Safeguarding Report: Analyzing the Case of Mackenzie Jones' Abuse

This report analyzes the safeguarding case of Mackenzie Jones, a man diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia who is at risk of financial and emotional abuse. The report begins with a completed Safeguarding Enquiry (Section 42) form detailing the concerns. It identifies financial and emotional abuse as the primary risks, drawing on evidence from the case study, including his relationship with Karen Brocklehurst and interactions with friends. The report then provides intervention strategies for the identified abuse types. Additionally, the report provides a rationale for assessing Mackenzie's mental capacity and discusses the implications of this assessment for working with him. Finally, the report demonstrates the application of the 'Making Safeguarding Personal' approach to ensure his needs are met. The report emphasizes the importance of immediate safety measures and the involvement of other agencies where necessary. It highlights the impact of the abuse on Mackenzie and the need for appropriate support and intervention, including family-oriented interventions to support the parents in dealing with the situation effectively.

Safeguarding In Practice

Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
Task 1...............................................................................................................................................3
Safeguarding enquiry (section 42) form.................................................................................3
Task 2...............................................................................................................................................1
What category of abuse is placing the person at most risk? Draw on the evidence in your discussion and to identify what would be the best way
to intervene with this form of abuse.......................................................................................1
Task 3...............................................................................................................................................3
Provide your rationale for your assessment of this person’s mental capacity. What are the implications of your decision for how you would
work with the person at risk?..................................................................................................3
Task 4...............................................................................................................................................4
Demonstrate how you would apply Making Safeguarding Personal with this person at risk 4
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
Safeguarding is referred as an action which is taken in order to promote the welfare of children as well as protect them from any kind of
harm. Safeguarding in practice means protecting the rights of an individual to live in safe and free from neglect and abuse environment. Setting up
a good safeguarding policy means children are safe from others who might pose a risk and involves community and voluntary organisation,
private sector providers, faith groups, sports club, schools and hospitals. This report is based on the case study of Mackenzie Jones who was
diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and as at the risk of abuse. The report covers completion of safeguarding enquiry form on the basis of
concerns regarding Mackenzie and information provided in case study scenario. Apart from this, the category of risk for Mackenzie is identified
and the best way to intervene this form of abuses id defined. In addition to this, a rationale for assessment of mental capacity of Mackenzie is
provided and at last, making safeguarding personal approach is applied in relation to Mackenzie.
Task 1
Safeguarding enquiry (section 42) form
Task 1: Safeguarding Adults Initial Enquiry Form
This form is to be used to notify Adult Social Care of suspected or actual instances of abuse or neglect and is
the start of a Safeguarding Adults (Section 42) Enquiry under the Care Act.
This form should be completed as fully as possible in order that robust decisions can be made about the
progression, or otherwise, of the Safeguarding Adults Enquiry.
Person completing
the form:
Karl Role of Person: Community Psychiatric Nurse
Date of referral to Adult
Social Care:
19/ 11/ 2020 Organisation: Local Safeguarding Children Boards
Phone number: 754719831376 Type of service: Safeguarding children by developing policies and
procedures
Details of incident/suspected/actual abuse or neglect
Date of
alleged
incident:
17/ 11/ 2020 Who reported
the
alert/concern?
Karl

Time of alleged
incident:
02:25 Date of report: 19/ 11/ 2020
Where did the incident occur? 25A Coldham Street, Bexley
Details of the adult at risk
Name: Mackenzie Jones Date of Birth: 12/ 06/ 98
Telephone: [phone] Ethnicity: White British
Address: 25A Coldham Street, Bexley
What is the adult’s primary reason for needing care and support? (please tick)

