Self Neglect and Adult Safeguarding

Self Neglect and Adult Safeguarding is organized by Healthcare Conferences UK and would be held during Jul 4, 2016 at Hallam Conference Centre, London, England, United Kingdom. The targeted audience for this medical event basically for health care professionals, health care, physicians, health care providers.

This conference focuses on the difficult issue of self neglect and adult safeguarding. Self-neglect can be a complex and challenging issue for practitioners to address, because of the need to find the right balance between respecting a person's autonomy and fulfilling their duty to protect the adult's health and wellbeing. Both perspectives can be supported by human rights arguments.

The need to protect people from abuse and neglect is a key element of the Care Act 2014. This conference focuses on the difficult issue of self neglect and adult safeguarding. Through national updates, practical case studies and extended masterclasses the conference will cover self neglect under the Care Act 2014, meeting the new statutory safeguarding guidance in March 2016, the legislative framework for self neglect, safeguarding people who self neglect: the evidence and what works, developing guidance for professionals when dealing with self neglect and resistance to engage with services, an extended session on hoarding, and an extended session on dealing with the underlying causes of self neglect working in partnership with service user.