Holding the therapeutic state at bay? Balancing autonomy and protection in Singapore's Vulnerable Adults Act

• Main Author: CHAN, Wing Cheong
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2020
• Subjects: Elder abuse; elder law; vulnerable adults; Asian Studies; Elder Law; Gerontology
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/3047; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sol_research/article/5005/viewcontent/WING_CHAN_SINGAPORES_Elder_Law_Review_pv.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Abuse, exploitation and neglect of adults raise complex issues on the freedom of the individual to choose for themselves versus the powers of the State to intervene. The law has traditionally limited the scope of compulsory intervention to extreme situations only which can frustrate social workers w...