| |
| |
| |
Centre for Policy on Ageing | |
 | |
|
| Exploring boundary attitude | | Author(s) | Peter Bates, Mark Lymbery, Eric Emerson |
| Journal title | Journal of Adult Protection, vol 15, no 1, 2013 |
| Publisher | Emerald, 2013 |
| Pages | pp 26-36 |
| Source | www.emeraldinsight.com/jap.htm |
| Keywords | Protection [vulnerable adults] ; Paid welfare workers ; Personnel ; Training [welfare work] ; Competence ; Attitude. |
| Annotation | The paper explores an under-recognised issue in adult safeguarding, the personal `boundary attitudes' of staff, and their impact on judgements that affect a range of professional decisions they take. There have been increased concerns about disciplinary procedures in relation to adult safeguarding. The purpose of this paper is to argue that the personal boundary attitude of workers is a strong component of their response to issues that have a safeguarding dimension. The study used an analysis of questionnaire responses and data generated from interactive training events. The data suggested that most workers adopt a personal stance or `boundary attitude' that drives their response to many of the diverse circumstances they face at the interface of their professional and personal lives. The particular profession, stage in career development or work environment may affect staff responses and this needs further exploration. There are implications for how services identify the most effective workers and their least effective colleagues, as well as for staff selection and training. Improving our understanding of boundary attitude will help to protect vulnerable people from abuse whilst supporting them to have a full life. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-130308220 A |
| Classmark | CA3G: QP: QM: QW: DPB: DP |
Data © Centre for Policy on Ageing |
|
| ...from the Ageinfo database published by Centre for Policy on Ageing. |
| |
|
|