Safeguarding Adults Under the Care Act 2014

Trish Hafford-Letchfield is Senior Lecturer in Social Work and Teaching Fellow in Interprofessional Learning at Middlesex University, UK. She has substantial experience as a manager in social care and in management and social work education.

• Foreword - Lyn Romeo, Chief Social Worker for Adults; Introduction; Section 1 Making Safeguarding Personal: Approaches To Practice; 1. The Making Safeguarding Personal Approach To Practice - Jane Lawson, Chair Of Bracknell Forest Safeguarding Adults Partnership Board; 2. Working More Reflexively With Risk: Holding 'Signs Of Safety And Wellbeing' In Mind - Dr Tony Stanley, People Directorate; 3. Participative Practice And Family Group Conferencing - Marilyn Taylor And Linda Tapper, Daybreak FGC; 4. Working Towards Recovery And Resolution, Including Mediation And Restorative Justice - John Gunner, Interresolve; 5. Promoting Safeguarding - Self-Determination, Involvement And Engagement In Adult Safeguarding - Trish Hafford-Letchfield and Sarah Carr, Middlesex University; Section 2 Working With Risk And Using The Law; 6. Assessing And Responding To Risk - Emily White, Central Bedfordshire Council; 7. Mental Capacity And Adult Safeguarding - Daniel Baker, Central Bedfordshire Council; 8. Using The Law To Support Safeguarding Interventions - Fiona Bateman, Southampton Safeguarding Adults Board; 9. Managing Difficult Encounters With Family Members - Jill Manthorpe, Stephen Martineau, Martin Stevens and Caroline Norrie, King's College London,; Section 3 Current Issues For Practitioners; 10. Self Neglect And Hoarding - Michael Preston-Shoot, University Of Bedfordshire, David Orr and Susy Braye, Sussex University; 11. Domestic Abuse And Adult Safeguarding - Nicki Norman, Women's Aid And Dr Lindsey Pike, Research In Practice For Adults; 12. Modern Slavery And Human Trafficking - Sean Oliver And Anthony Botting, Croydon Council and Tish Elliott, Plymouth University; 13. Safeguarding Adults At Risk Of Financial Scamming, Dr Sally Lee, Dr Lee-Ann Fenge, Professor Keith Brown, Bournemouth University and Rebecca Johnson; Conclusion - How To Practice Safeguarding Well, Dr Adi Cooper OBE

This book offers a unique blend of case studies from everyday practice to strategic perspectives. A practical aid setting out key social work theories, research and legislative frameworks. This book is a must and should be a key text for anyone working with vulnerable adults.