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This fully-revised Second Edition looks at how practitioners and students can achieve best-practice when working with vulnerable adults.

The first part of the book explores the evolution of concepts and policies for safeguarding adults, with particular reference to the Human Rights Act 1998 and the Capacity Act 2005. In the second section the focus shifts to good practice in empowering vulnerable adults. The final section focuses on developing effective professional and inter-professional practice.

Table of Contents
PART ONE: The Policy Framework - Policy to Practice - Human Rights and Wrongs: The Human Rights Act 1998 - Making Choices: The Mental Capacity Act 2005 - Adult Protection: The Scottish Legislative Framework PART TWO: Empowering Practice - Learning from Safeguarding Children - Domestic Violence: Understanding the Connections - Working with Difference - Developing User-Focused Communication Skills PART THREE: Effective Practice - Organisational Cultures and the Management of Change - Effective Collaborative Working - Working with Risk - Inquiries and Serious Case Reviews: Listening and Learning Conclusion Appendix: Subject benchmark for social work References Index

Safeguarding Adults in Social Work

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    A Paperback / softback by Andy Mantell, Terry Scragg

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      Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 09/06/2011
      ISBN13: 9780857254016, 978-0857254016
      ISBN10: 0857254014

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This fully-revised Second Edition looks at how practitioners and students can achieve best-practice when working with vulnerable adults.

      The first part of the book explores the evolution of concepts and policies for safeguarding adults, with particular reference to the Human Rights Act 1998 and the Capacity Act 2005. In the second section the focus shifts to good practice in empowering vulnerable adults. The final section focuses on developing effective professional and inter-professional practice.

      Table of Contents
      PART ONE: The Policy Framework - Policy to Practice - Human Rights and Wrongs: The Human Rights Act 1998 - Making Choices: The Mental Capacity Act 2005 - Adult Protection: The Scottish Legislative Framework PART TWO: Empowering Practice - Learning from Safeguarding Children - Domestic Violence: Understanding the Connections - Working with Difference - Developing User-Focused Communication Skills PART THREE: Effective Practice - Organisational Cultures and the Management of Change - Effective Collaborative Working - Working with Risk - Inquiries and Serious Case Reviews: Listening and Learning Conclusion Appendix: Subject benchmark for social work References Index

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