The Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA) places the individual at the heart of the decision making process and has the potential to improve the lives of many people, but the implementation of the act has been hampered by a lack of awareness and understanding, and for many it appears as an optional add-on when it should be central to practice.
Day: 5 March 2018
A Parent’s Guide: Improving the well-being of young children with learning disabilities
A collaboration between the University of Warwick, Cerebra, Mencap, the Challenging Behaviour Foundation, and parents of children with learning disabilities.
The booklet has been created to help parents support the well-being of their young child with a learning disability (aged 0 to 5).