Posted: July 9th, 2022

Describe the fundamental principles of welfare law

SAP103: Introduction to Welfare Law-

Assignment Task

UNIT LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the completion of this unit, a student should be able to:

LO1 Describe the fundamental principles of welfare law.

LO2 Analyse knowledge of the relationship between welfare law, ethics and human practice..

LO3 Demonstrate an understanding on the nature of professional practice, including codes of ethics, standards and responsibilities, in the community services sector.

LO4 Demonstrate an understanding on the connections between legal processes and ethical considerations.

LO5 Apply knowledge of how welfare law protects: children, adults who experience domestic violence, separating families, people with a disability, the elderly, cultural minorities, Aboriginal and Torres Straits Islander communities.

Assessment 1: Take home exam

The goal of this take home written assessment is to test your understanding of some fundamental concepts and terms used in welfare law, and to test your capacity to apply these concepts to practical scenarios involving clients.

Assessment 2: Practical Report

You are playing the role of a community service worker supporting an elderly mother in her 80s who is seeking an order to protect herself from family violence perpetrated by her adult son. Her adult son lives at home with your client and is also her career. You are required to investigate your local court and associated family violence support services and submit a written Support Plan for your client (i.e., the mother).

Based on your individual research, your written Support Plan must include the following:

(a) The location and role of the local court in the context of seeking a family violence protection order; (b) A summary of the legal process as it relates to protecting the elderly mother from family violence by order of the court;

(c) An overview of the local support services available in connection with the court and external to the court that would assist your client;

(d) An explanation of how you (as the community service worker) would prepare if you received a subpoena to both submit your file notes, and attend court as a witness in this case;

(e) Identify and discuss two ethical issues that could arise for you in your role as a community service professional assisting the mother in this matter. Include a description of how you would respond to the ethical issues that you have identified.

Word Count: 1500-1700 words

The assessment will require you to research and review the welfare law and its application in practice for one of the following vulnerable client groups:

• Mental health inpatients requiring protection of their human rights;

• Children requiring protection from parental abuse;

• People with a disability requiring protection from discrimination in the workplace;

• Elderly requiring protection from financial abuse.

Your essay must include the following:

• Analysis of the reasons why legal protection is needed;

• Overview of the relevant principles of welfare law;

• Critique of the current application of the law.

Your essay must be based on a review of the literature and should include at least 8 current peer-reviewed (scholarly) journal articles or book chapters. This is in addition to any textbook, websites or other references you use. You must use APA 7 Referencing.