David Orr
Dr David Orr is a senior lecturer in social work at the University of Sussex, where his principal research interests focus on adult safeguarding and self-neglect, dementia and cross-cultural mental health.
He has carried out research in these and other fields for the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), Department of Health, Department for International Development, Skills for Care and International Medical Corps.
Before entering academia, he worked in community mental health teams in the areas of adult learning disability and older adult mental health.
All posts by David Orr
Explains the causes of self-neglect (which includes hoarding) and gives advice on how to conduct thorough, sensitive assessments - either as a safeguarding enquiry, or under the Care Act - to unpick complex situations. This guide also looks at
balancing respect for autonomy with duty of care, and provides examples of interventions.
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