Nichola Ryder (Nicky) I specialise in areas of Mental Health, Learning Disabilities and Cognitive Impairments, including Brain Injury. I am further a highly experienced Mental Capacity Assessor.

Mental Capacity Ltd

I am an exceptionally hard-working, creative individual, with a passion for promoting meaningful engagement, and an individual’s rights. I uphold a holistic solution focused approach that actively applies Occupational Therapy theory to enable individuals within their individual journeys, helping them to ‘live and not just exist’.
I keep Occupational Therapy practices at the heart of all I do, representing and celebrating our unique health care body in how we bridge the divide between Mental Health and Physical health care practices. Within my roles, I actively take on a range of projects to support the team, provide training, identify and apply ways to develop services, trial projects and support research. Experiences over the years have sparked a dedication to raising awareness and knowledge legal and ethical rights, specifically surrounding the Mental Capacity Act. This has led me to start Mental Capacity Ltd alongside my business partner; to promote, partner and protect.

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Qualifications

Occupational Therapist and Best Interest Assessor

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Contact Nichola Ryder (Nicky)

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Web: https://mental-capacity.co.uk/

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Location: LA3 1EE

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Services

• Adult 25 +
• Young person (18-25)
• Older person (65+)
• Consultancy
• Medico-Legal/Expert Witness
• Mentoring
• Professional Supervision
• Training
• Autism/ADHD
• Mental Health
• Neuro Rehabilitation
• Practical strategies/treatment to overcome daily challenges caused by illness, accident, recent diagnosis or ageing.
• Long term conditions management in the community
• Brain or Spinal Injury expertise
• Sensory Impairment expertise
• Carer Support
• Help and support with pain or fatigue-management techniques
• Depression and anxiety management
• Mental health recovery and peer support
• Stress-related support
• Learning Disability or Autism in adults
• Therapeutic assessment, support and intervention for memory problems
• Support with Alzheimer's disease or other dementias
• OT Assessments and interventions on behalf of a case manager
• Expert witness assessment/reports
• Reduction in Local Authority waiting lists
• Bespoke training programmes
• Management consultancy
• Mentoring or supervision
• Coaching/Mentoring