SWM5102 |Critical Social Work | Management

 Objectives

This assessment task relates to outcomes 1,2,and 8 for this unit:

1. Describe and identify the specific biopsychosocial developmental needs that arise in childhood, adolescence and adulthood to inform direct social work practice with individuals and families.
2. Explain how risk and protective factors may enhance or impede the development of resilience in childhood, adolescence and adulthood and consider how to apply this knowledge in working with individuals and families.
3. Demonstrate appropriate and reflexive use of ‘self’ in the professional helping relationship, based on an awareness of self and others, including assessment of familial, social and cultural contexts.

By 9 April 2018 you are required to submit a 1500 word critical response to the following case study 1 of Hayley and her family (see case study 1). Discuss the difference between the life span and life course approach to human development in relation to this case. Demonstrate an awareness of your own values, ethics and prejudices and implications of these for social work practice with individuals and families.

This paper must include:

1. State what the key issues and challenges are in this case study 1 of Hayley and her family situation and how these relate to social work practice with individuals and families using the life span approach and the life course approach to human development (Harms, 2010.) (25%)
2. Explore your personal response to the case, and describe what you perceive to be the basis of your reactions (refer to your own life experiences, your own life stage, and how factors like your age, gender, ethnicity and so on impact your perception of this case study) (25%)
3. How does this situation challenge your values, morals, philosophy or personal ethics and how do these relate to the Australian Association of Social Workers’ code of ethics (20%)
4. With whom do you feel you would have most empathy in this case study and with whom you feel you may have difficulty empathising; how might you address any lack of empathy in your future direct social work practice? (20%)
5. Essay presentation, clarity of argument and literacy are expected to be at a competent level with a minimum of at least four academic references to be cited for this assignment. (10%)

Hayley

^3/25/2018Youare a social worker employed by a family^SWM5102service^S12018:that^Assignmentusesfamily^1-Criticaltherapy^reflectitoⁿassist^{onthe lifespan}families who voluntarily present to resolve family issues. Zheng Shi phones you to discuss what she can do about her daughter’s current behaviour.

Hayley is 21 years old. She lives with her Mother Zheng Shi (53 years old) and her mother’s new boyfriend, Max (45 yrs.).

Zheng Shi’s new boyfriend is a psychologist who is convinced that Hayley has a serious internet addiction. He is writing an article on this issue and has identified that Hayley is spending most of her every waking moment on her phone, computer or Ipad. Hayley is not working and dropped out of her degree course by simply not attending classes and not handing in any assignments. For Max, this means that Haley’s internet use is impacting her life in negative ways and warrants the label of addiction. Max thinks that she is losing out on a job, education and any future career. He tells Hayley that she doesn’t have a boyfriend because of her constant internet use.

                                                                                                  

Zheng Shi, also a health professional, on the other hand thinks that Haley is depressed and suffers from anxiety due to a terrifying kidnapping event in her early childhood. Hayley and her father Michael (58 yrs.) who was a British military officer were accidentally caught up in an event that meant Hayley was locked and confined in a limousine by herself for several hours at the age of 5.

Zheng Shi met Michael in Hong Kong when she was 30 years old and they were happily married and living in Indonesia at the time. Hayley was very distressed by this “kidnapping” incident and had nightmares, lost weight and wet the bed most nights for several years. Zheng Shi blamed Michael for this event and their relationship began to break down. They attempted to make a new life away from Indonesia and migrated to Australia.

After ten years of living in Australia Michael moved out of the family home. Hayley loved her dad and felt completely abandoned by him. She started drinking and taking risks by staying out late and being out with people she did not really know until the early hours of the morning. Zheng Shi was very stressed by her daughter’s risky behaviour and tried her best to regulate her activities. But Hayley would climb out her window at night or not return after school. This self-destructive behaviour by Hayley went on for about 18 months.

For her final year in high school Hayley was very quiet and stayed in her room after school and started blogging and posting on a range of topics that interested her. Her mother was very relieved to have her home and safe. Hayley researched and promoted all kinds of causes and seemed to gain a sense of identity from her online status. She enrolled in an online degree course after high school and rarely left the house.

When Max moved in with Zheng Shi earlier this year, he became very concerned about the number of hours Hayley spends in her room on her devices. Zheng Shi also found out that Hayley was no longer enrolled in her course and was not interested in taking on a job or doing any tasks around the house. Hayley was moody and irritable at meal times and anytime her mother asked her to do any chores. Max highlighted that this is part of the warning signs of internet addiction.

Hayley argues that some of her friends spend even more time than her on the internet. She knows one blogger who does marathons on-line, playing various games and not even stopping to sleep. Max believes that this is anti-social. However, Hayley argues that this the way of the future and that she talks to people all around the world all of the time. She says that she also feel connected to people from various countries through her internet chats and blogs.

Zheng Shi is growing more concerned about her daughter’s behaviour and wonders how to assist her to become more self-sufficient. Zheng Shi is starting to agree with Michael that the way Hayley spends her time is unacceptable and harmful to her in the long term.

