Neuropsychology and Mental Capacity

Friday 24th April 2015
London

This event is designed to help neuropsychologists improve their skills and knowledge in the assessment of mental capacity, in clinical and medicolegal contexts.The day will begin by outlining the basics, both in terms of clinical and medicolegal practice, and requirements of the Court. Prof Graham Powell will talk on the cognitive neuropsychology of decision making, with respect to the assessment of mental capacity, and His Honour Senior Judge Denzil Lush will address what the Court requires of an expert.

The morning will end with a Q&A session with a Panel dealing with matters arising from the morning session.

The afternoon is very practical and will have clinicians and medicolegal practitioners outlining their recent experiences of assessing capacity in a range of contexts. Cases will reflect day to day and complex clinical questions as well as considering how to defend an assessment under cross examination in Court.

Agenda
Morning Session - "The Fundamentals"
Afternoon Session - Clinical and Medicolegal Practice

• 09:30 Registration and refreshments
• 10:00 HH Senior Judge Lush, on "Capacity – What the Court Expects"
• 11:00 Refreshment break
• 11:30 Dr Graham Powell: "The Cognitive Psychology of Decision Making with Respect to Assessing Mental Capacity"
• 12:30 Problem Solving – Ask a Colleague
• 13:00 Lunch
• 14:00 Part 1: Prof Gus Baker, and Dr Camilla Herbert: "Assessment of Capacity in Clinical Setting"
• 14:45 Refreshment break
• 15:00 Part 2: Dr Graham Powell and Dr Richard Warburg: "Assessment of Capacity in Medicolegal Settings"
• 15:30 Part 3: Problem Solving – Ask a Colleague
• 16:20 Part 4: Summary and Conclusions – Neil Brooks
• 16:30 Close

Venue
Holiday Inn Regent's Park, Carburton Street, London, W1W 5EE

Further information or to book visit The British Psychological Society website.

Contact information
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