Physical support: Sensory support: Support with
memory and
cognition:
Learning disability
support:
Asperger’s syndrome
support:
Autism support:
Mental health support: ✔ Social support (includes
support for carers/substance
misusers):
✔ No support reason:
Other health condition: Please
specify:
Any other details about the
adult at risk:
Mackenzie is at the risk of abuse
Details of the alleged perpetrator (where relevant)
Name: Relationship to victim:
Date of birth: Ethnicity:
(1) Please give a detailed description of the incident (including times), all people involved, witnesses and any
other comments you feel are relevant. If the concern relates to physical abuse please provide a body map.
(Maximum 200 words)
Mackenzie was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia three years later and is in relationship with Karen Brocklehurst who is 28 years old. She
is often short of money and Mackenzie helps her. He loaned her 500 pounds which was the savings that he had given by his parents to assist
furnish the bedsit. But, when he asked Karen for money back, then she got angry and denied that it was a loan. Apart from this, when
Mackenzie met up with his friends at local pub, he bought the drinks as usual, but when he was not able to buy more drinks, his friends started
mocking him. This shows that Karen and new friends of Mackenzie abused him financially which makes him felt uncomfortable and angry. In
addition to this, he is also abused emotionally by his friends and Karen. He is worried that Karen may be taking advantage of him and wonders
if he can trust anyone. This depicts the risk of financial and emotional abuse for Mackenzie.
Type of abuse (tick all that apply):
Physical Sexual Psychological/emotional ✔
Financial/material ✔ Neglect/omission Discriminatory
Organisational/institutional Self-neglect Domestic abuse/violence
Modern slavery Radicalisation/extremism Other
If other, please specify:

Is the victim at risk of further abuse/neglect? (please tick) Yes ✔ No Unknown

(2) What has been done to ensure the immediate safety of the alleged victim(s) and others? Completing and submitting
this form does not constitute management of immediate risks. (Maximum 200 words)
For ensuring the immediate safety of victim, responding and reporting the incidence is very necessary. The professional requires to develop a
written report and then report to line manager about the concern.
Were the Police called? Yes No ✔
Please provide the outcome of the Police action and Police log number (if available):
If the incident relates to domestic abuse/violence, has the
MARAC Checklist (CAADA-DASH) been completed?
Yes No ✔
If yes, has a referral to MARAC been considered?
Please provide details, including discussions with your
agency’s Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for MARAC:
Yes No
Please provide details of other agencies involved that will be able to help with the safeguarding adults enquiry:
Local Safeguarding Adults Boards
Are you aware that there have there been any previous referrals made
in relation to this adult at risk or alleged perpetrator?
Yes ✔ No
If yes, please provide details (e.g. dates, type of abuse, action taken):
Mackenzie was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia three years ago which may put him and his family members in physical abuse.
Are there any risks to others (other adults, children)? Yes ✔ No Unknown
Please provide details (also include who this information has been shared with – e.g. Police, Children’s Social
Care, MAPPA). If there are risks to children you must notify Children’s Social Care.

Involvement of the adult(s) at risk
The following section is crucial to determining the next steps in the safeguarding adults enquiry and every attempt should
be made to complete it as fully as possible.
Has the adult(s) at risk given consent for this referral? Yes ✔ No
If no, please confirm why you have not sought consent or are overriding consent (please tick):
Public interest (risks to others) Risk of serious harm Suspected serious crime
Adult at risk lacks mental
capacity to provide consent
(best interest decision made)
Ability to consent is affected
by threatening or coercive
behaviour
Seeking consent would
increase risks to the
adult or others
Other, please provide details below:
(3) Do you think the adult at risk has mental capacity in relation to
making decisions about their safety?
Yes No ✔
If no, has a mental capacity assessment been undertaken? Yes ✔ No
Do you think the adult at risk would have substantial difficulty in
participating in the safeguarding adults process?
Yes ✔ No
If yes, is there a suitable person who could represent them?
(e.g. family member, friend, advocate)
Yes ✔ No Unknown
Please provide the name and contact details of this suitable person:
Friend
Has the adult at risk’s family been informed of the concerns (where the adult
has consented to this)?
Yes ✔ No
If you think the adult at risk may need support to participate in the safeguarding adults process, please provide
details of what support may be required:
1. Assessing and addressing risk
2. Supporting and make the adult at risk able to attain the results that they see as best for them
3. Taking appropriate action with a service
(4) What does the adult at risk (or their representative) say that they want to happen as a result of this meeting and as
a result of a safeguarding enquiry (what are the client’s desired outcomes)? (Max words 200)
The desired outcomes of the client can be to protect from any kind of abuse and ensure proper health and well being.

