Modern slavery – the adult safeguarding interface
This article discusses the background to the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and its provisions. Design/methodology/approach A policy analysis was undertaken in 2016 drawing on research and commentary related to the interface between modern slavery and adult safeguarding. Findings There is little material as yet focussing on adult safeguarding and modern slavery but the inclusion of modern slavery in this area of practice and organisations will require practitioner responses, organisational collaboration and revisions of data collection and analysis. Newspaper accounts of criminal charges under the Modern Slavery Act 2015 may be...
Source: The Journal of Adult Protection - April 28, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
Development of Pict-O-Stat:Violence - focus on experiences of violence and a survey that can be completed by the individuals themselves
The Journal of Adult Protection,Volume 19, Issue 3, June 2017. Purpose The paper is about to find a method that make it possible for people with intellectual disabilities to independently contribute to population based research in areas that is sensitive. It is important to be able to answer questionnaires independently in research areas that is sensitive because the informant maybe don't want to ask for help to answer a questionnaire about sexual violence, domestic violence etc. Maybe they not even has talked to anyone about their experiences and then have to tell a staff/relative that helps them to complete the survey i...
Source: The Journal of Adult Protection - April 28, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
What ’s in a word? The importance of the concept of ‘values’ in the prevention of abuse of older people in care homes
The Journal of Adult Protection,Volume 19, Issue 3, June 2017. Purpose This paper presents some of the findings from an empirical, mixed methods research project that reveal the importance of the personal value frameworks held by individual staff in the prevention of abuse of older people in private sector care homes Design/methodology/approach Semi-structured interviews were undertaken with a sample of thirty-six care home personnel, including proprietors, care managers and care staff. Findings A significant number of respondents identified the importance of personal value frameworks among staff providing care as a pot...
Source: The Journal of Adult Protection - April 28, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
The journey from first inspection to quality standards (1857-2016): are we there yet?
The Journal of Adult Protection,Volume 19, Issue 3, June 2017. Purpose This paper is a qualitative analysis of the inspection and regulation of care for people with learning disabilities and mental health problems in Scotland, in two time periods. Design/methodology/approach The paper uses comparative historical research, drawing on primary sources from 1857 to 1862 in the form of Annual Reports of the General Board of Commissioners in Lunacy for Scotland and associated papers, to compare inspection methods, quality standards, and to identify persistent challenges to effective inspection.. Findings Political, clinical a...
Source: The Journal of Adult Protection - April 28, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
A place to call our own: perspectives on the geographical and social marginalisation of homeless people
The Journal of Adult Protection,Volume 19, Issue 3, June 2017. Purpose Notwithstanding heightened awareness of the issues faced by homeless people, the notion that homelessness is the result of individual failings and weaknesses persists. The paper seeks to challenge that perception by giving voice to this marginalised group and exploring the mechanisms through which they made and remade as homeless and may be protected. Design/methodology/approach Semi-structured interviews (n=23) were carried out with a sample of homeless people who had accessed a range of homelessness services in the study area Findings It is argued ...
Source: The Journal of Adult Protection - April 28, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
Editorial
The Journal of Adult Protection,Volume 19, Issue 3, June 2017. (Source: The Journal of Adult Protection)
Source: The Journal of Adult Protection - April 28, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
Modern slavery – the adult safeguarding interface
This article discusses the background to the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and its provisions. Design/methodology/approach A policy analysis was undertaken in 2016 drawing on research and commentary related to the interface between modern slavery and adult safeguarding. Findings There is little material as yet focussing on adult safeguarding and modern slavery but the inclusion of modern slavery in this area of practice and organisations will require practitioner responses, organisational collaboration and revisions of data collection and analysis. Newspaper accounts of criminal charges under the Modern Slavery Act 2015 may be...
