This Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards online training course impacts on your day-to-day interactions with people you support who may not have mental capacity to consent in a care home setting. The legislation also covers people who can no longer live at home and alternative arrangements need to be made. You will learn about the changes to the law that happened because carers spoke up where they felt a situation was wrong and their actions led to more detailed checks about people's rights.

DoLS is being replaced with Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS). A national group is developing a Code of Practice to explain LPS. Target date for completion of this work is now scheduled for Winter 2021 with new regulations in effect from April 2022. This online course includes information about these changes and links to current documents.

We also have a Mental Capacity Act Training Course here. It is usually taken together with Liberty Protection Safeguards course (LPA Training Course).

• What is DoLS training?
• What is meant by restraint and restrictions under DoLS?
• Who are "Managing Authorities" and "Supervisory Bodies"?
• Who does the DoLS assessment and how?
• Applying for DoLS authorisation
• Who is DoLS relevant to?
• When can a person be deprived of their liberty?
• Supreme Court Judgements
• Types of DoLS authorisation
• Responsibilities and records
• Relevant person’s representative

At the end of this online learning you will be able to:

• Explain what DoLS is and when it is used
• Understand when it is appropriate for a person to be deprived of their liberty and how this is done legally
• Understand about DoLS assessments
• Identify the various roles of people and authorities
• Understand the legal aspects of DoLS

This Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards online training course has been designed specifically for Care and Support Workers working in a social care setting. It may also be useful to a wider audience of people who would like to know more about DoLS.