Signed: Date:
Printed: Time:
Task 2
What category of abuse is placing the person at most risk? Draw on the evidence in your
discussion and to identify what would be the best way to intervene with this form of abuse
The category of abuse which is placing Mackenzie at most risk is financial abuse and
emotional or psychological abuse. The financial abuse including controlling the ability of victim
to acquire, utilise as well as maintain financial resources. The people who are victimized
financially might be prevented from working. It may vary from situation to situation and
sometimes the abuser might utilise subtle tactics such as manipulation whereas the other abusers
may be more intermediating, demanding and overt. The aim of the financial abuse is always
similar, i.e., to gain control and power in a relationship. Financial abuse can be stated as one of
the most powerful way of keeping a victim trapped into abusive relationship (How to Identify
Financial Abuse in a Relationship, 2020). In case of Mackenzie, he is in relationship with Karen
Brocklehurst who is 28 years old. She is often short of money and Mackenzie helps her. He
loaned her 500 pounds which was the savings that he had given by his parents to assist furnish
the bedsit. But, when he asked Karen for money back, then she got angry and denied that it was a
loan.
Apart from this, when Mackenzie met up with his friends at local pub, he bought the drinks
as usual, but when he was not able to buy more drinks, his friends started mocking him. This
shows that Karen and new friends of Mackenzie abused him financially which makes him felt
uncomfortable and angry. In addition to this, he is also abused emotionally by his friends and
Karen. Emotional abuse is referred as a way to control other individual by utilising emotions in
order to embarrass, blame, criticize, shame or otherwise manipulate the other individual.
Generally, a relationship can be emotionally abusive when a consistent pattern of bullying
behaviour and abusive words is there that wear down self-esteem of a person as well as
undermine their mental health. Emotional and mental abuse can happen in any relationship
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involving family members, friends and co-workers. The goal of this kind of abuse is to control
the victim through silencing, isolating and discrediting (What Is Emotional Abuse?, 2020). In
case of Mackenzie, the similar happens to him. Even though he knows that Karen abuse him
financially, he wants things to workout with Karen. However, he is worried that she may take
advantage of him but, is too afraid to leave. Resulted to this, he feels unsure and inadequate of
himself because of emotional abuse which accompanies financial abuse. Financial abuse leaves
the victim vulnerable to physical abuse.
Most of the treatment interventions for emotional abuse seek to alter parents or environment
of home. Recently, the treatment services begin to incorporate findings that developed on
developmental, ecological models of child maltreatment and analyse the interactions of members
of family, perception of parents of children, behavioural characteristics which may restrict the
abilities of printing and emotional reactions to stressful situations. The contemporary parent
training program emphasize on enhancing cognitive behavioural skills as well as usually adapt
the behavioural methods developed originally to help non abusive families with the children who
are behaviourally disturbed. In case of Mackenzie, he was diagnosed with paranoid
schizophrenia and his parents found that they could not to cope up with the delusional behaviour
of Mackenzie which they found distressing and worried about their own safety. In this case, the
family oriented intervention helps his parents to deal with the situation effectively. The parent
education program has demonstrated the effectiveness in enhancing the capacity of care takers
and parents to cease some harmful behaviours as well as to adopt the behaviour which is
commonly related to healthy child development. Apart from this, trauma focused therapies is an
another evidence based intervention which is specifically target the influence of trauma or abuse
on children. These therapies emphasized on reduction in anxiety, depression and posttraumatic
stress in children who have experienced abuse. These interventions help the care professionals of
Mackenzie to handle the situation effectively and enable him to live healthier life.
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Task 3
Provide your rationale for your assessment of this person’s mental capacity. What are the
implications of your decision for how you would work with the person at risk?
The mental capacity assessment is defined as the process which is utilised to ascertain
whether a person can safely make particular decisions regarding their welfare. The evaluation
might be performing by utilising structured interview the person who is to be assessed.
Consultations and interviews would also be there with other people, involving professionals and
family members who know the person who is to be assessed well. This assessment may require
an analysis of Social Work records and use of psychometric test may be necessary in capacity
assessment. The capacity of assessment can be complex where the capacity of a person fluctuates
or where major disputes are there between the professional or family and the person included
about whether or not he or she lack capacity. By use of Wechsler Adult Intelligence Test and
Wechsler Memory Scale for individuals with neuropsychological impairments, learning
disabilities and dementia. Apart from the use of memory test and IQ test in capacity assessment,
kaplan baycrest neuropsychological assessment might also use by psychologist. The Mental
Capacity Act, 2005 sets out a framework for evaluating the mental capacity of person. Several
situations are there in which the capacity of individual required to be evaluated. In case of
Mackenzie, he requires the capacity assessment test as he is at the risk of abuse and have little
insight in to the risk posed through making effective decisions. There are five principles based on
which the mental capacity of an individual assessed. The initiation of the capacity assessment is
that the individual being assessed is able to make own decision. Second principle includes
