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Community care in perspective: care, control and citizenship
- Editors:
- WELSHMAN John, WALMSLEY Jan, (eds.)
- Publisher:
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 278p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Basingstoke
The book fills a major gap in medical and social history by offering a detailed account of community provision for so called "vulnerable adults", from 1948 in the UK. The book focuses primarily on people with learning difficulties, but offers insights into community care more broadly, particularly through the use of key themes. The book has a contemporary relevance to aspiring and existing practitioners in health and social care because although historical lessons do not provide any kind of blueprint for the future, an understanding of the evolution of community care is of practical help to policy makers and service providers in offering a context for their work.
Representations of vulnerability, innocence and evil in the murder of a disabled person
- Author:
- MATHEWS Ian
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 33(10), 2018, pp.1620-1638.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This article uses the murder of a young man with learning disabilities as a case study to comment on the representations used in the reporting of crime against disabled people. It uses social representations theory as a theoretical lens to assist us to see that portrayals of both victim and perpetrators by the media and others serves to distance them from each other, and from mainstream society. It highlights how this process of ‘othering’ serves to disadvantage disabled people and places a disproportionate emphasis on individual characteristics. (Publisher abstract)
What is safeguarding?: easy read
- Author:
- CHANGE
- Publisher:
- Change
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 21p.
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
This easy to read guide is designed to support people with learning disabilities and other vulnerable adults to be aware of how they should and should not be treated. It highlights the importance of how vulnerable adults, and their carers, know about their rights and are empowered to be a key part of plans to stop bullying and abuse. It first describes details on The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2005, and the laws it contains, before outlining what safeguarding is, and how to spot various forms of bullying and abuse including financial abuse, emotional abuse, medical abuse, ‘friend’ crime and discrimination. The guide also presents information on what employers must do to ensure their staff are suitably qualified to help vulnerable adults.
Disparities in access to substance abuse treatment among people with intellectual disabilities and serious mental illness
- Author:
- SLAYTER Elspeth M.
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Work, 35(1), February 2010, pp.49-59.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Whilst people with intellectual disabilities (ID) have experienced increasing levels of community participation and inclusion since deinstitutionalisation, this freedom has facilitated greater access to alcohol and drugs, and the potential for developing substance abuse (SA) disorders. People with ID who are known to have high rates of co-occurring serious mental illness (SMI) may be especially vulnerable to the consequences of this disease, yet less likely to use SA treatment. Using standardised performance measures for SA treatment access, rates were retrospectively examined for Medicaid beneficiaries with ID/SA/SMI, aged between 12 and 99 years (numbering 5,099) and their counterparts with no ID/SA/SMI (221,875). Guided by the sociobehavioural model of health care utilisation, logistic regression models were conducted, where it was discovered people with ID/SA/SMI were less likely than their counterparts to have access to treatment. Factors associated with initiation included being non-white, living in a rural area, and not being dually eligible for Medicare, whereas factors associated with engagement included all of the previous plus having a fee-for-service plan, a chronic SA-related disorder, or both. The authors discuss social work policy and practice implications for improving the health of people with ID/SA/SMI through policy change, cross-system collaboration, and the use of integrated treatment approaches.
Online safety and wellbeing of adults at risk of harm
- Authors:
- MUIRHEAD Stuart, SANDERS Robert
- Publisher:
- IRISS
- Publication year:
- 2020
- Place of publication:
- Glasgow
A learning resource developed for social services practitioners providing an introduction into adults at risk of harm and online safety. It covers the perceived risks, forms of abuse, themes of harassment, how the risks can be reduced, and prompts for practitioners. Includes a list of references providing links to current information and evidence. It was developed with the assistance of the National L&D Adult Support & Protection Group and the Iriss Evidence Search and Summary Service. (Edited publisher abstract)
Online abuse and the experience of disabled people: draft recommendations for consultation: first special report of session 2017-19
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Parliament. House of Commons. Petitions Committee
- Publisher:
- House of Commons
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 7
- Place of publication:
- London
A consultation report issued by the Petitions Select Committee providing draft recommendations for action, following their inquiry into the online abuse and the experience of disabled people. The inquiry was prompted by a petition by Katie Price, which called for a specific criminal offence to cover online abuse and a register of offenders. The Petitions Committee highlight that disabled people are failed at every stage in the development of digital policy and practice. They noted that Government and social media companies fail to consider disabled people when developing policy and practice; the law is insufficient in dealing with disability hate crime; and the online space has opened up new avenues for so-called "mate crime". The consultation covers 14 draft recommendations, including making incitement of disability hatred a specific crime and requiring social media companies to produce Easy Read privacy notices. The draft recommendations are based on conversations with and evidence from disabled people, disability advocacy groups, the police and social media companies. (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.
