...Lorna Montgomery; Joyce McKee Purpose This is an original interview, as commissioned by Dr Jeremy Dixon. The purpose of the paper is to provide insight into the development of adult safeguarding policy and practice in Northern Ireland from the early 2000s to the post-2015 policy era. Design...

... professionals working in that field. This paper presents findings from a recent 12-month research project investigating the impact of the pandemic on adult safeguarding. The aim of the project was to explore, in more detail, the impact COVID-19 has had on adult safeguarding law, policy and practice from...

... consideration of the interface between safeguarding adults practice and a strengths-based approach. Practice Safeguarding adults Care act 2014 Philosophical basis Soft and hard strengths Strenghts-based approach Earlier in the summer, I was asked to speak on the above subject at a conference...

... was that many people said they had been “harmed” by their experience with some labelling it as “Spiritual Abuse” (SA). Respondents in the 2013 study also stressed the importance of developing safeguarding policy and practice in this area. The purpose of this paper is to explore the findings of a more extensive...

..., the data provided need to be set in the local contexts of population profiles, care settings and the reporting source. The pilot also took place during the early implementation of the Care Act 2014 which affected the context of practice and training. The views of adults at risk were not collected...

... and that it appears that practitioners may welcome support with taking forward methods of mediation and work with family networks. These activities reflect an interest in developing practice responses and measures of effectiveness. Originality/value – Councils will need to develop measures of the effectiveness...

... and practice appears to have developed, which leaves inpatients vulnerable to inadequate responses to allegations of adult abuse. This article will provide a critical overview of the policy and practice issues that affect the use of adult protection procedures. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007...

...Ruth Northway; Rachel Davies; Robert Jenkins; Ian Mansell The importance and challenges in providing a good practice evidence base for adult protection are outlined. The literature search, review and mapping exercise that formed part of the Abuse of Adults with Learning Disabilities: Policy...

... disabilities women abuse refuges policy practice Introduction Beverley Lewis House i (BLH) is a refuge speci cally for women with learning disabilities. As such, it is a unique resource in Britain and possibly in the world (although in the USA there is at least one refuge which is speci cally for women...