providing support necessary for an individual to make own decisions and necessary reasonable
adjustments. The third principle is do not conclude that the person cannot make decision simply
due to unwise decisions or somebody else disagrees with it. The fourth principle is that if it is
seen that the individual is not able to make decisions for himself or herself, then another
individual will have to make proper decisions for them in best way by completely taking into
consideration their best interest. The last principle is that if the decisions are made through
another professionals or relative, that individual should always select least restrictive action
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course which doesn't confine and interferes with rights more than required. The code of practices
defines the way Mental Capacity Act works on daily basis as well as gives guidance to those
who are working with individuals who may lack capacity (Mental Capacity Act 2005 at a glance,
2020). The key features of Act are explaining by the codes along with some practical steps which
individuals are utilising and interpreting the law required to take into consideration.
In case of Mackenzie, he is at the risk of abuse. He seems to thrive in his own space and he
feels lonely. He was also worried about that someone may taking advantage of him and wonders
to trust anyone. Apart from this, he met up with his friends at local pub and a mountain when he
was not able to buy drinks. Karen with whom he is in relationship with denied him to give her
money back. All these things depict that he is in the high risk of financial and emotional abuse.
Apart from this, earlier Mackenzie was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia which involves
hallucinations and delusions. The symptoms of disorder are that it blurs the line between what is
real and what is not real which make it difficult for Mackenzie to lead a typical life. This
demonstrate that he does not have mental capacity and is at risk of abuse. Performing mental
capacity assessment would impact positively on the mental, emotional and physical wellbeing of
Mackenzie. It also helps in future work with individual at risk as it supports in ensuring good
health and wellbeing of individual.
Task 4
Demonstrate how you would apply Making Safeguarding Personal with this person at risk
Making safeguarding personal is referred as the sector led initiative that aims to develop
outcomes emphasize to safeguarding work and different responses in order to support individuals
to enhance or resolve their circumstances. In case of Mackenzie, developing a safeguarding
culture which emphasize on personalised outcomes with care and support needs of him is the
main strategic and operational goal of making safeguarding personal approach. This is a broader
participation strategy that can help healthcare professionals in engaging Mackenzie within the
care and support practices. The focus of this approach is on qualitative reporting and quantitative
measures and is a person centred approach that help in working with the person who is at risk
like Mackenzie. For making safeguarding personal approach, establish it as a core objective of
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safeguarding. After that, policies strategies and training takes place across the whole partnership
with support developing safeguarding personal and render consistency and transparency of
values and culture. The safeguarding adults board define the core principle of practice and
strategy and then emphasize on issues and promote the cultures and values seeking assurance on
practice standards which deliver making safeguarding personal. The mental capacity act is
referred as empowering legislation and support making safeguarding personal. The safeguarding
adults board ensure that there is clear emphasize on prevention and early intervention which
requires empowering everyone in order to recognise potential for neglect or abuse and to raise
concerns.
While working with Mackenzie, the making safeguarding personal approach enable
organisation to work alongside communities or individuals in order to prevent neglect and abuse
and to intervene at early stage where there is concerns. It helps in developing a transparent and
open culture which values, welcomes as well as responds to feedback from team members and
people who require support from safeguarding services. Apart from this, the information on
outcomes is gathered and reported in such a manner that safeguarding adults board as well as
partners can evidence the differentiation they are making for individuals and utilise it to
enhancing safeguarding support. By the help of this approach, people are actively involved in
accomplishing those outcomes as well as developing resilience as an outcome. For making the
safeguarding personal approach across all organisations, the six main safeguarding adults and
wellbeing principles are the key part. The strategies developed in making safeguarding personal
approach enable care practitioners to work in such a manner, by looking at skills they require and
support they are getting to make able this shift in culture. In relation to Mackenzie, making
safeguarding personal is applied by gaining the consent of individual and by hearing about the
views of individuals regarding what they want as an outcome of application of this approach. At
all the stages of safeguarding process, executing this approach means providing opportunities to
change. By contacting with the person who pose risks to Mackenzie, altering an aspect of his
care plan and asking that individual who has hurt him to apologize that help to put making
safeguarding personal into practice. In the case when an individual lack mental capacity to take
informed decisions, personalized practice approach is utilised.
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CONCLUSION
As per the above mentioned report, it has been concluded that Mackenzie is at risk of
abuse and due to his condition of paranoid schizophrenia, he may provide physical harm to
himself and others. The trauma focused therapies and the family oriented intervention help in
dealing with the situation of Mackenzie more effectively. Apart from this, performing mental
capacity test help in determining the ability of an individual to take informed decisions.
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