Taking into account current developments in services and treatment, this resource has been rewritten and extended to provide a variety of training techniques to develop the skills and knowledge that support staff need to meet the mental health needs of people with learning disabilites.

This module has been updated to include the new legal information covering the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and Mental Health Act 2007.

Module 11: Legal and Ethical Issues I
Total timing: 6 hours, 10 minutes
Session 1: Introduction Time allocated: 55 minutes
Session 2: Assessing capacity to give consent Time allocated: 150 minutes
Session 3: Supporting the person who cannot give consent Time allocated: 85 minutes
Session 4: Introducing the Mental Health Act (2007) Time allocated: 75 minutes

Content: introduction, module content, handouts, slides, evaluation forms.

Vital information for: professionals, nurses, support staff, psychologists, psychiatrists, trainers, community and inpatient services.

Other individual modules:
Module 1: Introduction to Mental Health and People with Learning Disabilities - £15
Module 2: Module Psychiatric Disorders - £15
Module 3: Assessment of Mental Health Problems - £20
Module 4: Biological Interventions - £20
Module 5: Psychological Interventions - £20
Module 6: Social Interventions - £15
Module 7: Service Factors - £20
Module 8: Challenging Behaviour - £25
Module 9: Epilepsy -£25
Module 10: Personal and Organisational Stress Management - £25
Module 12: Legal and Ethical Issues II - £30
Module 13: Autism - £25
Module 14: Mental Health Problems and Older People with Learning Disabilities - £20
Module 15: The Mental Health needs of Children with Learning Disabilities - £20
Module 16: Working with Families - £15
Module 17: Offending Behaviour and People with Learning Disabilities - £15
Module 18: Cultural Diversity, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities - £20