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 Coercion and control in financial abuse; learning from domestic abuse 

Coercion and control are used in both domestic and financial abuse. There are also differences in how agencies approach these concerns, and we seek to highlight this to learn from and utilise best practice. 

Safeguarding Adults Guidance for Christian Faith Organisations

Safeguarding means protecting an individual’s right to live in safety, free from abuse and neglect; it is about organisations working together to prevent and stop both the risks and experience of abuse, exploitation or neglect. Safeguarding adults is not only about the prevention of abuse and protection from harm – it is also about making sure that the individual’s wellbeing is promoted and their views, wishes, feeling and beliefs are respected. 

Advance Care Planning

Advance care planning is a process that supports adults at any age or stage of health in understanding and sharing their personal values, life goals, and preferences regarding future medical care. The goal of advance care planning is to help ensure that people receive medical care that is consistent with their values, goals and preferences during serious and chronic illness. 

Cyber Fraud and Scamming

This booklet focuses specifically on fraud and scamming; however cybercrime acts as a wider umbrella term, encompassing a range of criminal activity. Cybercrime can be simply defined as criminal activities carried out via the use of electronic devices, the internet and other forms of information and communications technology. The increasing use of computers and smartphones has facilitated a growth in the use of these systems as enablers of all types of crime, including: economic related cybercrime; organised crime; malicious and offensive communications; cyber stalking and harassment; and cyber terrorism. 

Stress and Burnout in church and Christian faith-based organisations

Burnout is a “syndrome of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and reduced personal accomplishment that can occur among individuals who work with people in some capacity (Maslach 1996:193). 
This definition, whilst helpful, fails to convey the potentially life-shattering impact that burnout can have, as described in the words of ‘Peter’, a Christian leader who contributed to this guidance. 

 Guidance on the use of the Mental Capacity Act for decisions regarding clinical treatment and care 

This introduction should be read in conjunction with the two other documents in this series: MCA requirements for clinical decisions regarding treatment and care and MCA requirements when an individual lacks mental capacity to consent to treatment and care. 

Scams : the power of persuasive language

The information here is vital for community workers, community nurses and domiciliary care workers, and individuals who have family or friends who are isolating alone, to spot and deal with signs that they are being targeted by a scam. You are key in spotting these issues and identifying them in the community. 

National Competency Framework for Safeguarding Adults

The information here is vital for community workers, community nurses and domiciliary care workers, and individuals who have family or friends who are isolating alone, to spot and deal with signs that they are being targeted by a scam. You are key in spotting these issues and identifying them in the community. 

Guidance for Christian faith organisations in the support and 

value of older people 

This guidance has developed out of a lifelong passion and interest for Karen Grimshaw and I. We first met at university in London some 40 years ago and we became lifelong friends. We both developed a professional interest in the care of older citizens and over the years we have discussed writing guidance such as this for Christian organisations, based on our experience and our own personal faith. 

Loneliness in Older People

Guidance on how Christian faith organisations can support older people facing loneliness

Financial scamming and its impact have been receiving a higher public profile in recent months, yet though it is recognised as a growing problem, there is a lack of clear research and evidence into the scale of the problem, its causes and the impact on the public.

Leading Successful Teams in Churches and Christian faith-based organisations 

This purpose of this text is to help Christians understand what constitutes a successful team, and how to develop and maintain one in practice. Within this text we explore why some teams excel and others do not, introduce techniques and leadership behaviours that work, in different church or Christian faith-based contexts. 

Financial Scamming and Fraud

This purpose of this text is to help Christians understand what constitutes a successful team, and how to develop and maintain one in practice. Within this text we explore why some teams excel and others do not, introduce techniques and leadership behaviours that work, in different church or Christian faith-based contexts. 

Next of Kin: Understanding decision making authrities

The term Next of Kin (NoK) is commonly used and there is a presumption that the person you identify as your NoK has certain rights and duties. Health and social care colleagues should always consult the people closest to a person who lacks capacity to understand that person’s wishes and feelings to help them make a decision in that person’s best
interests. However, the person identified as next of kin should not be asked to sign and/ or consent to certain interventions (unless they have a legal basis for doing so – see
overleaf). This is a mistake often made in many hospital and nursing or residential type accommodations, where family members are asked to sign care plans, end of life plans and other treatment options and provide consent which is not legally valid.

Love Southampton Report : 2022-2023

I am delighted to report that Love Southampton has become a voice for the churches in the city and has developed strong and positive relations with Southampton City Council, the
NHS and other significant local organisations. God has opened doors for us in remarkable ways and we have taken up opportunities to participate in exciting new projects and initiatives. The Faith New Deal grant has been a gamechanger and will be explained in this report.

Love Southampton Food Poverty and Distribution - A Model for the wider Church.

The headline results are simply staggering. Over 1.4 million meals were distributed in a year, equivalent to £5.8 million worth of food, delivered by 18,720 hours of work by volunteers. 
Moreover, this support has moved from emergency food aid to become a critical service in the support of the most marginalised in our society. There is clear evidence that children in schools struggle to concentrate during a school day without this provision simply because they are hungry.