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All Wales risk identification checklist (RIC) and quick start guidance for domestic abuse, stalking and 'honour'-based violence
- Author:
- OLDER PEOPLE'S COMMISSIONER FOR WALES
- Publisher:
- Older People's Commissioner for Wales
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 8
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
This checklist provides a consistent and simple tool for practitioners who work with adult victims of domestic abuse in order to help them identify those who are at high risk of harm and whose cases should be referred to a multi-agency risk assessment conference meeting in order to manage their risk. Domestic abuse can take many forms but it is usually perpetrated by men towards women in an intimate relationship such as boyfriend/girlfriend, husband/wife. This checklist can also be used for lesbian, gay, bisexual relationships and for situations of ‘honour’-based violence or family violence including abuse of the older person. Domestic abuse can include physical, emotional, mental, sexual or financial abuse as well as coercive control, stalking and harassment. The document includes notes to help understand the significance of the questions on the checklist. (Edited publisher abstract)
A profile of Action on Elder Abuse
- Author:
- -
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Adult Protection, 10(3), August 2008, pp.35-38.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
A profile of Action on Elder Abuse (AEA), an abuse charity that works to protect and prevent the abuse of vulnerable older adults in the UK and in Ireland. The organisation outlines their activities aimed at raising awareness and prevention of elder abuse.
Review of the supporting people programme: independent report
- Author:
- SULLIVAN Eugene
- Publisher:
- RSM Robson Rhodes
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 51p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Supporting People is a new programme which helps vulnerable people, including people with mental health problems, victims of domestic violence and older people, to name but a few, to live independently. Supporting People went live in April 2003. Findings from the Independent Review, Inspections by the Audit Commission, and other research work have shown that there are considerable opportunities for authorities to make efficiency savings in their programme and that some services are not delivering the quality of support that clients deserve.
Closing the circle: social workers' responses to multi-agency procedures on older age abuse
- Authors:
- PRESTON-SHOOR Michael, WIGLEY Veronica
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Social Work, 32(3), April 2002, pp.299-320.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This paper reports findings from a project which examined how inter-agency procedures on older age abuse in domestic settings were used in one local authority. Observations about the use of procedures and about practice with older people who had been abused are placed in the context of national policy developments and are reviewed alongside the available literature. The research questions the extent to which guidance is effective in providing direction for practitioners who encounter older age abuse, and how well guidance and practice combine to protect victims.
The abuse of older men: implications for social work
- Author:
- KOSBERG Jordan I.
- Journal article citation:
- Australian Social Work, 62(2), June 2009, pp.202-215.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
The abuse of older men is a rather invisible social problem that requires attention in social work education, research, and practice. Although all older men are potential victims of abuse, there are certain groups that are especially vulnerable. Based on a growing body of professional literature on the challenges of working with and for men in general, and older men in particular, it can be concluded that social work efforts are necessary to draw public attention to the problem of abused older men, to inculcate social work education with necessary material, and to ensure that social work practitioners are aware, motivated, and trained to provide effective work with abused older men (as well as those who would abuse them). It is believed that professional concern for and attention to abused older men should be no more, but certainly no less, than that given to older abused women.
A review of research outcomes in elder abuse
- Author:
- MCCREADIE Claudine
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Adult Protection, 4(2), May 2002, pp.3-8.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Provides a commentary on research outcomes in the field of elder abuse and challenges assumptions about older people, carers, vulnerability and risk.
Adult children of elderly parents who remarry: aetiology of domestic abuse
- Authors:
- LOWENSTEIN Ariela, RON Pnina
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Adult Protection, 2(4), November 2000, pp.22-32.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This research paper from Israel examines damaging family reactions to later-life remarriage. It describes a study based on qualitative data from interviews with 17 children of elderly parents who had remarried and later reported their adult children to the social service agencies as abusers. An analysis of the interviews shows that the main cause of the abuse was financial and involved matters of inheritance, wills and the distribution of assets. The dynamics which lay behind this pattern of family behaviour are explored.
Protection of older people in Wales: a guide to the law
- Author:
- WILLIAMS John
- Publisher:
- Older People's Commissioner for Wales
- Publication year:
- 2019
- Pagination:
- 85
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
- Edition:
- 3rd ed.
This guide aims to help professionals working across health and social care to safeguard and protect older people’s rights to be more aware of the law available to support them in safeguarding older people. The guide examines a range of aspects associated with adult protection, including: human rights and safeguarding; advocacy; consent and mental capacity; deprivation of liberty; confidentiality and data protection; adult safeguarding under the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014; criminal justice; powers of entry and arrest; and domestic violence. It also includes case studies which provide examples of the ways that the law can be used and applied. (Edited publisher abstract)
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)
Costs and benefits of the supporting people programme: executive summary
- Author:
- WALES. Welsh Assembly Government
- Publisher:
- Wales. Welsh Assembly Government
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 8p.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
The Supporting People programme was launched in April 2003 to help vulnerable people to gain and retain independence by remaining in their own home. Supporting People services can help prevent or defer more costly support services, such as residential or nursing home support, hospitalisation, or use of temporary accommodation. This study was commissioned by the Welsh Assembly Government to measure the costs and benefits of the Supporting People programme. The research combined desk-based literature reviews, stakeholder consultation and economic modelling. Data were collected on costs and numbers of service users in the financing year 2005-2006. The following client groups were looked at: women seeking refuge from domestic violence; people with learning disabilities; people with mental health problems; people with alcohol dependency; problem drug users; young single homeless and young people leaving care; ex-offenders; homeless or potentially homeless people; and older people. The modelled savings to the public purse were grouped into the following thematic areas: health; independent living; social care; homelessness; and crime. The total financial benefits as a result of Supporting People modelled in this study were £180,064,389. This compares to a total modelled spend of £107,091,845. It should be noted that the model adopts a cautious approach to estimating the impact of Supporting People on the public purse and the findings can be considered to be conservative.