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Safeguarding Adults in Social Work
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Safeguarding Adults in Social Work

Second Edition


June 2011 | 224 pages | Learning Matters
This fully-revised Second Edition looks at how practitioners and students can achieve best-practice when working with vulnerable adults.

The first part of the book explores the evolution of concepts and policies for safeguarding adults, with particular reference to the Human Rights Act 1998 and the Capacity Act 2005. In the second section the focus shifts to good practice in empowering vulnerable adults. The final section focuses on developing effective professional and inter-professional practice.

 
PART ONE: The Policy Framework
 
- Policy to Practice
 
- Human Rights and Wrongs: The Human Rights Act 1998
 
- Making Choices: The Mental Capacity Act 2005
 
- Adult Protection: The Scottish Legislative Framework
 
PART TWO: Empowering Practice
 
- Learning from Safeguarding Children
 
- Domestic Violence: Understanding the Connections
 
- Working with Difference
 
- Developing User-Focused Communication Skills
 
PART THREE: Effective Practice
 
- Organisational Cultures and the Management of Change
 
- Effective Collaborative Working
 
- Working with Risk
 
- Inquiries and Serious Case Reviews: Listening and Learning
 
Conclusion
 
Appendix: Subject benchmark for social work
 
References
 
Index

The Book has been used for students undertaking AMHP training.

Mr Robert Wu
Social Work Department, Birmingham City University
November 7, 2012

Thorough and interesting.

Mr Mark Martin
Social Work (Frank Lampl Building), Kingston University
September 14, 2012

This is an excellent book. Very informative for students and updates for practitioners in the field.

Ms Julie Lawrence
Social Work, Salford University
June 6, 2012
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ISBN: 9780857254016
£37.99