The Journal of Adult Protection
Evidence-based practice in relation to safeguarding adults
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Issue 1 1999
“Whose safeguarding is it anyway?” service user engagement in safeguarding processes
Sarah Mahon, Laura O'Neill, Rachel BolandIn 2014, the Health Service Executive (HSE) in Ireland published its Safeguarding National Policy and Procedures (HSE, 2014). Under this policy, all agencies providing services…
Safeguarding adults within institutional settings: a narrative overview of the literature focused on the care of people with mental ill-health and learning difficulties
Lorna Montgomery, Adi CooperInstitutional abuse is a worldwide phenomenon with the UK also subject to several high-profile abuse scandals perpetuated on people with learning disabilities and/or mental health…
Learning to safeguard: exploring adult safeguarding officers' readiness for online learning and their perceptions of a blended learning safeguarding training programme
Bridget McDaidThis paper aims to present commentary on adult safeguarding designated officers’ (nominated senior staff members in the Health Service Executive and its funded services) in…
How to handle the academic literature of sex offenders? A post-publication protection mechanism is needed
Jaime A. Teixeira da SilvaThe purpose of this paper is to reflect on the creation of safe academic (education and research) environments that offer proper protections to adult academics and staff, so that…
Financial harm in the context of adult protection: the complexity of factors influencing joint decision-making
Melanie Durowse, Jane FentonThis research was conducted as part of a PhD study. The purpose of this paper is to explore the factors taken into consideration when multi-agency practitioners were considering…
Restorative justice in safeguarding adults with hate crime and discriminatory abuse: exploring the evidence
Karl Mason, Rosslyn Dray, Jane C. Healy, Joanna WellsThe purpose of this paper is to consider what safeguarding responses to discriminatory abuse and hate crime might learn from existing research on restorative justice and to drive…
A qualitative study of adult protection procedures: threshold screening of new referrals by designated adult safeguarding practitioners
Scott FlemingThis qualitative study set within Northern Ireland aims to explore professional perspectives on the application of evidence-informed practice to the adult safeguarding threshold…
ISSN:
1466-8203Online date, start – end:
1999Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Dr Bridget Penhale
- Dr Margaret Flynn