Description: Following the Care Act 2014, this essential guide to adult safeguarding sets out the most current principles behind working in this area, presents core skills and knowledge to support best practice and shows how to overcome areas that present challenges to practitioners.
Brief description: Sarah Carr is a Senior Research Analyst at the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), an Honorary Fellow at the Faculty of Health, Staffordshire University, a Visiting Fellow of the Centre for Government and Charity Management, Faculty of Business, London South Bank University and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. She is a trustee of NDTi, the LGB&T Consortium of Voluntary and Community Organisations and of the National Survivor and User Network (NSUN). Sarah is a long-term user of mental health services and has written on her own experiences as well as general mental health practice and policy, LGB welfare and equality issues, service user empowerment and participation.
Review Quotes: This book offers a unique blend of case studies from everyday practice to strategic perspectives. A practical aid setting out key social work theories, research and legislative frameworks. This book is a must and should be a key text for anyone working with vulnerable adults.--Justine Collom, Principal Social Worker, London Borough of Sutton and Chair of the London Adult PSW Network