Source: The Journal of Adult Protection - April 28, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
Development of Pict-O-Stat:Violence - focus on experiences of violence and a survey that can be completed by the individuals themselves
The Journal of Adult Protection,Volume 19, Issue 3, June 2017. Purpose The paper is about to find a method that make it possible for people with intellectual disabilities to independently contribute to population based research in areas that is sensitive. It is important to be able to answer questionnaires independently in research areas that is sensitive because the informant maybe don't want to ask for help to answer a questionnaire about sexual violence, domestic violence etc. Maybe they not even has talked to anyone about their experiences and then have to tell a staff/relative that helps them to complete the survey i...
Source: The Journal of Adult Protection - April 28, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
What ’s in a word? The importance of the concept of ‘values’ in the prevention of abuse of older people in care homes
The Journal of Adult Protection,Volume 19, Issue 3, June 2017. Purpose This paper presents some of the findings from an empirical, mixed methods research project that reveal the importance of the personal value frameworks held by individual staff in the prevention of abuse of older people in private sector care homes Design/methodology/approach Semi-structured interviews were undertaken with a sample of thirty-six care home personnel, including proprietors, care managers and care staff. Findings A significant number of respondents identified the importance of personal value frameworks among staff providing care as a pot...
Source: The Journal of Adult Protection - April 28, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
The journey from first inspection to quality standards (1857-2016): are we there yet?
The Journal of Adult Protection,Volume 19, Issue 3, June 2017. Purpose This paper is a qualitative analysis of the inspection and regulation of care for people with learning disabilities and mental health problems in Scotland, in two time periods. Design/methodology/approach The paper uses comparative historical research, drawing on primary sources from 1857 to 1862 in the form of Annual Reports of the General Board of Commissioners in Lunacy for Scotland and associated papers, to compare inspection methods, quality standards, and to identify persistent challenges to effective inspection.. Findings Political, clinical a...
Source: The Journal of Adult Protection - April 28, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
A place to call our own: perspectives on the geographical and social marginalisation of homeless people
The Journal of Adult Protection,Volume 19, Issue 3, June 2017. Purpose Notwithstanding heightened awareness of the issues faced by homeless people, the notion that homelessness is the result of individual failings and weaknesses persists. The paper seeks to challenge that perception by giving voice to this marginalised group and exploring the mechanisms through which they made and remade as homeless and may be protected. Design/methodology/approach Semi-structured interviews (n=23) were carried out with a sample of homeless people who had accessed a range of homelessness services in the study area Findings It is argued ...
Source: The Journal of Adult Protection - April 28, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
Editorial
The Journal of Adult Protection,Volume 19, Issue 3, June 2017. (Source: The Journal of Adult Protection)
Source: The Journal of Adult Protection - April 28, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
Editorial
The Journal of Adult Protection,Volume 19, Issue 1, Page 1-3, February 2017. (Source: The Journal of Adult Protection)
Source: The Journal of Adult Protection - March 9, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
“I feel proud we are moving forward”: safeguarding mindfulness for vulnerable student and teacher wellbeing in a community college
This study found that mindfulness meditation is not necessarily a positive experience for vulnerable college students and their teachers and that there was a need for more teacher training, knowledge and ongoing support about the effects of some mindfulness meditations on some vulnerable students and how to adjust their intensity. Research limitations/implications While this is a small qualitative study, the majority of students interviewed reported unusual experiences. This this is not well known in the literature on mindfulness in higher education, and a search of the clinical literature supports the findings that signi...
Source: The Journal of Adult Protection - March 9, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
A response to “A preventable death? A family’s perspective on an adult safeguarding review regarding an adult with traumatic brain injury”
The Journal of Adult Protection,Volume 19, Issue 1, Page 4-9, February 2017. Purpose To reflect on the particular case from a professional ’s perspective to provide, in conjunction with the original article, a more holistic overview of some of its implications for safeguarding practice and, by definition, for the provision of health and social care support services to individuals with a traumatic brain injury and their families. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach A response to an already published article. Findings That a lack of “professional curiosity” on the part of practitioner...
Source: The Journal of Adult Protection - March 9, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
