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Leading the change from adult protection to safeguarding adults — more than just semantics
Author(s)	Andrew Reece
Journal title	The Journal of Adult Protection, vol 12, no 3, August 2010
Pages	pp 30-34
Source	Website: http://pierprofessional.metapress.com/content/1213... doi: 10.5042/jap.2010.0412
Keywords	At risk ; Elder abuse ; Neglect [care] ; Policy ; Services ; Social Services Departments ; Coventry.
Annotation	In many if not most local authorities in England, there has been a significant change in the language used to describe work with vulnerable adults, from "protecting" to "safeguarding". This paper argues that unless this is accompanied by a change in practice and focus, this will be a hollow change in semantics and will not improve the life chances of disabled people. By defining safeguarding as opposed to protection, it is suggested how Coventry City Council could frame the change process needed to ensure that the move from protection to safeguarding is real and not hollow. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-100816004 A
Classmark	CA3: QNT: QNR: QAD: I: PF: 87G
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