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The impact of a vulnerable adult protection policy on the psychological and emotional well-being of adults with a learning disability
- Authors:
- BRUNDER Corinna, BIZA Stenfert Kroese, BLAND Sarah
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Adult Protection, 7(3), October 2005, pp.4-18.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This qualitative study investigates how the proceedings of a vulnerable adult protection policy is understood by referrers to affect the psychological and emotional well-being of adults with a learning disability. During the research process seven referrers of vulnerable adults discussed twelve different cases in in-depth interviews. The interviews and matching case notes of protection meetings released by social services were analysed by the application of grounded theory techniques. The result is a model that highlights how appraisals of the experience the emotional and behavioural reactions of the vulnerable adults are shaped by the nature of the abuse, the actions taken by protection meetings, the expectations of the vulnerable adults and the availability of support.
Assist as appropriate
- Author:
- BOND Henrietta
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 4.9.97, 1997, p.27.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Appropriate adults can assist with communication between vulnerable people and the police and help people with learning difficulties get a fair hearing at the police station. Reports on a scheme which trains and supports appropriate adults.
“Put bluntly, they are targeted by the worst creeps society has to offer”: Police and professionals' views and actions relating to domestic violence and women with intellectual disabilities
- Authors:
- McCARTHY Michelle, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 32(1), 2019, pp.71-81.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Background: Little is known about the attitudes and practices of key personnel towards the domestic violence experienced by women with intellectual disabilities. Method: An online survey was conducted of Police officers and health and social care professionals. A total of 717 Police and other professionals across a wide variety of UK sites responded. Research questions were focussed on direct experience, attitudes and responses. Results: Approximately half of all respondents had direct experience of working with a woman with intellectual disabilities who had been through domestic violence. Professionals were more likely than the Police to see women with intellectual disabilities as being especially vulnerable. The majority of both professionals and Police believed women with intellectual disabilities were deliberately targeted by violent and abusive men. Conclusions: More training is needed for both the Police and health and social care professionals specifically in domestic violence as it affects women with intellectual disabilities. (Edited publisher abstract)
In their shoes
- Author:
- BOND Henrietta
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 21.8.97, 1997, p.22.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Reports on a joint initiative between Greenwich Council and the Metropolitan Police which aims to help people with learning difficulties who have been victims of abuse.
Towards better interviewing: a handbook for police officers and social workers on the sexual abuse of adults with learning disabilities
- Authors:
- BROWN Hilary, et al
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 73p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
Handbook aimed at social workers and police officers who are investigating cases of sexual abuse of adults with learning difficulties. Provides a framework within which the two agencies can collaborate and describes good practice in conducting interviews with adults who are thought to have been abused, have witnessed abuse, or are alleged to have abused others.
A guide to interviewing children: essential skills for counsellors, police, lawyers and social workers
- Editors:
- WILSON C. J., POWELL Martine
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 163p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Aimed at professionals who may have to interview a child about sexual abuse. Begins by describing children's views of the world and how their perceptions differ from those of an adult. Explains how to plan and prepare for an interview, and different interviewing techniques. Discusses how to communicate with disabled children and those from different cultural backgrounds. Concludes by discussing the aftermath of the interview, and debriefing the child and interviewer.