Autore: Simon Leslie

Jacki Pritchard practises as an independent social worker and is registered with the General Social Care Council. She is Director of the company Jacki Pritchard Ltd which provides training, consultancy and research in social care and also produces training materials. Jacki specialises in working directly with victims of abuse and was the founder of the organisation Beyond Existing, Support Groups for Adults Who Have Been Abused. Jacki has written widely on the subject of adult protection and has been Series Editor of the Good Practice in Health, Social Care and Criminal Justice series, published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers, since 1993. Simon Leslie is a qualified solicitor and is Team Principal of the Berkshire Joint Legal Team which advises and represents a consortium of local authorities in Berkshire on all aspects of adult and children”s social care. He designs and provides training on a range of legal topics related to social care, and has contributed to publications on adult protection.