Priority 7 from the Adult Social Work PSP

UNCERTAINTY: What are the most effective ways for adult social workers to work with people who self-neglect? (JLA PSP Priority 7)
Overall ranking	7
JLA question ID	0074/7
Explanatory note	Not available for this PSP
Evidence	Preston-Shoot, M. (2018), "Learning from safeguarding adult reviews on self-neglect: addressing the challenge of change", The Journal of Adult Protection, Vol. 20 Issue: 2, pp.78-92, https://doi.org/10.1108/JAP-01-2018-0001 Braye, S., Orr, D. and Preston-Shoot, M. (2011),”Conceptualising and responding to self-neglect: the challenges for adult safeguarding”, The Journal of Adult Protection, Vol. 13 Iss 4 pp. 182 – 193 Braye, S., Orr, D. and Preston-Shoot, M. (2015),”Learning lessons about self-neglect? An analysis of serious case reviews”, The Journal of Adult Protection, Vol. 17 Iss 1 pp. 3 – 18 Braye, S., Orr, D. and Preston-Shoot, M. (2015),”Serious case review findings on the challenges of self-neglect: indicators for good practice”, The Journal of Adult Protection, Vol. 17 Iss 2 pp. 75 – 87
Health Research Classification System category	Generic Health Relevance

Extra information provided by this PSP
Original uncertainty examples	What are the most effective ways of working with self neglect across the adult life course? ~ How does front line practice utilise executive mental capacity, research and MDT approaches to self neglect? ~ What are our our practice frameworks? What do we understand by Executive Capacity and the relationship with self neglect, such as Hoarding Disorder? ~ What are the outcomes from social work involvement in cases of hoarding and self-neglect? ~ Focus on vulnerability and safeguarding and the ability to safeguard in situations when the adult refuses support
Submitted by	Individual survey submissions categorised by Carer, Service User, Other, Group Member, Educator, Manager, Other, Frontline Practitioner, Student, Volunteer. For full details of the type of submitter for each individual question, please see the spreadsheet of data held on the JLA website.

Extra information provided by this PSP

Original uncertainty examples

What are the most effective ways of working with self neglect across the adult life course? ~ How does front line practice utilise executive mental capacity, research and MDT approaches to self neglect? ~ What are our our practice frameworks? What do we understand by Executive Capacity and the relationship with self neglect, such as Hoarding Disorder? ~ What are the outcomes from social work involvement in cases of hoarding and self-neglect? ~ Focus on vulnerability and safeguarding and the ability to safeguard in situations when the adult refuses support

Submitted by

Individual survey submissions categorised by Carer, Service User, Other, Group Member, Educator, Manager, Other, Frontline Practitioner, Student, Volunteer. For full details of the type of submitter for each individual question, please see the spreadsheet of data held on the JLA website.

PSP information
PSP unique ID	0074
PSP name	Adult Social Work
Total number of uncertainties identified by this PSP.	61 (To see a full list of all uncertainties identified, please see the detailed spreadsheet held on the JLA website)
Date of priority setting workshop	20 July 2018