DOLS Assessment

I currently work with a young man called David who is 21 years old and lives in the family home with his mother, who is his main carer. David is autistic and also has a profound learning disability and can often present some challenging behaviour and aggression towards his mother. David requires a lot of help throughout his

1. Service users suffered gross neglect such as little or no support to wash and shower, left for hours in wet and dirty beds and refused to help. Also service users are forced to share rooms. (Care Standards Act 2002)

* whether others are dependent on the person to provide care in circumstances where suitable alternative care is not readily available;

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The court must listen to the evidence received by two doctors and their evidence must satisfy the court that the offender is suffering from a mental illness as described under the definition above and that their detention is appropriate for medical treatment to take place. They must also assert the court that appropriate medical treatment is available for the offender and when considering to imposing the above order the courts must also take into consideration the offenders history and character; any other relevant circumstances and any other alternative methods that could be imposed. All other avenues must also be explored before the court makes its final decision. the evidence given by the doctors must ascertain the court that hospitalisation is the most beneficial course of action to take in this offenders case (MHLO, 2010)

What is your responsibility under the above act as a care worker in relation to;

Explain legal issues, policies and procedures relevant to assessment, including those for confidentiality, health, safety and welfare

The Care Act replaces most current law regarding carers and people being cared for. It outlines the way in which local authorities should carry out carer’s assessments and needs assessments; how local authorities should determine who is eligible for support; the new obligations on local authorities; and how local authorities should charge for both residential care and community care.

Under the Care Act 2014, three specific criteria must be met for adult safeguarding duties to apply; the adult must have care and support needs and be experiencing, or at risk of, abuse or neglect and is unable to protect themselves because of their care and support needs.

His health or development is likely to be significantly impaired, or further impaired without the provision for him of such services c) He is disabled The Local Authority has the duty to provide a range of services for Children in Need to safeguard and promote the welfare of such children and so far as it is consistent with that aim, to promote their up-bringing by their families. (CA 1989)

An individual may need care with daily living due to illness or disability – this can lead to them being more vulnerable to abuse because

The Mental Capacity Act (MCA) 2005 states that “an act done, or decision made, under this Act, for or on behalf of a person who lacks capacity must be done, or made, in his best interests’. The Deprivation of liberty safeguards are a legal framework introduced into the mental capacity act 2005 (MCA) by the mental health act 2007 (MHA). This legislation protects the rights of people in care homes or hospitals, where the care is imputable to the state, who lack capacity or have a mental dysfunction to make decisions regarding their care and treatment (Jones, 2008 p 383). DOLS ensures against arbitrary deprivation of liberty (dol) which was identified in the Bournewood Case ( HL v UK 45508/99 (2004) ECHR 471). The judgement in this case determined that in order to adhere to the ECtHR, lawful detention needed to meet Article 5 (1) that requires a ‘procedure prescribed by law’ and Article 5 (4) which requires a means to apply to a court to see if deprivation of liberty was unlawful (dols code of practice 2008). As such, the DOLs are designed to protect the rights of people who fall within the scope of the act.

You are concerned about the behaviour of one of the children with whom you are involved. You believe that this is due to learning development problems, and suspect this may be due to underlying medical issues.

is currently having difficulties with learning and behavior. frequently is out of his throughout the day, and answers aloud before being called on to give the answers and struggles to follow directions. also has learning difficulties in reading decoding and reading comprehension.

With this disorder he gets stressed out very easily. When he is feeling overwhelmed he tends to shut down or give up. He was given an IEP, an Individualized Education Program, which helps kids reach educational goals easier than they otherwise would. It gives him leeway when it comes to certain things like homework and tests. They limit the amount homework he has