Professional Curiosity in Safeguarding Adults

Offers practice tips and guidance on using professional curiosity and partnership work in safeguarding adult practice.

List of contents

Foreword Preface Acknowledgements Table of legislation Table of cases drawn from SCRs, SARs and DHRs List of abbreviations Chapter 1 - Introduction - Rationale for the book: What is professional curiosity? Chapter 2 - Barriers to professional curiosity in safeguarding adults Chapter 3 - Enablers of professional curiosity practice in safeguarding adults Chapter 4 - Application of professional curiosity to practice Chapter 5 - The legal and policy context of partnership work in adult safeguarding practice Chapter 6 - Putting partnership work into practice. Chapter 7 - Conclusion Glossary Resources (books, websites, associations etc)

About the author

Ann Anka works as an associate professor in social work at the University of East Anglia (UEA). Her specialist area of practice is social work with adults.
Helen Thacker currently works as Head of Service for Safeguarding Adults at Norfolk County Council and is a registered social worker. She is a member of the county's Safeguarding Adults Board and has published about safeguarding and professional curiosity in several peer reviewed journals.
Bridget Penhale is Emeritus Professor in health sciences at UEA. She has extensive research and practice knowledge in safeguarding adults.
Walter Lloyd Smith has been a manager and business lead for Norfolk Safeguarding Adults Board since 2015. Before this he worked as the Safeguarding Adults Lead for a community health provider.
Becky Booth is a deputy manager at Norfolk Safeguarding Adults Board. She has worked in adult social care since 1994 in positions including safeguarding adult practice consultant. She is a registered social worker.

Product details

• Authors: Ann Anka, Ann Thacker Anka, Becky Booth, Walter Lloyd-Smith, Penhale Bridget, Thacker Helen
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.04.2025
• EAN: 9781041056607
• ISBN: 978-1-0-4105660-7
• No. of pages: 164
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; HEALTH & FITNESS / General, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / General, MEDICAL / Mental Health, Nursing, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work, MEDICAL / Nursing / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Law Enforcement, Social Work, Mental health services, Police & security services, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, Police and security services