The Mental Capacity Act (MCA) and transition
Event on 2013-05-09 09:30:00
The Mental Capacity Act (MCA) and transition
9 May 2013
Key note speaker: Alex Rook - Associate Solicitor Public Law Department, Irwin Mitchell, and
Grace Serwanga, Associate Solicitor, Court of Protection Department, Irwin Mitchell
This seminar will cover the following areas:
- An overview of the MCA and how it affects young disabled people and their parents/carers
- The role of parents/carers when a young person reaches the age of 16 or 18 (financial and decision making)
- Applying for Welfare and Financial deputyship and the costs involved
- How mental capacity is decided, who makes the decisions and can it be challenged
- Young disabled people in residential care or supported living – the costs involved
- Health, sexuality and personal care and the MCA
This seminar includes the opportunity for a free five minute individual consultation with Alex Rook to establish if you need further legal advice. A limited number of consultation sessions will be offered, these can be booked at the registration desk on the day of the event on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Following the success of our Family Support season of live online Q&As, Ambitious about Autism is hosting a series of seminars for parents and carers of young adults with a learning disability.
Taking place in central London, the five seminars will be hosted by recognised experts in the fields of disability law, education and further education. All seminars will be free of charge to parents and carers.
These free events will build on the success of seminars run at TreeHouse School, supporting parents and carers to navigate the often complex process of transitioning from education to adult life.
Praise for our seminars:
"It opened my eyes to different options"
"The talks removed the isolation"
"Knowing that there were practical answers was essential"
Seminars run in association Action for Kids and Dimensions
at St. Alban’s Centre
Holborn
City of London, United Kingdom