The murder of Steven Hoskin: serious case review: multi-agency and single-agency recommendations and action plans
- Author:
- CORNWALL. Adult Social Care. Adult Protection Committee
- Publisher:
- Cornwall. Adult Social Care. Adult Protection Committee
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 22p.
- Place of publication:
- Truro
A serious case review into the murder of Steven Hoskin has found that every part of the service system had “significant failures” in rescuing him from abuse. Mr Hoskin, who had learning difficulties, was tortured and drugged before being dragged to a viaduct where he fell to his death after being forced to hang from railings. A post-mortem examination found that in addition to the injuries sustained from the fall, he had recent injuries on his body from cigarette burns, neck bruises as a result of being hauled around his home by a dog-lead, and footprints on the backs of his hands where they were stamped on before he fell. The review makes 17 recommendations for improvements to adult protection services in Cornwall, and identified over 40 warnings and missed intervention opportunities for agencies concerned. It also reveals that several interventions by police were initiated at Steven’s request. Sheila Healy, chief executive of Cornwall County Council said: “Steven’s murder has profound implications for the support of vulnerable adults in our community. This appalling case has highlighted a number of areas of concern for all the agencies who work with vulnerable adults" Andy Rickell, an executive director of Scope, said that the Steven Hoskin case was an “urgent wake-up call” to social care agencies to listen to pick up on the early signs of abuse. He said: “There appears to be entrenched indifference towards people with learning difficulties, communication and physical impairments; a kind of unwitting ‘institutional disablism’. ”Police did not investigate Mr Hoskins death as a disability hate crime.
The murder of Steven Hoskin: a serious case review: executive summary
- Author:
- FLYNN Margaret C.
- Publisher:
- Cornwall. Adult Social Care. Adult Protection Committee
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 32p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Truro
A serious case review into the murder of Steven Hoskin has found that every part of the service system had “significant failures” in rescuing him from abuse.Mr Hoskin, who had learning difficulties, was tortured and drugged before being dragged to a viaduct where he fell to his death after being forced to hang from railings. A post-mortem examination found that in addition to the injuries sustained from the fall, he had recent injuries on his body from cigarette burns, neck bruises as a result of being hauled around his home by a dog-lead, and footprints on the backs of his hands where they were stamped on before he fell. The review makes 17 recommendations for improvements to adult protection services in Cornwall, and identified over 40 warnings and missed intervention opportunities for agencies concerned. It also reveals that several interventions by police were initiated at Steven’s request. Sheila Healy, chief executive of Cornwall County Council said: “Steven’s murder has profound implications for the support of vulnerable adults in our community. This appalling case has highlighted a number of areas of concern for all the agencies who work with vulnerable adults" Andy Rickell, an executive director of Scope, said that the Steven Hoskin case was an “urgent wake-up call” to social care agencies to listen to pick up on the early signs of abuse.He said: “There appears to be entrenched indifference towards people with learning difficulties, communication and physical impairments; a kind of unwitting ‘institutional disablism’.”Police did not investigate Mr Hoskins death as a disability hate crime.
Helping or hindering in adult safeguarding: an investigation of practice
- Authors:
- STEVENS Martin, MARTINEAU Stephen, NORRIE Caroline, MANTHORPE Jill
- Publisher:
- King's College London. Social Care Workforce Research Unit
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 104
- Place of publication:
- London
Examines current safeguarding practice in England where access to an adult at risk is obstructed by a third party and explores views about whether social workers (and others) need more legal powers. This study focused on adults who are able to make decisions – people who have ‘mental capacity’ – as there are laws covering people who are not able to make decisions. The study found that while problems with getting to talk to adults who appeared to be at risk of harm were common, most are resolved by good social work practice, creativity and persistence. However, in a small number of cases, gaining any access proves very difficult and sometimes impossible. In these cases, legal intervention is sometimes required, but sometimes, no access is achieved. Most of the social workers and older and disabled people who were interviewed or surveyed thought that, on balance, there should be additional legal powers for social workers, including a power of entry. The study concluded that without greater knowledge about the size and nature of the problem – and therefore the costs to local authorities and the outcomes for those involved – policy options may be limited. One option proposed was to ask local authorities to count the number of cases of sustained obstruction. This would need to define terms like sustained obstruction or serious problems. Increasing the scope of current practice guidance, particularly in relation to multi-agency working, was another policy option outlined by the research. (Edited publisher abstract)