The Care Act 2014 put safeguarding adults work into law for the first time; established a national eligibility threshold for access to care; introduced rights to advocacy for people who would otherwise struggle to be involved in assessments and other processes; and gave new rights to carers to assessment and support. At the same time, it consolidated all the pre-existing law on adult social care into one place, rid it of old-fashioned and discriminatory language and modernised it in line with the current emphasis on personalisation, prevention and integration.”
Community Care, April 2016
With regards to this essay questions, please use and refer to at least one social work scenario or case example in order to further demonstrate how both theory and practice can be used to address ‘real life’ social work situations