On the ground insights from disability professionals supporting people with intellectual disability who have experienced sexual violence
The Journal of Adult Protection, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is report on a study exploring the views of service providers, both within disability service sectors and in mainstream violence response sectors, about ways of effectively supporting people with intellectual disability who may be experiencing abuse and violence. Design/methodology/approach Semi-structured interviews were conducted with seven participants and analysed both thematically and in more depth from a socio-ecological perspective. Findings Participants highlighted five key factors facilitating or hindering professionals working w...
Source: The Journal of Adult Protection - November 15, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
What ’s in a name? Family violence involving older adults
The Journal of Adult Protection,Volume 20, Issue 5/6, Page 187-192, December 2018. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review the terminology used to describe family violence involving older adults in order to stimulate a discussion that may assist in the use of a more appropriate and clearer terminology. Design/methodology/approach Different definitions of terms used to describe violence are considered and the contexts in which they are used. Two cases are described to illustrate the use of overlapping terms, the assumptions that lie behind them and the different actions that they lead to. Findings The authors argu...
Source: The Journal of Adult Protection - November 14, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
What ’s in a name? Family violence involving older adults
The Journal of Adult Protection, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review the terminology used to describe family violence involving older adults in order to stimulate a discussion that may assist in the use of a more appropriate and clearer terminology. Design/methodology/approach Different definitions of terms used to describe violence are considered and the contexts in which they are used. Two cases are described to illustrate the use of overlapping terms, the assumptions that lie behind them and the different actions that they lead to. Findings The authors argue that legal, relational, health (...
Source: The Journal of Adult Protection - November 14, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Elder mistreatment in South Asian communities: a review of the literature
The Journal of Adult Protection, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to perform a review of the literature of empirical studies on elder mistreatment (EM) in South Asians, and to discuss key implications for policy, practice and research. Design/methodology/approach For this review, multiple electronic databases in the international health and social science were searched and supplemented by grey literature and cross-references. Quality of papers was assessed by two authors against the standard checklists. Findings In total, 16 studies met the inclusion criteria of this review, of which 11 were cross-se...
Source: The Journal of Adult Protection - November 2, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Spiritual abuse in Christian faith settings: definition, policy and practice guidance
The Journal of Adult Protection,Volume 20, Issue 3/4, Page 144-154, August 2018. Purpose A previous publication in this journal reported the findings of a 2013 survey into people ’s experiences of membership of a Christian church in the UK (author citation removed for the purposes of review). A major finding of this survey was that many people said they had been “harmed” by their experience with some labelling it as “Spiritual Abuse” (SA). Respondents in the 2013 s tudy also stressed the importance of developing safeguarding policy and practice in this area. The purpose of this paper is to explore the findings o...
Source: The Journal of Adult Protection - October 18, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Assumption, the mother of all foul ups: a fundamental reason for the continuing abuse of adults at risk
The Journal of Adult Protection, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to introduce the concept of the assumption of altruism argued by the author to be a tendency among both the lay public, professionals and politicians, a generalised assumption that contributes to the long standing and obstinate presence of abuse of adults who are at risk throughout England, particularly older people living in care and nursing homes. Design/methodology/approach By examining available figures that depict the continuing abuse of vulnerable adults, and by drawing on research, the author offers a partial explanation for the ...
Source: The Journal of Adult Protection - September 6, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
A peer approach to the evaluation of adult support and protection processes in North Ayrshire
This study has high originality. Local value is high and is also likely to be val uable to those interested in adult support in protection generally and peer approaches across fields. (Source: The Journal of Adult Protection)
Source: The Journal of Adult Protection - May 31, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Safeguarding Adults in Nursing Practice
The Journal of Adult Protection,Volume 20, Issue 2, Page 128-128, April 2018. (Source: The Journal of Adult Protection)
Source: The Journal of Adult Protection - April 18, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Editorial
The Journal of Adult Protection,Volume 20, Issue 2, Page 73-77, April 2018. (Source: The Journal of Adult Protection)
Source: The Journal of Adult Protection - April 18, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Through a glass darkly: exploring commissioning and contract monitoring and its role in detecting abuse in care and nursing homes for older people
The Journal of Adult Protection,Volume 20, Issue 2, Page 110-127, April 2018. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present findings from face-to-face interviews undertaken with 16 care and nursing home managers employed in homes situated in two English local authorities. The research sought to explore managers ’ perceptions of the role of contract monitoring in the prevention of abuse. Design/methodology/approach Semi-structured interviews were undertaken with 16 care and nursing home managers. Findings Though personnel employed by the local authority who conducted contract monitoring were generally thought of posi...
Source: The Journal of Adult Protection - April 18, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
The sexual street harassment battle: perceptions of women in urban India
This study brings to light the disturbing fact that 91 percent of women worry about their safety all the time or most of the time when they are outside their homes. On the streets of the city almost all had experienced some tangible threats to their safety at some point of time. Originality/value Hypocrisy in the treatment of women is precisely what makes India unsafe for women. Although Mumbai ranks as the safest city in India, the study portrays that it is unsafe and fearsome for women. The recent much publicized crimes against women especially rape cases have made women’s safety an important topic for research. Not m...
Source: The Journal of Adult Protection - April 18, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
