Beyond the checklist: Demystifying the ASP criteria (webinar)

This webinar delves into the three-point criteria for Adult Support and Protection. It explores common challenges and dilemmas that professionals face when interpreting and applying the criteria.

Key topics covered are:

• What does the legislation and Code of Practice tell us? (introduction to the three-point criteria).
• Evidence-based practice (the role of the three-point criteria in developing a robust evidence base for decision-making).
• Capacity vs. ability to safeguard (myth-busting about one of the most common challenges in ASP decision-making).
• Clarifying mental infirmity (exploring the importance of identifying and acknowledging potential infirmity, and how this can impact vulnerability).
• Personality disorder (exploring the link between personality disorder and a person’s ability to safeguard themselves).