Safeguarding Across the Life Span

June Keeling, PhD, MEd, BSc(Hons), RGN, RM is Professor of Women’s Health at Keele University. June has been a Registered General Nurse and a Registered Midwife for over 30 years, 16 of those in academic posts. She has practiced across areas including A&E, acute ENT, general nursing and also midwifery. June has also previously worked as a domestic violence coordinator at a large university teaching hospital, delivering safeguarding training and working as part of a multi-disciplinary safeguarding team. She has published articles in the collective area of women’s health, domestic violence and abuse, birthing and professionalism in nursing. She is co-editor for Domestic Violence. A multi-professional approach for healthcare practitioners (McGraw Hill, 2008) and co-editor of  How to Write Well: A Guide For Health And Social Care Students (McGraw Hill, 2013).David Goosey is a Registered Social Worker, working independently in safeguarding services in local government, health care organisations and schools. He was Principal Lecturer in the Department of Leadership at the Westminster Business School for 17 years combining his interest in leadership and safeguarding services. He is Chair of the Portsmouth Safeguarding Adults Board and Independent Scrutineer for the Lewisham Safeguarding Children Partnership. He is co-author of Law for Social Workers (Oxford University Press, 2019 15th edition).

• About the bookIntroductionChapter 1: What is safeguarding?Chapter 2: Organisational arrangements for safeguarding in the UKChapter 3: Concepts in safeguarding practiceChapter 4: Theories for safeguarding practicePart 1: Children and Young PeopleChapter 5: The law and safeguarding children and young people in the UKChapter 6: Safeguarding children and young people from neglectChapter 7: Safeguarding children and young people from online dangerChapter 8: Safeguarding children and young people from sexual exploitationChapter 9: Safeguarding chidlren and young people from honour-based violencePart 2: AdultsChapter 10: The law and safeguarding adults in the UKChapter 11: Safeguarding adults from domestic violence and abuseChapter 12: Safeguarding adults with an intellectual disabilityPart 3: The Older PersonChapter 13: The law and safeguarding the older person in the UKChapter 15: Safeguarding the older person from abuse and neglectConclusionFinal Thoughts