Assessment Process
Mental capacity assessment as a psychological assessment
As you go through these pages, you will realise that the process of conducting a mental capacity assessment is not vastly different from a typical psychological assessments. The link below consists of useful guidelines, to support you in your journey as a psychologist, conducting psychological assessments.
Report Writing
The process of conducting a mental capacity assessment involves report writing. While it may not resemble a typical psychological report, the same principles apply. The following link consists of useful guidelines to support you in report writing.
Documentation
Documentation and the management of documentation is a core an important practice. As highlighted in the SPS code of Ethics, psychologist are responsible for creating records for services under their control. The following link highlights useful guidelines for documentation, and the management of it.