Safeguarding Adults: Key Themes and Issues

ISBN-13: 9781137381002 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 218 str.

Gillian Macintyre; Ailsa Stewart; Pearse McCusker

Opis

This major new text meets the need for a book which goes beyond discussion of the legal and policy frameworks to bring together the knowledge base on safeguarding adults. The first part of the book provides critical analysis of key themes and concepts such as risk, abuse, harm and capacity and considers the challenges associated with intervention. Part Two examines how these ethical dilemmas and tensions apply to particular user groups and areas of practice. The text will be supported by a range of case examples to consolidate readers' knowledge and to highlight barriers to and ways of achieving effective practice.

Spis treści

PART I 1. Defining Adult Protection in the UK; Ailsa Stewart and Gillian MacIntyre, University of Strathclyde.- 2. The UK Policy Context for Safeguarding Adults – rights based v public protection; Kathryn McKay, University of Stirling.- 3. Safeguarding Adults with and without Capacity; Gillian MacIntyre and Ailsa Stewart, University of Strathclyde.- 4. Multi-disciplinary Working - moving beyond rhetoric; Kaye McGregor and Eileen Niblo, North Lanarkshire Council and Professor Michael Preston-Shoot, University of Bedfordshire.- PART II 5. Safeguarding Adults Experiencing Mental Distress; Jim Campbell, Trinity College Dublin, Gavin Davidson, Queens University Belfast and Graham Morgan Highland Users Group (HUG).- 6. Safeguarding Older Adults; Claire Pearson, South Lanarkshire Council and Dr Martin Kettle, Glasgow Caledonian University.- 7. Safeguarding the Rights of People with Learning Disabilities; Robert Jenkins, University of Glamorgan and Alan Middleton, Glasgow Caledonian University.- 8. Safeguarding Adults at Risk of Suicide and Self-Harm; Pearse McCusker, Glasgow Caledonian University and Jackie Jackson, Renfrewshire Council.- 9. Safeguarding within Secure Settings; Andrew Molodynski, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust and Frank Reilly, The State Hospital.- Conclusion; Gillian MacIntyre, Ailsa Stewart and Pearse McCusker

O autorze

Gillian MacIntyre is a Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Strathclyde, UK.

Ailsa Stewart is Course Leader on the Postgraduate Certificate in Mental Health Social Work at the University of Strathclyde, UK.

Pearse McCusker is a Senior Lecturer in Social Work and Co-Lead on the Postgraduate Certificate in Mental Health Social Work at Glasgow Caledonian University, UK.

Blurb

Safeguarding adults is a rapidly evolving area of professional practice. Already complex and contested in terms of definitions and application, it has been further problematised by significant legal and policy developments, both nationally and internationally.

Written by a collection of authors with a wealth of academic and practice experience, this authoritative new guide critically engages with the recent developments in, and encapsulates some of the emerging approaches to, contemporary adult safeguarding practice.

With a strong focus on multi-disciplinary working, the text covers topics such as:

• Safeguarding adults who lack capacity, or whose level of capacity is unknown or unclear.
• Common issues and tensions surrounding the various UK laws and policies that seek to safeguard adults with mental health problems.
• Safeguarding older adults, with a unique and insightful focus on the perspective of carers.
• Current limitation

s in practice, including the blurred nature of the boundaries between informal and legally mandated care, relating to the safeguarding of people with learning disabilities. Illustrated throughout by engaging case studies to help readers apply what they have learnt to everyday practice, this comprehensive guide to safeguarding adults is essential reading for students across a broad range of health and social care disciplines, as well as practitioners looking for an up-to-date source of reference.