Jacki Pritchard is a qualified social worker registered with the General Social Care Council. She has 31 years experience of working in the field of social care, gaining experience both as a social worker and a manager in fieldwork teams and hospital settings. For the past 19 years she has specialised in abuse, violence and risk, working independently as a:
- Social worker
- Trainer
- Researcher
- Writer
- Consultant
- Expert witness
QUALIFICATIONS
- B.A. (HONOURS) Economics
- M.A. Applied Social Studies
- Certificate of Qualification in Social Work (CQSW)
- Accreditation in Practice Teaching (CCETSW)
CURRENT COMMITMENTS
- Series Editor, Good Practice in Health, Social Care and Criminal Justice Series, Jessica Kingsley Publishers
(London, England and Bristol, Pennsylvania, USA) - Series Editor, Violence and Abuse Series Jessica Kingsley Publishers (London, England and Bristol, Pennsylvania, USA)
- Steering Group Member, Action on Elder Abuse Facilitated Support Groups Project
RELATED EXPERIENCE
- Co-Founder of PAVA (Practitioner Alliance Against Abuse of Vulnerable Adults)
- Founder of Beyond Existing, Support Groups for Adults Who Have Been Abused.
- Independent Chairperson Lincolnshire Safeguarding Adults Board
- Researcher: “The Needs of Older Women: Services for Victims of Elder Abuse and Other Abuse” (Joseph Rowntree Foundation) and "The Needs of Vulnerable Adults: Services for Victims of Abuse"
- Senior Associate with Ashley Maynard and Rowan
- Over the years Jacki Pritchard has written extensively on a wide range of social work related topics:
PUBLICATIONS
ELDER/ADULT ABUSE
Pritchard, J. (1989) 'Confronting the taboo of the abuse of elderly people.' Social Work Today 5th October, 12-13.
Pritchard, J. (1990a) 'Old and abused.' Social Work Today 15th February 22-23.
Pritchard, J. (1990b) 'Charting the hits.' Care Weekly 19th October, 10-11.
Pritchard, J. (February 1991a) 'Identifying abuse.' Community Outlook Vol. 1(2), 19-20.
Pritchard, J. (1991b) 'Sufferers in silence.' Care Weekly 9th August, 10-11.
Pritchard, J. (1993a) 'Dispelling some myths.' Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect Volume 5 No 2, 27-35.
Pritchard, J. (1993b) 'Gang warfare', Community Care 8th July, 22-23.
Pritchard, J. (1994). 'Social work practice in dealing with abuse' in Mervyn Eastman (ed) Old Age Abuse: a new perspective. London: Chapman and Hall.
Pritchard, J. (1995) The Abuse of Older People 2nd Edition. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
Pritchard, J. (1996) Working with Elder Abuse: a training manual for home care, residential and day care staff. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Pritchard, J. (1996) 'Darkness visible.' Nursing Times October 16th-22nd, 26-31
Pritchard, J. (1997) 'System failure.' Community Care 28th August - 3rd September, 21.
Pritchard, J. (1998) 'Psychodynamic counselling and older people who have been abused' in Zetta Bear (ed) Good Practice in Counselling People Who Have Been Abused. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
Pritchard, J. [ed] (1999) Elder Abuse Work: Best Practice in Britain and Canada. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
Pritchard, J. (2000a) The Needs of Older Women: Services for Victims of Elder Abuse and Other Abuse. Bristol: Policy Press.
Pritchard, J. (2000b) 'Elder abuse: would you recognise it?' Agility 2000 No 1, 13-14.
Pritchard, J. (2001) Becoming A Trainer In Adult Abuse Work. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
Pritchard, J. (2001) 'Elder Abuse' in L. Cull and J. Roche (eds) The Law and Social Work. Basingstoke: The Open University.
Pritchard, J. [ed] (2001) Good Practice with Vulnerable Adults. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
Pritchard, J. (2001) Males Victims of Elder Abuse: Their Experiences and Needs. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
Pritchard, J. (September 2002) 'The abuse of older men.' The Journal of Adult Protection 4(3), 14-23.
Pritchard, J. (October 2002) 'Training in adult abuse' Signpost Volume 7, Number 2, 4-8.
Pritchard, J. (2003) Support Groups for Older People Who Have Been Abused: Beyond Existing. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
Pritchard, J. (2003) 'The role of social workers and GPs' in S. Amiel and I. Heath (eds) Family Violence in Primary Care. Oxford: University Press.
Pritchard, J. (November 2003) 'Protecting individuals from abuse: a vital part of care.' Nursing and Residential Care,507-512.
Pritchard J. and Sainsbury, E. (2004) Can You Read Me?: Creative Writing with Adult and Child Victims of Abuse.London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
Pritchard, J. (May 2007) Working with Adult Abuse: A Training Manual for People Working with Vulnerable Adults. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
Pritchard, J (2007) ‘Identifying and working with older male victims of abuse in England.’ Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, Volume 19, Numbers 1 and 2, 109-127.
Pritchard, J. (July 2008) Good Practice in Safeguarding Adults: Working Effectively in Adult Protection. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
Pritchard, J. (October 2008) Good Practice in the Law and Safeguarding Adults: Criminal Justice and Adult Protection.London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
Pritchard, J wrote the booklet Safeguarding People with Dementia: Recognising Adult Abuse for The Alzheimers' Society (2009 and 2011)
Pritchard, J with Leslie, S. (2011) Recording Skills in Safeguarding Adults: Best Practice and Evidential Requirements. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
OTHER SUBJECTS
Pritchard, J.H, Streatfield, D.R, and Wilson, T.D. (May 1979) 'An illuminative evaluation programme for assessing information services.'
Aslib proceedings 31(5), 245-250.
Pritchard, J.H and Goldie, J.L. (February 1981) 'Interview methodology - comparison of three types of interview: one to one, group and telephone interviews.' Aslib proceedings 33(2), 62-66.
Streatfield D.R. and Pritchard, J.H. (August 1981) 'Putting information on tap. Social Work Today 12 (49), 8-10.
Literature review articles in Social Work Information Bulletin January - March 1980 on the following topics: abortion, behaviour modification, ethnic minorities, ex-offenders and marital violence.
Owen, H. and Pritchard, J. [eds] (1993) Good Practice in Child Protection. London: Jessica Kingsley.
Pritchard, J. [ed] (1994) Good Practice in Supervision. London: Jessica Kingsley.
Kemshall, H. and Pritchard, J. [eds] (1996) Good Practice in Risk Assessment and Risk Management. Volume 1 London: Jessica Kingsley.
Kemshall, H. and Pritchard, J. [eds] (1997) Good Practice in Risk Assessment and Risk Management 2: Protection, Rights and Responsibilities. London: Jessica Kingsley.
Kemshall, H. and Pritchard J. [eds] (1999) Good Practice in Working with Violence. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
Kemshall, H. and Pritchard, J. [eds] (2000) Good Practice in Working with Victims of Violence. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Pritchard, J. (2001) 'The myth of confidentiality: a social work view.' in Christopher Cordess [ed] Confidentiality and Mental Health. London Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
Pritchard, J. (2003). Training Manual for Working with Older People in Residential and Day care Settings. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
Ryan, T. and Pritchard, J. [eds] (2004) Good Practice in Adult Mental Health. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
