Description
Book SynopsisPractice in safeguarding adults is changing, with a shift in approach to ensure it is person-centred and outcome-focused. The Care Act 2014 introduced new safeguarding duties for local authorities, and this book describes what up-to-date practice should look like, and how to provide the best quality care and support for adults who may be at risk of abuse or neglect.
Chapters cover core areas of practice according to Care Act and adult safeguarding principles, identify the fundamental skills and knowledge practitioners working in this area should be able to utilise and introduce the emerging challenging issues in the workplace. As well as being invaluable to practitioners working directly in this field, this is also ideally suited to be a text for any social work course or programme on adult safeguarding practice.
Trade ReviewThis book offers a unique blend of case studies from everyday practice to strategic perspectives. A practical aid setting out key social work theories, research and legislative frameworks. This book is a must and should be a key text for anyone working with vulnerable adults. -- Justine Collom, Principal Social Worker, London Borough of Sutton and Chair of the London Adult PSW Network
Appropriate and timely, this book is an important and useful contribution for all those who are concerned about or who work with adults at risk of harm from abuse and neglect. -- Bridget Penhale, Reader in Mental Health of Older People at University of East Anglia, Norwich and Co-editor of Journal of Adult Protection
An important contribution to support all practitioners working with people who are experiencing abuse or neglect, or are at risk of these, in their lives. -- From the foreword by Lyn Romeo, Chief Social Worker for Adults
This publication brings a valuable new text for social workers and wider professionals working with people and in the arena of Adult safeguarding. A collection that allows for some challenge to thinking and practice reflection is always welcomed especially at a time where social work must embed human rights and civil liberties in all that it does. This book can only aid those discussions and professional development. -- Adult PSW Network
Table of ContentsForeword - Lyn Romeo, Chief Social Worker for Adults; Introduction; Section 1 Making Safeguarding Personal: Approaches To Practice; 1. The Making Safeguarding Personal Approach To Practice - Jane Lawson, Chair Of Bracknell Forest Safeguarding Adults Partnership Board; 2. Working More Reflexively With Risk: Holding 'Signs Of Safety And Wellbeing' In Mind - Dr Tony Stanley, People Directorate; 3. Participative Practice And Family Group Conferencing - Marilyn Taylor And Linda Tapper, Daybreak FGC; 4. Working Towards Recovery And Resolution, Including Mediation And Restorative Justice - John Gunner, Interresolve; 5. Promoting Safeguarding - Self-Determination, Involvement And Engagement In Adult Safeguarding - Trish Hafford-Letchfield and Sarah Carr, Middlesex University; Section 2 Working With Risk And Using The Law; 6. Assessing And Responding To Risk - Emily White, Central Bedfordshire Council; 7. Mental Capacity And Adult Safeguarding - Daniel Baker, Central Bedfordshire Council; 8. Using The Law To Support Safeguarding Interventions - Fiona Bateman, Southampton Safeguarding Adults Board; 9. Managing Difficult Encounters With Family Members - Jill Manthorpe, Stephen Martineau, Martin Stevens and Caroline Norrie, King's College London,; Section 3 Current Issues For Practitioners; 10. Self Neglect And Hoarding - Michael Preston-Shoot, University Of Bedfordshire, David Orr and Susy Braye, Sussex University; 11. Domestic Abuse And Adult Safeguarding - Nicki Norman, Women's Aid And Dr Lindsey Pike, Research In Practice For Adults; 12. Modern Slavery And Human Trafficking - Sean Oliver And Anthony Botting, Croydon Council and Tish Elliott, Plymouth University; 13. Safeguarding Adults At Risk Of Financial Scamming, Dr Sally Lee, Dr Lee-Ann Fenge, Professor Keith Brown, Bournemouth University and Rebecca Johnson; Conclusion - How To Practice Safeguarding Well, Dr Adi Cooper OBE
