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The impact of a vulnerable adult protection policy on the psychological and emotional well‐being of adults with a learning disability

Corinna Bruder (Wolverhampton Primary Care Trust)
Biza Kroese (Shropshire County Primary Care Trust and the University of Birmingham)
Sarah Bland (West Midlands Coordinators)

The Journal of Adult Protection

ISSN: 1466-8203

Article publication date: 1 October 2005

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Abstract

The purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate how the proceedings of a vulnerable adult protection policy is understood by referrers to affect the psychological and emotional well‐being of adults with a learning disability. During the research process seven referrers of vulnerable adults discussed twelve different cases in in‐depth interviews. The interviews and matching case notes of protection meetings released by social services were analysed by the application of grounded theory techniques. The result is a model that highlights how appraisals of the experience the emotional and behavioural reactions of the vulnerable adults are shaped by the nature of the abuse, the actions taken by protection meetings, the expectations of the vulnerable adults and the availability of support.

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Bruder, C., Kroese, B. and Bland, S. (2005), "The impact of a vulnerable adult protection policy on the psychological and emotional well‐being of adults with a learning disability", The Journal of Adult Protection, Vol. 7 No. 3, pp. 4-18. https://doi.org/10.1108/14668203200500014

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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