = Working Together to Safeguard Children Protecting the rights of adults to live in safety = The Care Act 2014 A person is not to be treated as unable to make a decision unless all practicable steps to help him to do so have been taken without success = Mental Capacity Act

Physical abuse = Harm to a person’s body Sexual violence and abuse = Unwanted sexual activity Psychological/emotional abuse = Harm to a person's mental health Financial & Institutional abuse = Exploitation of a person's resources or trust

Therapists should be alert to heightened vulnerability where a child is in a family circumstance presenting challenges = Safeguarding children An adult at risk of harm is a person aged 18 or over with need for care or support = Safeguarding adults at risk of harm The main purpose is to allow compulsory action to be taken to ensure that people with mental disorders receive the care and treatment they require = Mental Health Act 1983 A person is not to be treated as unable to make a decision unless all practicable steps to help him to do so have been taken without success = Mental Capacity Act

Sexual exploitation & domestic violence = Situations of risk for children Internet abuse (cyber bullying, exposure to pornography or violence) = Situations of risk for children Shame-based abuse where children or young people may be physically assaulted or murdered because of bringing perceived ‘shame’ = Situations of risk for children Trafficking, any child transported for exploitative reasons is considered to be a trafficking victim = Situations of risk for children

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