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Very accommodating
- Author:
- HOPKINS Graham
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 16.06.05, 2005, pp.40-41.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Reports on how a small team in Hounslow, west London, is able to provide a highly related Supporting People programme.
Paid advocacy pays!
- Author:
- LANE Jane
- Journal article citation:
- Llais, 100, Autumn 2011, pp.41-42.
- Publisher:
- Learning Disability Wales
The foundation of Advocacy Matters (Wales) (AMW) began in 1989 as a result of the closure of Ely hospital in Cardiff. AMW provided a Citizen Advocacy partnership to patients which involved preparing and training local volunteers to form a long-term partnership to help their ‘partner’ speak up about their rights and communicate what they wanted. This article discusses the Protection of Vulnerable Adults (POVA) scheme, a part of AMW which was introduced to give significantly greater protection and support to adults from abuse and inappropriate care. Three case studies are presented which detail the need for paid advocacy in people’s lives, each highlighting the positives that a paid advocate can bring to vulnerable adults living in care.
Significant Incident Learning Process (SILP) – the experience of facilitating and evaluating the process in adult safeguarding
- Authors:
- CLAWSON Rachael, KITSON Deborah
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Adult Protection, 15(5), 2013, pp.237-245.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: In recent years a variety of methods have been used to review cases where a vulnerable adult has died or been seriously harmed, the method chosen largely depending upon whether a single agency or multi-agency approach is required. Serious Case Reviews (SCRs) are more frequently used in cases requiring a multi-agency approach; however, their effectiveness in terms of being timely, value for money and a means of learning lessons has been questioned. Safeguarding Adult Boards (SAB) in the East Midlands have sought alternative means for reviewing some cases including the Significant Incident Learning Process (SILP). The purpose of this paper is to explore the experience of facilitating and evaluating a pilot SILP. Design/methodology/approach: The paper explores the purpose and function of the SILP and then examines the process of facilitating a “live” event. A range of issues are explored including who should be involved, concerns around participation and working alongside criminal/police investigations and/or therapeutic intervention. Findings: The findings are discussed and highlight the need for skilled, independent facilitators and robust “ground rules”. The paper evaluates the process and makes recommendations for further use of SILP. Originality/value: This paper explores a new approach to reviewing cases previously reviewed using SCR, as such it will be of interest to all agencies and organisations represented on SAB. The evaluation of the SILP found it to be favourable in comparison with SCRs in terms of cost, being a process that can be completed within three months of an incident occurring and in terms of timely dissemination of lessons learned. (Publisher abstract)
Police help me
- Author:
- VALIOS Natalie
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 18.9.08, 2008, pp.34-35.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Voluntary groups are working with Sussex police recruits to challenge their attitudes to incidents involving vulnerable adults.
Flexible housing support for vulnerable people in Lancashire
- Author:
- SMOUT Lucy
- Journal article citation:
- Housing Care and Support, 11(1), July 2008, pp.11-15.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This article outlines how the regional northern charity Developing Initiatives Supporting Communities (DISC) and twelve voluntary organisations banded together to win two government-funded Supporting People contracts to provide flexible housing support in North, West and South Lancashire. It explains who DISC and the 12 Lancashire partners are, and who benefits form independent living service they offer through one easily accessible service known as Compass. The partnership bucked the trend for large organisations to sweep away small local organisations in competitive tendering bids for public sector contracts. Users of their services range from people facing difficulties because of their age (teenage parents and the elderly), people coming out of hospital or prison, and individuals with drug, alcohol and mental health problems. This article summarises the lessons learnt.
Pentru Voi Fundatia: interdisciplinary community development using social enterprise in Romania
- Authors:
- ERSING Robin L., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Community Practice, 15(1/2), 2007, pp.193-215.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philapelphia, USA
The Pentru Voi Fundatia (For You Foundation) is a private, non-governmental organisation dedicated to improving the quality of life for adults with intellectual disabilities in Timisoara, a city in western Romania. It is based on a model of sustainable inter-disciplinary community development which seeks to improve the general welfare of the community while also providing services to a specific vulnerable population. The Pentru Voi Bakery is one of many inter-disciplinary initiatives, providing real employment for mentally handicapped adults and a valued service for a local community. At the same time it has served to help break down continuing the stigma attached to mental handicap. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).
