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‘Consent, Assessing Capacity and Clinical Reasoning' - Study Day resources available to download
Presentations from the 'Consent, Assessing Capacity and Clinical Reasoning and the Mental Capacity Act Study Day' held on 8th July 2008 at the College of Occupational Therapy are now available to download and use. 50 delegates and presenters attended our successful study day at the College. Please remember to credit the presenters when using their materials.
- Advanced Decisions flowchart by Julie Carr (Word)
- Advanced Decisions by Julie Carr (PowerPoint)
- Practical OT issues: Consent and documentation by Esther Day (PowerPoint)
- Mental Capacity Act: An overview, assessment of capacity and best interests, and implications from a medical perspective, by Tony Holland (PowerPoint)
- Mental Capacity Act: How we put it into practice by Emma Bach and Yasmin Bandali (PowerPoint)
- From OT to IMCA: An adventure in advocacy (PowerPoint)
- Consent and capacity to make decisions by Glynis Murphy (PowerPoint)
OT and People with Learning Disabilities and Challenging Needs
Study Day
Date: Thursday 18th September 2008
Venue:Newcastle
Event Flyer (27KB 
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COT Response to 'Challenging Behaviour - A Unified Approach'
COT issued a joint response with the RCN - Learning Disability Forum and a subsequent COT response:
Joint response to CB with RCN (49KB
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COT Response To CB with signature (39KB*)
E-mail Networks
COT runs an e-mail network for Strategic Leads, consultant OTs and lecturers in Higher Education Institutes from the Learning Disability field. If you would like to find out more and join, please contact Genevieve Smyth: genevieve.smyth@cot.co.uk.
COTSS - People with Learning Disabilities
Please find out more about the excellent work of this specialist section at: www.cot.org.uk/specialist/learningdisabilities/intro.php
Research Study News
COT/OTPLD Project Progress Report Spring newsletter
- Progress Report spring 2008 (20 KB *)
- Volunteer poster (71 KB *)
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