Adult Safeguarding and Homelessness
Understanding Good Practice
Published on 21. February 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-1-78775-786-8 (ISBN)
Description
This one stop resource highlights evidence-informed practice and serves as an accessible and invaluable resource for all working with individuals experiencing multiple exclusion homelessness and adult safeguarding.
This book brings together the best research evidence, service development knowledge, practice expertise and the voices of people with lived experience to help social workers and practitioners navigate the complex area of safeguarding adults and supporting adults with housing-related needs. It also is useful for managers and leaders in this field. Chapters range from contextualising the current landscape, evaluations of policy and reports to best practice for working with individuals, working together to safeguard individuals at risk to chapters on Leadership and Strategic Partnerships.
This book brings together the best research evidence, service development knowledge, practice expertise and the voices of people with lived experience to help social workers and practitioners navigate the complex area of safeguarding adults and supporting adults with housing-related needs. It also is useful for managers and leaders in this field. Chapters range from contextualising the current landscape, evaluations of policy and reports to best practice for working with individuals, working together to safeguard individuals at risk to chapters on Leadership and Strategic Partnerships.
Reviews / Votes
The editors have brought together an excellent, timely book - the culmination of leading and capturing so many successful conferences, webinars and briefings. We all now have a much better understanding of how we can help homeless people in need of care and protection. -- Alan Lotinga, ADASS Adult Safeguarding Policy Lead Expert contributions from a growing movement of professionals and people with experience of homelessness who aren't afraid of 'too difficult'; this book is an important step towards safeguarding becoming everyone's business, and health equity. -- Gill Leng, Public Health England This is an ambitious and important book, drawing timely attention to issues of safeguarding and homelessness. The edited collection represents a significant contribution to the debates on adult safeguarding and developing practice in this key area of adult social care. It will be an invaluable resource for practitioners, managers, students and educators across health and human services professions. -- Bridget Penhale, Reader Emerita (Mental Health of Older People), University of East AngliaMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 152 mm
Width: 228 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
430 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78775-786-8 (9781787757868)
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E-Book
02/2022
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
€33.99
Available for download
Persons
Edited by Adi Cooper OBE and Michael Preston-Shoot
Content
1. Introduction by Adi Cooper and Michael Preston-Shoot
2. The Policy Context by Karl Mason
3. Seen but not heard: Why challenging your assumptions about homelessness is a matter of life and death by Gill Taylor, Carl Price and Sharon Clint
4. Using Curiosity: A Psychologically Informed Approach to Adult Safeguarding and Rough Sleeping by Sione Marshall, Tim Robson, Nathan Servini and Barney Wells
5. Health, homelessness and housing supply by Susan Harrison
6. Understanding assessments and protection planning duties for adults experiencing homelessness by Fiona Bateman and Bruno Ornelas
7. Working together to safeguard individuals at risk. Bristol Creative Solutions Board: A case study by Kate Spreadbury and Paul England
8. Sustainable Housing by Imogen Blood
9. People with no recourse to public funds experiencing homelessness by Catherine Houlcroft and Henry St Clair Miller
10.Learning from Safeguarding adult reviews and fatality reviews by Michael Preston-Shoot and Gill Taylor
11.Safeguarding Adults Boards and Multiple Exclusion homelessness: the challenges for system leadership by Adi Cooper
12.Multiple Exclusion Homelessness and Safeguarding - Supporting practitioners
13.Commissioning services: safeguarding and homelessness by Rebecca Pritchard
2. The Policy Context by Karl Mason
3. Seen but not heard: Why challenging your assumptions about homelessness is a matter of life and death by Gill Taylor, Carl Price and Sharon Clint
4. Using Curiosity: A Psychologically Informed Approach to Adult Safeguarding and Rough Sleeping by Sione Marshall, Tim Robson, Nathan Servini and Barney Wells
5. Health, homelessness and housing supply by Susan Harrison
6. Understanding assessments and protection planning duties for adults experiencing homelessness by Fiona Bateman and Bruno Ornelas
7. Working together to safeguard individuals at risk. Bristol Creative Solutions Board: A case study by Kate Spreadbury and Paul England
8. Sustainable Housing by Imogen Blood
9. People with no recourse to public funds experiencing homelessness by Catherine Houlcroft and Henry St Clair Miller
10.Learning from Safeguarding adult reviews and fatality reviews by Michael Preston-Shoot and Gill Taylor
11.Safeguarding Adults Boards and Multiple Exclusion homelessness: the challenges for system leadership by Adi Cooper
12.Multiple Exclusion Homelessness and Safeguarding - Supporting practitioners
13.Commissioning services: safeguarding and homelessness by Rebecca Pritchard