See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil? Underreporting of abuse in care homes.
The Journal of Adult Protection,Volume 18, Issue 6, December 2016. Purpose This paper presents some of the findings from an empirical, mixed methods research project that reveal underreporting and active concealment of abuse in private sector care homes. Design/methodology/approach Semi-structured interviews were undertaken with thirty-six care home personnel. An anonymously completed questionnaire was also used concurrently among newly appointed staff in newly opened care homes, to elicit additional quantitative and qualitative data. Findings A significant number of respondents reported awareness of acts of abuse that ...
Source: The Journal of Adult Protection - November 2, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
Editorial
The Journal of Adult Protection,Volume 18, Issue 6, December 2016. (Source: The Journal of Adult Protection)
Source: The Journal of Adult Protection - November 2, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
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 18, Issue 6, December 2016. Purpose To review the care management of a man with a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) from a family member ’s perspective. Design/methodology/approach The paper provides a case history of “Tom” both prior to his TBI and after. Findings Tom was the subject of a safeguarding adults case review in Somerset following his death in 2014. Ultimately the paper highlights the shortcomings and failures in the care Tom received by various organisations which ultimately contributed to his suicide. Practical implications The paper highlights the need for more eff...
Source: The Journal of Adult Protection - November 2, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
Safeguarding adults: from realism to ritual
This study employed Augusto Boal ’s model of Forum Theatre to explore how a variety of professional and lay groups understood, related to and engaged with how the Care Act 2014 defines and describes ‘adult safeguarding’. Findings Lay participants responded to the scenario in a variety of ways, upholding the construct valid ity of ‘adult safeguarding’ and the authority of the social worker. Social care and health practitioners sought orderly, professionalised and sometimes ritualistic solutions to the ‘adult safeguarding’ scenario presented, seeking carefully to structure and to manage lay involvement. Inter-...
Source: The Journal of Adult Protection - November 2, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
Parliamentary arguments on powers of access – the Care Bill debates
We describe the content of debates on the risks and benefits of a new right to access for social workers and the role of champions who determinedly pursued this policy, putting forward three unsuccessful amendments in efforts to insert this new power into the safeguarding section of The Care Act 2014. Research limitations/implications There are limits to a focus on Parliamentary reports and the limits of Hansard reporting are small but need to be acknowledged. However, adult safeguarding research has surprisingly not undertaken substantial analyses of political rhetoric despite the public theatre of the debate and the imp...
Source: The Journal of Adult Protection - November 2, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil? Underreporting of abuse in care homes.
The Journal of Adult Protection,Volume 18, Issue 6, December 2016. Purpose This paper presents some of the findings from an empirical, mixed methods research project that reveal underreporting and active concealment of abuse in private sector care homes. Design/methodology/approach Semi-structured interviews were undertaken with thirty-six care home personnel. An anonymously completed questionnaire was also used concurrently among newly appointed staff in newly opened care homes, to elicit additional quantitative and qualitative data. Findings A significant number of respondents reported awareness of acts of abuse that ...
Source: The Journal of Adult Protection - November 2, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
Editorial
The Journal of Adult Protection,Volume 18, Issue 6, December 2016. (Source: The Journal of Adult Protection)
Source: The Journal of Adult Protection - November 2, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
Media reactions to the Panorama programme “Behind Closed Doors: Social Care Exposed” and care staff reflections on publicity of poor practice in the care sector
The Journal of Adult Protection,Volume 18, Issue 5, Page 266-276, October 2016. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present an analysis of media reactions to the BBC Television Panorama programme, Behind Closed Doors ’ and to set this in the context of interviews with care staff about their reflections on publicity about poor practice in the care sector. Design/methodology/approach This paper reports on an analysis of media reactions to recent exposé of abuse in social care in England and data from an inter view-based study of care workers. The interviews were analysed to consider the impact of such media reports ...
Source: The Journal of Adult Protection - October 4, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
The role of the general practice surgery in safeguarding adults
The Journal of Adult Protection,Volume 18, Issue 5, October 2016. Purpose Firstly, we summarise arrangements expected from GP surgeries, to optimize their safeguarding adults role. Secondly, using case-based discussions, we present specific safeguarding pathways (through which we have produced a downloadable interactive app) that we have developed to help Derbyshire GPs respond appropriately to safeguarding adults concerns. Thirdly, we present the Derbyshire clinical commissioning Groups ’ (CCG) approach to seeking assurance from their GPs that they have effective safeguarding adults arrangements in place. Design/met...
Source: The Journal of Adult Protection - September 6, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
Safeguarding people with learning disabilities from forced marriage: the role of Safeguarding Adult Boards
The Journal of Adult Protection,Volume 18, Issue 5, October 2016. Purpose The issue of forced marriage is typically located within debates on violence against women, immigration control and cultural difference and is rarely considered in relation to adults with learning disabilities. This paper will argue that this is an issue which needs to be addressed by Safeguarding Adult Boards. Design/methodology/approach This paper draws upon original research undertaken by the author in conjunction with the Ann Craft Trust, a voluntary sector organisation which supports statutory, independent and voluntary sector organisations ac...
Source: The Journal of Adult Protection - September 6, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
Media reactions to the Panorama programme ‘Behind Closed Doors: Social Care Exposed’ and care staff reflections on publicity of poor practice in the care sector
The Journal of Adult Protection,Volume 18, Issue 5, October 2016. Purpose
The aim of this paper is to present an analysis of media reactions to the BBC Television Panorama programme, Behind Closed Doors ’ and to set this in the context of interviews with care staff about their reflections on publicity about poor practice in the care sector.
Design/methodology/approach
This paper reports on an analysis of media reactions to recent exposes of abuse in social care in England and data from an interview based study of care workers. The interviews were analysed to consider the impact of such med...
Source: The Journal of Adult Protection - September 6, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
The potential uses and abuses of a power of entry for social workers in England: a re-analysis of responses to a government consultation
The Journal of Adult Protection,Volume 18, Issue 5, October 2016. Purpose Whether social workers should have a power of entry in cases where individuals seem to be hindering safeguarding enquiries for community-dwelling adults at risk is a topical question in England. This paper presents the findings of a re-examination of relevant sections of the 2012 Government Safeguarding Power of Entry Consultation. Design/methodology/approach Re-analysis of responses to Question three of the 2012 Government ’s Safeguarding Power of Entry Consultation was undertaken in late 2015-early 2016. The consultation submissions were locat...
Source: The Journal of Adult Protection - September 6, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
Editorial
The Journal of Adult Protection,Volume 18, Issue 5, October 2016. (Source: The Journal of Adult Protection)
Source: The Journal of Adult Protection - September 6, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
The role of the general practice surgery in safeguarding adults
The Journal of Adult Protection,Volume 18, Issue 5, October 2016. Purpose Firstly, we summarise arrangements expected from GP surgeries, to optimize their safeguarding adults role. Secondly, using case-based discussions, we present specific safeguarding pathways (through which we have produced a downloadable interactive app) that we have developed to help Derbyshire GPs respond appropriately to safeguarding adults concerns. Thirdly, we present the Derbyshire clinical commissioning Groups ’ (CCG) approach to seeking assurance from their GPs that they have effective safeguarding adults arrangements in place. Design/met...
Source: The Journal of Adult Protection - September 6, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
