Research Seminar Adult Protection

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Research Seminar Adult Protection

• Anne McAllister
• APSW (Training)

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What did I do?

• File audit of all adult protection cases
  Homefirst and Causeway
• 1 Jan 2006- 31 Dec 2006
• Tool devised
• Analysed using SPSS

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Lessons for Social Work

• Lack of history/ culture of research
• Evidence based practice
• Influence
• What do you want to change about this
  organisation/ what youre doing?
• CPD

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Why did I do it?

• Walk the walk
• Learn about research
• Quantitative analysis
• Critique other work
• SPSS
• Adult Protection Practice

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Results/ Recommendations

• Separate adult protection section in file
• Trust guidance on recording
• Audit by managers to ensure standards
• Outside agencies i.e. PSNI / RQIA
• Links between domestic violence / adult
  protection

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What did I learn?

• What practice is really like
• Who victims we know about are
• Use of SPSS
• OREC process
• Greater understanding of research/ audit