... Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Mental health Autonomy Advocacy Safeguarding Hospital Older people Care Dignity Ill treatment Rights campaigner Claire: Barbara did challenge authority, and she just knew how to do it. She would just do what she felt and believed was right...

... is to present findings from a PhD study in relation to the benefits of advocacy in supporting this involvement in adult safeguarding for older people. Design/methodology/approach Participants in the study included advocates and social workers who had experience of working with older people through...

... understanding of what falls within the remit of this area of work. This results, arguably, in differing understandings of how adult safeguarding is constructed and understood. Given the increasing emphasis on multi-agency inter-professional collaboration, service user involvement and lay advocacy...

... Norman can be contacted at: alyson.norman@plymouth.ac.uk 12 08 2016 21 10 2016 21 10 2016 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Emerald Group Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Mental health Mental capacity Social work Safeguarding Advocacy Brain...

...-structured interviews were conducted with 20 managers and staff from six independent advocacy agencies operating across nine local authority areas. Findings – Participants described key roles in supporting individuals to understand their rights and to negotiate ASP processes. They conceptualised...

... on this understanding, those with responsibility for managing Adult Safeguarding services should be better able to support improvements in professional practice. Qualitative research Safeguarding Advocacy Personalization Outcomes Making safeguarding personal Adult safeguarding, the process by which...

...Katharine Jeary This paper reports findings from a recent study of adult protection case conferences, focusing on how the victim's views may be represented or heard. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Victims' views Case conferences Ethical dilemmas Advocacy Decision making...

... organisations in the eld of abuse of adults with learning disabilities. Here the organisation s director outlines the scale and scope of the task facing VOICE, its aims, priorities and achievements. Contact details are provided and enquiries welcomed. key words learning disability advocacy support line...

.... The paper closes with a description of how POPAN helps clients complain and work towards prevention. © MCB UP Limited 1999 Professional abuse Advocacy Effects of abuse Prevention Organisational pro le Tackling abuse of patients and clients the work of POPAN Frances Blunden Director, POPAN...