Across the country, local authorities are implementing bold and effective new ways of working to safeguard adults at risk. Research in Practice is inviting Partners to share their experiences of positive practice in safeguarding adults for a series of updated resources.
Safeguarding adults at risk is a core responsibility for practitioners in adults services. Learning around how we can better support adults in their safeguarding continually evolves as new insights emerge from lived experience, practice wisdom and research evidence. Listening to the ideas shared by people drawing upon care and support, their families and carers, practitioners and researchers helps to inform our approach to safeguarding adults in today’s world.
Research in Practice is developing updated resources on safeguarding adults, reflecting some of the changes, challenges and opportunities that arise in contemporary safeguarding practice. We are inviting Research in Practice Partners to complete a short survey to share examples of existing good practice in adult services to include in the open access resources.
Get involved
Complete the survey to share examples of good practice in your area. For more information, or to submit your examples via email, please get in touch.
Closing date for submissions is 1 April.
We are keen to hear and share examples of positive practice from across our Partner network. Practice innovations continue to inspire others and remind us of the transformative power of social justice work. Learning from other practitioners and teams can help to ensure that valuable experience is disseminated, and helpful ideas are shared.
We are particularly interested in developments in the following areas of safeguarding adults:
- exploitation
- homelessness
- Making Safeguarding Personal
- involving people
- multi-agency working and information sharing
- preventing abuse and neglect
- safeguarding and the workforce
- working with providers
- co-production
Some previous examples of innovative practice include:
- Manchester City Council provide a dedicated team supporting people experiencing street homelessness. The team proactively uses the powers of the Care Act 2014 to better protect people who were historically underserved in safeguarding.
- The adults safeguarding team in Cheshire East facilitates a multi-agency low-level concerns portal. This allows practitioners from a range of specialisms to identify and respond to provider concerns more swiftly and efficiently.
- Newcastle City Council located safeguarding support within a community foodbank, seeking to understand and address the dual impact of poverty and safeguarding concerns.
Working effectively with adults at risk requires continued reflection upon our practice, learning and potential. Sharing practice experience and wisdom can help the sector to collectively develop skills and confidence, to better support adults at risk in our communities.
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