This case has been designed to familiarise students with the framework, key principles and statutes surrounding social work intervention with vulnerable adults. It consists of a three stage scenario describing the difficulties in the lives of an older couple, and their family, as they become increasingly dependent on community, residential and hospital-based services to protect them from danger and to promote their welfare.
Published in Online learning materials on 16 Mar 2011
![Older person wringing their hands](/sites/default/files/styles/header/public/2017-12/older-people-header.jpg?itok=v4Y3qaYr)