Welcome to Learn on the go, a Community Care Inform podcast where we discuss what the latest research findings mean to your practice.

In this episode, we asked two experts to summarise their research into safeguarding adults reviews, and explain what social workers can learn from it.

The experts
Jill Manthorpe is professor of social work at King's College London and director of the Social Care Workforce Research Unit. To contact Jill about the research mentioned, email [email protected].

Michael Preston-Shoot is professor emeritus of social work at the University of Bedfordshire.

The podcast is presented by Ruth Hardy, assistant content editor at Community Care Inform.

00:58 – 11:10
Jill Manthorpe discusses her research into serious case reviews and safeguarding adults reviews that have involved care homes for older people.

11:11 – 15:30
Jill Manthorpe talks more widely about how safeguarding adults reviews can inform practice and what social workers can learn from them.

15:40 – end
Michael Preston-Shoot discusses his research into safeguarding adults reviews that cover self-neglect cases, what the most common recommendations are and what the most effective interventions are.

References
Manthorpe, J and Martineau, S (2016)
'Engaging with the New System of Safeguarding Adults Reviews Concerning Care Homes for Older People'
British Journal of Social Work: doi: 10.1093/bjsw/bcw102

Manthorpe, J and Martineau, S (2017)
'Safeguarding Adults Reviews: Prompting practice and policy'
Social Work and Social Sciences Review, Volume 18, Issue 3, p23-32

Braye, S; Orr, D and Preston-Shoot, M (2015)
‘Learning lessons about self-neglect? An analysis of serious case reviews’
Journal of Adult Protection, Volume 17, Issue 1, p3-18

Braye, S; Orr, D and Preston-Shoot, M (2015)
‘Serious case review findings on the challenges of self-neglect: indicators for good practice’
Journal of Adult Protection, Volume 17, Issue 2, p75-87

Preston-Shoot, M (2016)
‘Towards explanations for the findings of serious case reviews: understanding what happens in self-neglect work’
Journal of Adult Protection, Volume 18, Issue 3, p131-148