Ms Bridget Penhale
Reader in Gerontology
Address:
The University of Sheffield School of Nursing and Midwifery
Samuel Fox House
Northern General Hospital
Herries Road
Sheffield
S5 7AU
Tel: 0114 226 9606
Email: B.Penhale@sheffield.ac.uk
Qualifications
BA (Hons) Psychology (University of Nottingham) 1977; MSc Social Work Studies (University of London/LSE) 1981; Certificate of Qualification in Social Work 1981.
Research Interests
Elder abuse, adult protection, domestic & family violence, attachment and inter-generational relationships in alter life, older people and adult social care, mental health (specifically older people´s issues), loss, grief and bereavement in later life, stroke outcomes, social work and health related issues.
Key projects & grants
European Commission grant DAPHNE project, Partner institution; Intimate partner violence & older women (with colleagues from Germany, Poland, Austria, Hungary, Portugal), Jan. 2009 – Dec 2010 450,000euros
European Commission grant DAPHNE project, consultant; Prevalence study of violence against older women (with colleagues from Finland, Belgium, Austria, Lithuania, Portugal), Jun. 2009 – Jun 2011
450,000 euros
DoH Abuse, Neglect and Loss of Dignity Research Programme, Scientific Advisor role, June 2008 – Oct. 2010
ESRC, New Dynamics of Ageing Programme, Detecting and preventing financial abuse of older adults (with colleagues from Brunel, Hertfordshire, Northumbria and Plymouth), Sept. 2008-Sept. 2010
European Commission grant (restricted tender), Review of Elder Abuse (with Goergen, Juklestad and Lamura), Sept. 2007 – Mar 2008
RIPFA, Penhale. `CHANGE Project on Adult Protection´. Academic co-ordinator role. May 2007- June 2009
Scottish Executive, Kingston and Penhale. `Literature review on Interventions in Adult Protection´. Oct. 2006-May 2007
Comic Relief/DoH `National Study on Mistreatment and Abuse of Older People´. Project management role. 2005-2007
European Commission AGIS programme, Walentich et al. `Violence and Grave Neglect of the Elderly´. 2005-2007
European Commission, Hagemann-White, Martinez, Schrottle, et al. `Co-ordinated Action on Human Rights Violations (CAHRV)´ 2004-2007
GIAN/WHO Rapin, Kaindl, Penhale et al. `Global responses to Elder Abuse´. 2004-2006
DoH, Penhale, Manthorpe and Kingston. `Partnership and Regulation in Adult Protection´. 2004-2007
Stroke Association, Alaszewski, Potter and Penhale. `Younger People and Stroke´. 2003-2005
Professional activities and recognition
- Member, National Social Care Research Ethics Committee (national group 2009ff)
- International Associate Editor, Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 2001ff
- Co-Editor, Journal of Adult Protection, 2003 ff
- Member of National Advisory Group on No secrets Review, 2008ff
- Specialist Assessor, RAE panel 40, 2008ff
- Member of SCIE Partner’s Council, 2007ff
- Member of Specialist Library in Later Life, 2007ff
- Board Member of International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (INPEA) 2006 ff (European Regional representative, 1997-2006)
- Member of National Reference Network on Adult Protection, 2005ff
- Co-Editor, Journal of Adult Protection, 2003ff
- Independent Chair, Hull Domestic Violence Forum, 1998ff
- Member, European Network on Conflict, Violence and Gender, 1997ff
- International Editor, Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 2003ff (Associate Editor)
Recent publications
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JULIAN, G. and PENHALE, B (2009) Safety Matters: developing practice in safeguarding adults; Practitioner Handbook, Totnes: Dartington Trust (Research in Practice for Adults)
PENHALE, B. (2009) Adult protection and risk among older people with mental health problems In OLF/Pavilion (2009) (Eds) Older Peoples´ Mental Health Today: A Handbook, Brighton: Pavilion.
REID, D., PENHALE, B., MANTHORPE, J., PERKINS, N., PINKNEY, L. and HUSSEIN, S. (2009) Form and function: views from members of Adult Protection Committees in England and Wales, Journal of Adult Protection 11, 4, 20-29
PEREZ-ROJO, G., IZAL, M., MONTORIO, I. and PENHALE, B. (2009) Risk Factors of Elder Abuse in a community dwelling Spanish sample, Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 49, 1, 17-21
PINKNEY, L., PENHALE, B, MANTHORPE, J. PERKINS, N. REID, D. and HUSSEIN, S. (2008) Voices from the frontline: social workers´ perceptions of multi-agency working in Adult Protection in England and Wales, Journal of Adult Protection, 10, 4, 12-24
JULIAN, G. and PENHALE, B (2008) Safety Matters: developing practice in safeguarding adults; Pilot Handbook, Totnes: Dartington Trust (Research in Practice for Adults)
PENHALE, B. and PARKER, J. (2008) Working with Vulnerable Adults, Abingdon: Routledge.
PENHALE, B. (2008) Elder Abuse in the UK, Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 20, 2, 151-168.
HUSSEIN, S., MANTHORPE, J. & PENHALE, B. (2007) Public Perceptions of the neglect and mistreatment of older people: findings from a UK survey, Ageing & Society, 27, 6, 919-940
ALASZEWSKI, A, ALASZEWSKI, H. POTTER, J. AND PENHALE, B. (2007) Working after a stroke: Survivors' experiences and perceptions of barriers to and facilitators of the return to paid employment, Disability and Rehabilitation, 29, 24, 1858-1869
PERKINS, N., PENHALE, B, REID, D., PINKNEY, L., HUSSEIN, S. and MANTHORPE, J. (2007) Partnerships and Regulation in Adult Protection, Journal of Adult Protection, 9, 3, 9-23
PENHALE, B. (2007) Ethics and Charging for Care in Maclaren, S. & Leathard, A. Ethics and Contemporary Challenges, Bristol: Policy Press.
PENHALE, B. (2007) Elder Abuse in Europe, Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 18, 1, 107-116.
PEREZ- ROJO, G & PENHALE, B. (2006) Maltrato de las personas mayores:situación actual en el Reino Unido, Revue Espanol Geriatria y Gerontologia 41(5):289-96
PENHALE, B. (2006) Elder Abuse, Older Women and Considerations of Mental Health in BACKES, G., LASCH, V. & REIMANN, K (Eds) Gender, Health and Ageing: European Perspectives in Life Course, Health Issues and Social Challenges, Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften 2006, (pp. 205-225)
PENHALE, B. (2006) Global developments in Elder Abuse in WAHIDIN, A. & CAIN, M. (Eds) Ageing, Crime and Older, Cullompton: Willan Publishing
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