Frances Toland

Chronology guidance (Renfrewshire)

This guidance provides organisations and practitioners in Renfrewshire with information to support the effective Adult Support and Protection chronology practice. This includes initiation, maintenance and application of single agency and/or a multi–agency integrated chronology. It also includes guidance on what should be in a chronology, some do's and don'ts, and information sharing. Templates are included.

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Multi-agency risk escalation protocol (MaREP) (Renfrewshire)

This protocol was developed in Renfrewshire to augment the duty to refer and cooperate process in Adult Support and Protection. It outlines the processes when there is disagreement as to ASP issues. This includes disagreements related to concerns, thresholds, risk, action (or lack of action), or communication. MaREP aims to resolve a professional disagreement at the earliest stage, always keeping the adult at risk’s safety and welfare paramount. It includes, as an appendix, a 'Professional Concern/Outcome Resolution' template.

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Care homes: Enhancing Adult Support and Protection practice - staff and volunteers pack (Renfrewshire)

This pack is for staff and volunteers working within care home settings. It contributes to a unified approach to addressing Adult Support and Protection concerns. At its heart is improving the lives of residents in care home settings, and responding to residents' changing needs. Issues covered include the legislative context; Large Scale Investigations; spotting harm, abuse or neglect; and raising concerns.

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Care homes: Enhancing Adult Support and Protection practice - manager’s pack (Renfrewshire)

This pack is for managers working within care home settings. It contributes to a unified approach to addressing Adult Support and Protection concerns. At its heart is improving the lives of residents in care home settings, and responding to residents' changing needs. Issues covered include the legislative context; Large Scale Investigations; spotting harm, abuse or neglect; and raising concerns.

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Trauma-informed approach to Adult Support and Protection: Understanding non-engagement (Renfrewshire)

Trauma-informed practice is a model essential to Adult Support and Protection. It is grounded in, and directed by, an understanding of how trauma affects someone's neurological, biological, psychological and social development. This 7-page briefing particularly considers the issue of 'non-engagement' through a trauma-informed lens. It works with the idea that behaviour - such as non-engagement with services - is a form of communication. The briefing supports professionals to use curiosity and empathy to build connection and create safety in their work.

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Trauma-informed approach to Adult Support and Protection: What is it? (Renfrewshire)

Trauma-informed practice is a model essential to Adult Support and Protection. It is grounded in, and directed by, an understanding of how trauma affects someone's neurological, biological, psychological and social development. This briefing sets out how principles of trauma-informed practice (safety, trustworthiness, choice, collaboration and empowerment) can work alongside ASP processes. The material in this briefing has been adapted from the National Trauma Training Programme specifically for an ASP context.

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