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Safeguarding Adults in Social Work [PDF ebook]

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This fully-revised Second Edition looks at how practitioners and students can achieve best-practice when working with vulnerable adults. The first part of the book explores the evolution of concepts and policies for safeguarding adults, with particular reference to the Human Rights Act 1998 and the Capacity Act 2005. In the second section the focus shifts to good practice in empowering vulnerable adults. The final section focuses on developing effective professional and inter-professional practice.

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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 224 ● ISBN 9780857254030 ● Editor Andy Mantell & Terry Scragg ● Publisher SAGE Publications ● Published 2011 ● Downloadable 6 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 2348373 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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