...Diana Howard Purpose This study aims to use a social work lens to investigate what mental health support looks like for adults who are homeless and have co-occurring substance use and mental health needs. It compares the support needs of this group to the mental health support they are able...

.... Rebecca: How did MSP come to be included in the Care Act’s statutory guidance? Adi: I trained as a social worker in the early 1990s in community social work, just as the NHS and Community Care Act 1990 was being implemented. There was a real dissonance between how I was trained...

..., that brings us up to date with the Care Act, now providing a framework to respond to safeguarding. What are your thoughts on how the Care Act has been received by local authorities, professionals, and people using services? Do you think it has been well received? What are your thoughts on that? Social...

... thoughts about the development of adult safeguarding policies and practices since that time: Older people Social work History Safeguarding Elder abuse © Emerald Publishing Limited 2025 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only [We] need to look at the regulations...

... of working with a single family, this paper goes on to explore the extent to which carers at risk of harm are recognised and supported by social work and allied professionals. Design/methodology/approach The approach to this paper is a reflective analysis, using the Gibbs’ (1988) reflective cycle...

... to the original publication and authors. The full terms of this licence may be seen at http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode Carer harm Domestic abuse Social work Family carers Harm Policy and practice There is an increasing demand for care from family members. This is driven...

... explored is adult–child to older–parent relationships. The wider structural context is the field of social work/social science. Coercive control is defined by the Cambridge Dictionary (2024) online as “control of another person’s behaviour by using force or threats, or by causing fear”. Adult...

... knowledge. Adult protection Adult safeguarding Elder abuse Adult mistreatment Semi-structured interviews Vignettes Evidence informed practice Qualitative research Social work Semi-structured interviews were conducted with individual social workers who undertake the DAPO role to explore...

...-commercial purposes), subject to full attribution to the original publication and authors. The full terms of this licence may be seen at http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode Safeguarding Practice Nursing Social work COVID-19 Pandemic COVID-19, and the domestic response...

... to social work practice within the UK. Design/methodology/approach The literature review reported and discussed findings across reviews and then used a thematic analysis to synthesise the findings and recommendations from the SARs reviews. Findings This paper identified four main themes: a lack...

...Jaime Lindsey; Mary O’Reardon Purpose The purpose of this paper is to consider the role of social work professional evidence in mental capacity law, specifically Court of Protection proceedings. The authors analyse how social workers perform as evidence givers in this domain and how social work...

... the local authority to carry out a needs assessment and provide support if the person is assessed as having eligible needs. There is also a duty placed on each professional to cooperate and share information (Montgomery et al., 2016). Ireland Legislation Elder abuse Social work Adult...

.... Managers should consider the creation of specialist teams with a focus on alternative or restorative approaches with families. This was used to promote a focus on core themes without detracting from the group discussion. The process was piloted with social work learning and development officers who had...

... 12 2017 19 12 2017 20 12 2017 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Mental health Social work Personalization Older people Safeguarding Learning/intellectual disabilities Legal Neglect Adult social care Abuse...

... point a scoping review of the literature undertaken as part of a study exploring social work responses to situations where they are prevented from speaking to an adult at risk by a third party. Findings A power of entry might be one solution to situations where social workers are prevented from...

... Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Northern Ireland Adult safeguarding Policy implications Adult abuse Models Social work Over the last 20 years Northern Ireland (NI) has seen considerable changes in the way adult safeguarding has been conceptualised. The current...

... are not considered to operate in a simple cause and effect relationship, but rather they are contextually contingent and research underpinned by critical realism seeks to uncover and understand these mechanisms. Power Empowerment Advocacy Older people Safeguarding Social work The involvement...

... Limited 2016 Emerald Group Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Mental health Mental capacity Social work Safeguarding Advocacy Brain injury In December 1993 my older brother “Tom” had a serious road traffic accident. This accident led him to suffer a significant traumatic...

... Elder abuse Adult protection Social work © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Definitions of what constitutes abuse or harm varied across the countries reviewed, existing within legislation, policy or local guidance (Table II). Most countries define abuse broadly, as a violation...

...Professor Michael Preston-Shoot and Dr Adi Cooper Editor: Bridget Penhale; Lyn Romeo Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to comment on social work and safeguarding adults, current challenges and expectations. In particular, as the Chief Social Worker for Adults, to acknowledge the positive...