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

• المؤلف الرئيسي: CHAN, Wing Cheong
• التنسيق: text
• اللغة: English
• منشور في: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2020
• الموضوعات: Elder abuse; elder law; vulnerable adults; Asian Studies; Elder Law; Gerontology
• الوصول للمادة أونلاين: 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
• المؤسسة: 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...