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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828031403321

Titolo

Good practice in safeguarding adults : working effectively in adult protection / / edited by Jacki Pritchard

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Philadelphia, PA, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2008

ISBN

1-281-78253-X

9786611782535

1-84642-825-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (272 p.)

Collana

Good practice in health, social care and criminal justice

Altri autori (Persone)

PritchardJacki

Disciplina

362.88

Soggetti

Abused men - Services for - Great Britain

Abused women - Services for - Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

FRONT COVER; GOOD PRACTICE in Safeguarding Adults:Working Effectively in Adult Protection; Contents; Introduction; 1 No Secrets, Safeguarding Adults and Adult Protection; 2 'Millstone to Mainstream': The Development of Vulnerable Adult Policy in NorthWales; 3 Two Years in the Life of an Adult Protection Coordinator; 4 Domestic violence and Honour-Based Crime: Joined-up Governance and an Islamic Approach; 5 Elder Abuse and Black and minority Ethnic Communities; 6 The Role of the Commission for Social Care Inspection; 7 The Abuse in Institutions and the Resulting Inquiries

8 Older Adults in Prison: Vulnerability, Abuse and Neglect9 Brain Injury, Case management and Financial Abuse: A Complex Affair; 10 Using the Mental Capacity Act to Protect Vulnerable Adults; 11 Doing Risk Assessment Properly in Adult Protection Work; 12 Survivors Explain Healing Through Group Work; List of Contributors; Subject Index; Author Index

Sommario/riassunto

Good Practice in Safeguarding Adults provides an up to date and topical overview of developments in policy, guidance, legislation and practice in the area of adult protection. The book aims to broaden thinking about adult abuse, assesses alternative models of practice such as criminal justice and welfare, and covers groups who may be



overlooked.