Publications
Books, professional guidance and published review work
Published work drawing together safeguarding law, research, lived experience and practical application.
Publications and Professional Resources
Published work in adult safeguarding, self-neglect, hoarding and mental capacity
My published work is intended to make complex safeguarding law, research and practice accessible to social workers, partner agencies, commissioners and organisations. It includes books, professional articles, practice guidance, webinars, conference contributions and published Safeguarding Adult Review learning.
Books
Safeguarding books published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Two practice-focused books addressing the application of safeguarding law and professional responsibilities.
2018
Self-Neglect and Hoarding: A Guide to Safeguarding and Support
Jessica Kingsley Publishers, London
A practical guide to understanding and responding to self-neglect and hoarding, with attention to safeguarding, engagement, mental capacity, risk, autonomy and multi-agency support.
2019
The Straightforward Guide to Safeguarding Adults
Jessica Kingsley Publishers, London
From getting the basics right to applying the Care Act and criminal investigations. A practical resource for understanding safeguarding duties, decision-making and multi-agency responses.
Articles and practice guidance
Professional resources for safeguarding practice
Published guidance translating legislation, evidence and complex practice themes into usable professional tools.
Introduction to the Mental Capacity Act
CareKnowledge. An introductory professional resource on the principles and application of the Mental Capacity Act.
Safeguarding Adults: Self-Neglect and Hoarding Toolkit
CareKnowledge. Practice material supporting assessment, engagement, safeguarding and multi-agency responses.
Safeguarding Adults: Decision-Making in Section 42 Enquiries
CareKnowledge. Guidance on applying professional judgement and statutory safeguarding responsibilities within section 42 enquiry decision-making.
Hoarding and Self-Neglect: What Social Workers Need to Know
Community Care. An accessible overview of practice issues for social workers responding to hoarding and self-neglect.
Self-Neglect: Working with Adults Who Hoard
Community Care Inform. Practice guidance concerning engagement, assessment, safeguarding and support.
Current online publications
Articles, case examples and professional tools
External publisher pages may require a subscription for some content.
Community Care Inform Adults — Deborah Barnett author page
Published case examples, practice guidance and webinar material, including mental-capacity and best-interests work relating to hoarding.
Safeguarding Adults: Self-Neglect and Hoarding Toolkit
A downloadable CareKnowledge special report containing practical tools and guidance for defensible decision-making and recording.
Webinars, conferences and professional learning
National speaking and practice-development contributions
Selected subjects delivered to social work, safeguarding, health, police and multi-agency audiences.
2019
Trauma-Informed Approaches to Self-Neglect and Hoarding
Community Care Live, London.
2017
Community Care Live
Multiple presentations concerning adult safeguarding, self-neglect and hoarding.
2016
Working with Adults Who Hoard
Community Care Inform webinar and accompanying professional learning resource.
National conference
Self-Neglect and Adult Safeguarding
Practice-focused presentation for a national professional audience.
National summit
Multi-Agency Information Sharing and Information Governance
Contribution addressing lawful and effective information-sharing across partner agencies.
National conference
Domestic Violence and Effective MARAC Practice
Implementing the NICE quality standard and improving the effectiveness of Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conferences.
National conference
Improving Adult Safeguarding Practice, Decision-Making and Outcomes
Professional development concerning statutory responsibilities, proportionality and safeguarding outcomes.
National conference
Investigation of Deaths in NHS Trusts
Conference contribution concerning safeguarding, learning and organisational response.
Some historic conference programmes and event pages are no longer available at their original addresses. Titles are drawn from professional CV and publication records.
Published review work
Safeguarding Adult Reviews and learning products
Published reviews demonstrate experience of individual, thematic and gap-analysis methodologies, together with accessible learning products.
Individual Safeguarding Adult Review
SAR Paul
Published executive summary, practitioner learning event material and seven-minute briefing.
Thematic Safeguarding Adult Reviews
Self-Neglect Thematic Reviews
Published thematic learning concerning trauma, executive functioning, engagement and multi-agency responses.
Gap analysis
SAR PB and Paul
Published analysis of repeat learning, implementation barriers and recurring themes.