We offer independent Mental Capacity Assessment reports in a wide range of areas
Rehab Without Walls provide independent assessments of Mental Capacity to make decisions in a range of areas, such as making a will, managing finances, relationships, fertility issues and cosmetic surgery, among others.
Drawing on their extensive working knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act in practice and thorough, up to date training, support and supervision from our in-house neuropsychologist, Dr Neil Brooks, our team offer a rapid-response, balanced and experienced view to support decision-making.
Dr Neil Brooks - Consultant Neuropsychologist
In his role as a Consultant Neuropsychologist, Dr Brooks has been conducting CoP3 assessments of Mental Capacity since the introduction of the 2005 Mental Capacity Act and has assessed clients’ capacity to make decisions in a vast array of different areas.
As a director of Rehab Without Walls, he has lent his knowledge and experience of mental capacity to the training and development of our case management team and to building a team of Mental Capacity Assessors who combine their own current practical experience of working within the Mental Capacity Act to support vulnerable people, with the benefit of his training and oversight.
Jude Goody
Jude qualified as a social worker in 1992 and has worked with clients with acquired brain injury for more than 25 years, 15 of those as a case manager with Rehab Without Walls. She has extensive experience of working with adults and children in the community with a wide range of needs, from low-level support to highly complex care and rehabilitation. Jude has particular expertise in clients and families from other cultures as well as those with complex relationship issues.
Andrews Hospital in Northampton and Chief Executive of the Oakwood Cheshire Home. She set up a case management service in both these units. Cathy left the Kemsley Unit in 1994 to establish Rehab Without Walls. Cathy is a founder member of BABICM and served as chairperson from 2007 to 2010. She has been involved in the development of standards in case management, competencies for Brain Injury Case Managers and the first Code of Ethics for Case Managers. Cathy continues to support BABICM, taking an active role in the annual conference planning committee and as a co-opted member of the National Council. Cathy is also an elected member of the European Brain Injury Society, chairing and making presentations at several European conferences. Cathy has been preparing expert reports for care and case management for catastrophically injured adults and children, especially those with brain and spinal injuries, since 1994.
Please contact us to enquire about making a referral for a Mental Capacity Assessment
How can an independent Mental Capacity assessment help?
- Good practice – taking steps to ensure people with variable capacity are supported and empowered to make their own decisions wherever possible
- Specific expertise in the impact of brain injury on decision making
- No preconceptions about P – ensure the assessment is issue specific and time specific
- A balanced and impartial view – clear judgement, with no personal or emotional interest in the outcome
- Break deadlock between family members or other parties to enable progress to be made
- A full, thorough and well justified written report, to evidence steps taken and conclusions reached
