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                    Decision-making capacity assessment

                    What is decision-making capacity?

                    It’s all about making decisions! Having capacity means you can understand information important for making a decision and can appreciate the consequences of that decision. When making a decision, an adult should be able to:

                    • take in key information
                    • think about the pros and cons
                    • make a decision, based on their values

                    Decision-making capacity course instructions

                    Below you will find links to 12 lessons that make up the online Decision-Making Capacity Assessment (DMCA) course. The course is interactive.

                    View the videos in the order presented as material builds on that presented in previous lessons. When viewing the activities or knowledge checks in the videos, pause the video briefly to consider your response.

                    Your progress will not be tracked. Be sure to finish the lesson you are taking before exiting. You may wish to take a screenshot of the summary page of each lesson to show you have completed that lesson. Be sure to take a screen shot of the final exam. No certificate will be issued.

                    Registration

                    • Covenant Health employees: register through CLiC
                    • AHS employees: register through My Learning Link
                    • Continuing Care Connection users: register for the course on your learning platform

                    Lessons

                    Lesson 1 - Introduction to Decision-Making Capacity

                    Lesson 2 - Understanding Decision-Making Capacity

                    Lesson 3 - Personal Directive Act

                    Lesson 4 - Power of Attorney Act

                    Lesson 5 - Adult Guardianship & Trusteeship

                    Lesson 6 - Decision-Making Capacity Assessment Model

                    Lesson 7 - Screening

                    Lesson 8 - Problem Solving

                    Lesson 9 - Role of the Social Worker

                    Lesson 10 - Role of the Occupational Therapist

                    Lesson 11 - Process Worksheet

                    Lesson 12 - Capacity Interview

                    Decision-Making Capacity Quiz

                    Additional learning resources

                    • Decision-making capacity toolkit
                    • Information on personal directives

                    Contact

                    Tara.Kilkenny@covenanthealth.ca

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