...Kate Spreadbury; Jill Manthorpe Purpose The purpose of this study is to reflect on significant research contributions to the development of adult safeguarding, past, present and future. Design/methodology/approach This paper takes the form of a 1:1 interview between the author and Professor...

... with such cases. Multiple exclusion homelessness and alcohol misuse are prominent. Some SABs are having to return to further cases of self-neglect to review, inviting scrutiny of what is (not) being learned from earlier findings and recommendations. Research limitations/implications The national database...

...Michael Preston-Shoot Purpose The purpose of this paper is to update the core data set of self-neglect safeguarding adult reviews (SARs) and accompanying thematic analysis and explore the degree to which SARs draw upon available research and learning from other completed reviews. Design...

... on cases completed within the project timeframe. Data were gathered centrally on specific forms and through focus group discussions with social workers. Findings – The findings confirmed the need for a change in practice to ensure safeguarding procedures are personal. Research limitations...

... – By employing qualitative methods the authors were able to operationalise violence, decide upon and select specific behaviours to measure, rephrase questions and develop strategies to approach the general population through telephone interviews. Research limitations/implications – The qualitative...

..., services and publicity. This article reports first on the contribution of adult protection coordinators to the design and execution of the research. It then sets out potential uses for the evidence provided by the study by the adult protection community in the UK. The article outlines some of the media...

... of the research. This is being funded by Comic Relief with co‐funding from the Department of Health and carried out by a team of researchers at King's College London and the National Centre for Social Research. Stage 1, the development work, was completed in autumn 2005. Stage 2, which began in March 2006...

...Jill Manthorpe; Neil Perkins; Bridget Penhale; Lisa Pinkney; Paul Kingston This article updates a review submitted to the Department of Health (DH) in the light of the House of Commons Health Select Committee report on Elder Abuse. The review drew on recent research about elder abuse in the UK...

...Harry Douglass This article discusses two theoretical constructs ‐ ways of understanding complex phenomena ‐ developed from a research study. The study, which explored the perceptions of adults who had been on the receiving end of adult protection procedures, uncovered that ambivalence about...

... and educational organisations for adult protection, the Trust can justifiably claim some credit for the upturn in awareness and policy development over the last decade. © MCB UP Limited 2000 Learning disability Adult abuse Research Awareness Organisational pro le The Ann Craft Trust Pamela Cooke...

...John McLeod This paper presents an overview of the research on abuse within counselling and psychotherapy. The concept of ‘wounded healers’ is explored alongside a range of actions that can be taken against abuse. The paper concludes with a discusssion about the integration of research...