Submission process

Please up load your essay through this moodle site- see the icon with the hand holding a piece of paper and click on this to submit for assignment 1.

Marking Criteria for Assignment 1

Marking Rubric

Grade:

Does not meet	Just meets		Meets well	Meets
		Meets (Credit)		exceptionally
(Fail)	(Pass)		(Distinction)
				(High distinction)

1. Identify key issues (25%)

• Incorrect identification of key issues OR
• No link made between issues and social work practice
• No reference to life span or life course approach or Harms 2010 reference

☐ Incomplete	☐ Adequate
	description of
identification of	the key issues
key issues	☐ A capable

• Basic outline account of

of connection connection between issues between issues and social work and social work

practice                   practice

☐ Limited               ☐ Adequate

reference to life  discussion of

span or life            life span or life

course approach course

or Harms 2010    approach and

reference              Harms 2010

reference

☐ A clear	☐ A concise and
description of the	coherent description
key issues	of the key issues
☐ A pertinent	☐ Insightful
discussion of	discussion of
connection	connection between
between issues	issues and social
and social work	work practice
practice	☐ Detailed

• Clear discussion discussion of life

of life span or life span or life course course approach approach and and Harms 2010 Harms 2010

reference                 

1. Present your personal response to the case (25%)

		☐ Standard-
	☐ Limited critical level critical
	reflection on	reflection on
	personal
		personal
☐ No evidence o on response
		response
personal response	☐ Simple	☐ Some
☐ No description of	description of
		description of
basis for reflection	basis for	basis for
☐ No reflection of	reflection
		reflection
	☐ Limited
effects of outlined		☐ Some
factors provided	reflection of
	effects of	reflection of
		effects of
	outlined factors
		outlined factors
	provided	provided

☐ Substantial

• Significant

critical reflection on ^{critical reflection on} personal response ^{personal response}

☐ Detailed and

• Significant

insightful description of basis for reflection

reflection

☐ Significant	☐ Detailed
reflection of effects
of outlined factors	reflection of effects
	of outlined factors
provided	provided

1. Outline the ethical challenges and relate to the Australian Association of Social Workers’ code of ethics (20%)

• No outline of challenges to student beliefs
• No reference made to the AASW Code of Ethics
• A superficial ☐ Basic outline or limited outline of challenges to of challenges to student beliefs
• A superficial discussion

or limited                linking student

reference made views with

to the AASW         AASW Code of

Code of Ethics    Ethics

☐ Clear and	☐ Detailed and
considered outline
of challenges to	insightful outline of
	challenges to
student beliefs
	student beliefs
☐ Clear and
	☐ Detailed and
considered
discussion linking	insightful discussion
	linking student
student views to	views to AASW
AASW Code of
	Code of Ethics
Ethics

3/25/2018	SWM5102 S1 2018: Assignment 1 – Critical reflection on the lifespan				☐ Insightful and
		☐ Basic	☐ Basic	☐ Clear and
		identification of	reflection on	considered	sophisticated
	☐ No or limited	reasons for	reasons for	reflection on	reflection on
		empathising with empathising		reasons for	reasons for
	identification of	a particular	with a particular empathising with a empathising with a
	reasons for
		individual	individual	particular individual particular individual
	empathising with a
	particular individual	☐ Superficial	☐ Basic	☐ Clear and	☐ Insightful and
	☐ No or limited	identification of	reflection on	considered	sophisticated
1. Address issues		the individual	reasons for	reflection on	reflection on
of empathy	identification of the	that the student	having difficulty	reasons for having	reasons for having
	individual hat the
(20%)
	student has difficulty has difficulty		empathising	difficulty	difficulty
	feeling empathy for	feeling empathy	with a particular empathising with a empathising with a
		for	individual	particular individual particular individual
	☐ No discussion of	☐ Limited	☐ Standard-	☐ Clear and	☐ Insightful and
	how to address a
	lack of empathy in	discussion of	level discussion considered		outstanding
		how to address	of how to	discussion of how	discussion of how to
	future work
		a lack of	address a lack	to address a lack	address a lack of
		empathy in	of empathy in	of empathy in	empathy in future
		future work	future work	future work	work

	☐	☐ Some attempt	☐ Appropriate
		to present the	presentation
	Poor/inappropriate	assessment	☐ Appropriately
	presentation	appropriately
	☐		organised and
1. Essay		☐ Some attempt structured
	Poor/inappropriate	to structure the	information
presentation,	structuring of the	information to
			☐ Some
clarity of	information	answer the
argument,
	☐ Limited	question/s	typographical
literacy,			errors, but
referencing	proofreading/editing: ☐ Typographical generally well
(10%)	evident in	errors evident	proofread
	typographical errors	☐ Poor use of
			☐ Harvard
	throughout	Harvard
	☐ No use of	referencing	referencing
			used, with
	Harvard referencing (errors		some errors
		throughout)

• Clear and appropriate presentation
• Information is organised and structured clearly
• Paper is well proofread and edited, with minimal errors
• Harvard referencing used with min

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