In the case of justice...
- Author:
- HOPKINGS Graham
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 21.07.07, 2007, pp.36-37.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The author reports on three new developments to promote better justice and protection for vulnerable adults. The initiatives highlighted are: a witness pocket book guide; a picture book for adults or adolescents who cannot read or have difficulty reading; and an intermediary scheme to aid communication between the witness and the court.
The adaptation of a Solution Focused Brief Therapy domestic violence perpetrator programme: a case study with a client with a learning disability
- Authors:
- BANTING Rosemary, BUTLER Catherine, SWIFT Charlotte
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Family Therapy, 40(4), 2018, pp.489-502.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Re‐offending rates of perpetrators of domestic violence are high (Hester et al., 2006) and there is a need for perpetrator programmes to reduce victimization. There is no clear evidence for the effectiveness of existing programmes (Bowen, Gilchrist and Beech, 2005; Herman, Rotunda, Williamson and Vodanovich, 2016; Smedslund et al., 2011). A new perpetrator programme based on Solution Focused Brief Therapy has been developed (Bowen, 2013), and whilst in its infancy it has received positive feedback from services and clients (International Innovation, 2016). Solution Focused Brief Therapy has been found to be effective in the reduction of aggression and criminal behaviours (Gingerich and Peterson, 2013), and has been effectively used with people with a learning disability (Smith, 2005). This case study will explore the effectiveness of the new perpetrator programme with someone with a learning disability on their attitudes towards domestic violence and abuse as well as self‐esteem. Practitioner points: (a) Solution Focused Therapy for domestic violence has been found to successfully change the behaviour and improve the self‐esteem of a man with a learning disability; (b) Where children are at risk of harm, longer‐term interventions remain the recommended therapy; (3) The mainstream model for treatment was adapted by using visual aids and role play to work with someone with learning disabilities and these were found to be useful by the client. (Edited publisher abstract)
Transforming integrated care – using telecare as a catalyst for change
- Author:
- THOMPSON Frances
- Journal article citation:
- Housing Care and Support, 15(1), 2012, pp.43-46.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This article discusses how to successfully mainstream telecare to transform service delivery and provide more preventative and personalised care for people of all ages and abilities. Based on experiences from the city of Wakefield, a metropolitan district of West Yorkshire, England, the article explores the use of technology and support systems, such as door sensors, smoke detectors or flood sensors, to assist vulnerable people by improving and improving well-being and maintaining independence, enabling individuals to live safely and securely at home for as long as possible. Alongside the management of adults and older people, telecare has also had a positive impact on the support of people with learning disabilities. The article concludes that to successfully integrate and mainstream telecare, there needs to be adequate training and assessment for all staff involved in the implementation in order to deliver a sustainable and deliverable telecare service. Overall, the cost efficiencies were crucial when considering the future of telecare and, with significant cost savings made over a relatively short period, the potential for future investments was a significant factor for the continuing delivery of services.
Working with adults at risk from harm
- Authors:
- GREENFIELDS Margaret, DALRYMPLE Roger, FANNING Agnes
- Publisher:
- Open University Press
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 296p.
- Place of publication:
- Maidenhead
The contributors acknowledge the overlap between different states of adult vulnerability within a range of health, social care and community contexts. The book looks beyond social work practice and legislation to examine the categories of `at risk' and `vulnerable adults'; including groups such as homeless people, prisoners and migrant workers which can be forgotten. Practical examples illustrates how professionals can effectively intervene to lessen the chance of a member of an excluded community becoming at greater risk of further vulnerability. The book includes: explanations of core themes and implications for a range of professionals and service providers with a practical focus; case studies and practice examples from work with vulnerable groups; and illustrative examples of how different states of vulnerability are frequently contingent upon one another. The first part of the book explores themes in theory and practice including; parenthood, physical disability, sensory impairments, mental health, learning disability, insecure accommodation, substance abuse, and the older person. The second section turns to case studies and practical examples covering: culture and identity, disability and addiction; sexual orientation; what makes a gypsy or traveller vulnerable; and vulnerable adult migrants. The book is mainly aimed at third-year undergraduate students and master's students in the fields of social work, social care, community health and education.