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Informationen zum Autor Jacki Pritchard is a qualified social worker with the General Social Care Council with extensive experience as a practitioner and manager in both fieldwork and hospital settings. She is currently working as an independent trainer, consultant and researcher focusing on abuse, risk and violence, and is series editor of the Good Practice in Health, Social Care and Criminal Justice series and the Violence and Abuse series, both published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. Klappentext Working with Adult Abuse is a comprehensive training resource covering all aspects of adult protection work, from suspecting or making an allegation that abuse is happening in the community or in a communal setting through to the investigation and case conference stages. Zusammenfassung Working with Adult Abuse is a comprehensive training resource covering all aspects of adult protection work, from suspecting or making an allegation that abuse is happening in the community or in a communal setting through to the investigation and case conference stages. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements. A Note on the Text. Glossary of Terms. 1. The Purpose of the Manual and How to Use It. 2. History, Current Guidance and Principles. 3. What is Adult Abuse? 4. Recognising Adult Abuse. 5. Handling Disclosure. 6. Investigating Adult Abuse. 7. Case Conferences. 8. Risk Assessment and Developing Protection Plans. 9. The Importance of Recording. 10. The Abuse of Older People. 11. The Abuse of Younger Adults. 12. The Abuse of Black and Minority Ethnic People. Appendix 1: Forms. Appendix 2: Bodymaps. Appendix 3: Risk Tool. Appendix 4: Useful Organisations. Appendix 5: JPP Videos/DVDs. References. Subject index. Author index.
