Adults with Incapacity
Apply the Adults with Incapacity Act principles to the care you provide. This half-day course helps your team support people with a mental health condition or living with dementia to make informed choices.
About the course
Put the AWI Act principles into everyday care
This course explains what the Adults with Incapacity Act is, why it matters and who it affects. Your team learns how to identify a lack of capacity, assess it correctly, and support informed choices while respecting boundaries. By the end of the course, delegates will:
- Apply the five principles to everyday decisions
- Explain what incapacity means in law
- Recognise that capacity is decision-specific
- Support a decision before questioning capacity
- Distinguish everyday from complex decisions
- Identify who holds authority, and check it
- Explain what a treatment certificate permits
- Separate restriction from restraint
- Describe the current test for deprivation of liberty
- Raise concerns about proxies and adults at risk
What you’ll cover
Full course content
Eight areas guide your team from the Act and its five principles through capacity, proxies and medical treatment to restraint, liberty and raising concerns.
The Act and Five Principles
- Why the Act exists
- Benefit, and least restrictive
- Wishes, views, and skills
What Incapacity Means
- The five abilities
- Communication aids first
- Decision by decision
Supporting and Assessing
- Support before assessment
- Everyday and complex
- Risk, and the right to take it
Who Can Decide What
- Attorneys, and registration
- Intervention and guardianship
- Access to funds
Medical Treatment
- The certificate, and who signs
- How long it lasts
- Where the proxy comes in
Restraint and Restriction
- Two different things
- Covert medication
- Recording it
Liberty, and June 2026
- What the ruling changed
- Consent, reframed
- What stayed the same
When Something Is Wrong
- Disputed proxy decisions
- Adults at risk of harm
- Care plans, and your role
Keep exploring
Related mandatory courses
Teams booking this course often pair it with these subjects. All are delivered on-site, and we can combine courses into one visit.
Good to know
Frequently asked questions
Where is the training delivered?
All of our training is delivered on-site at your care home or workplace, anywhere in the UK. We come to you, so there are no travel costs or venue hire for your team. This course is theory-based, so we can also deliver it virtually over Zoom if that suits your team better.
How long is the Adults with Incapacity course?
It runs as a half day (3 hours) course, delivered in one visit unless stated otherwise.
How many delegates can attend?
Up to 15 delegates per session.
Do delegates receive a certificate?
Yes, every delegate receives a certificate on completion. We recommend refreshing every year.
How much does the course cost?
We price every course on application, based on your dates, location and delegate numbers. Use the contact buttons below. We reply quickly with a quote.
Can we combine courses into one visit?
Yes. Many clients build a full training day from shorter courses, and we can deliver several subjects in one visit. Just tell us what your team needs.
Do you only train care providers?
No. This course suits care & nursing homes, home care, supported living, hospitals & clinics, day services. If your sector isn’t listed, ask and we’ll tailor the course to your setting.
Book this course
We bring Adults with Incapacity training to your care home
Delivered on-site at your service or virtually. This theory-based course works both ways, nationwide, with pricing on application. Tell us your dates and delegate numbers and we’ll reply quickly with a quote.
Part of our mandatory training range. Also explore clinical training and first aid courses.