Making Safeguarding Personal

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Making Safeguarding Personal. The role of Music Therapy in improving outcomes for Adults at risk.

• IRAS ID

  138724

• Contact name

  R Meta J Killick

• Contact email

  rebekah.killick@sutton.gov.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  London Borough of Sutton

• Research summary

  Can Music therapy increase autonomy for adults at risk resulting in them remaining safer and feel more in control in their lives?

  This is important because there is evidence that Safeguarding interventions do not always produce outcomes that the adults at risk feels is of benefit to them (LGA/ADASS 2013). A study (Sherwood-Johnson et al 2013) showed that adult support and protection (ASP) work can support, or further damage an adult’s strengths, skills and sense of self depending on the way it is performed.

  The participants will be adults with learning disabilities known to be at risk in Sutton. The study will last 6 months and participants will receive weekly group music therapy.

  The study will take place at the Sutton Inclusion Centre. The participants will receive music therapy aimed to enable them to express themselves more freely. The sessions will be recorded and analysed.

  The approach used to analyse the data will be Interpretive phenomenological analysis, a method which according to Smith (2007) aims to explore in depth the various ways in which participants make sense of their personal and social world.

  Themes from the project will be analysed aiming to increase understanding of the experience of being part of the safeguarding process from the perspective of the participants.

  References:
  LGA/ADASS (2013). Making Safeguarding Personal. London, Local Government Association.
  Sherwood-Johnson, F, Cross, B, Daniel, B (2013) “The experience of being protected“, Journal of Adult Protection, The, Vol. 15 Iss: 3, pp.115 - 126
  Smith, J.A. (2007). Hermeneutics, human sciences and health: Linking theory and practice. International Journal Of Qualitative Studies On Health And Well-Being, 2, 3-11

• REC name

  London - Harrow Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  14/LO/0700

• Date of REC Opinion

  30 May 2014

• REC opinion

  Unfavourable Opinion