Drawing primarily from Lecture 5 (and also previous lectures in this subject) answer the following two questions: Imagine you are the Family Support Worker and you are having the conversation with...

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Drawing primarily from Lecture 5 (and also previous lectures in this subject) answer the following two questions:


Imagine you are the Family Support Worker and you are having the conversation with Jake as is described in the final paragraph of this case study.


1.What are Jakes autonomy rights and what are his best interest rights? (2 marks)


2.How might you respond to this situation in a way that considers and appropriately balances Jake’s autonomy rights and his best interest rights? (8 marks).




Case Study



Marlee, age 34 and her son Jake aged 14.


You are a family support worker


The family is Indigenous.


Marlee and Jake were referred to the family support service you work for by the Student Welfare Coordinator at Jake’s School following the discovery of marijuana in Jake’s locker. Marlee’s partner Tim had recently been imprisoned for drug offences and she had been struggling to cope without him.


Up until Tim’s imprisonment Marlee and Tim had both been using heroin - although Marlee insisted that she only occasionally used heroin in order to prevent withdrawal symptoms. After Tim’s imprisonment Marlee and Jake moved in with Marlee’s sister because Marlee had been unable maintain payment of rent. Marlee’s sister lives on her own in a two bedroom rental property. Marlee reports her relationship with her sister to be conflictual.


After Tim was imprisoned Marlee went on the methadone program.


In your initial sessions with Marlee she gradually revealed a long history of trauma, abuse, family violence, mental illness, substance abuse and transience. During his life Jake has moved schools 7 times.


During your joint sessions with Jake and Marlee you observed some significant challenges in the family relationships e.g., with Jake presenting as withdrawn and non-communicative. This situation did not seem to be helped by the fact that Marlee provided Jake with few positives in terms of warmth or affirmation.


This morning you had an individual session planned with Marlee at her sister’s house. You expected that Jake would be at school. However when you knocked on the door Jake answered, and let you in the house. Jake was very upset. He said he was worried about his mother because she had been using heroin, and that she had been heavily drug affected all weekend. You observed the house to be messy and dirty. Jake said he had barely eaten anything for the last few days and that there was no food in the house. Jake told you that his mum apologised to him this morning – and that she was currently in bed asleep. Jake begged you not to make a report to child protection about what had happened. Jake said he had been involved with child protection in the past, that he had been placed in foster care and he hated it. He started to cry when he told you that his mum needed him to stay with her and look after her.


Answered 1 days AfterOct 16, 2021

Answer To: Drawing primarily from Lecture 5 (and also previous lectures in this subject) answer the following...

Shalini answered on Oct 17 2021
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Q1.
Considering and analyzing the whole situation and the case study
it could be said that Jakes autonomy rights would be that he should be allowed to live with his mother and he should not be forced to live in the foster home or child care home as he did not want that. As he is 14 years old though he would not be considered as an adult but still he is grown up enough to vocalize his feelings and thoughts in front of the people who would be taking decisions regarding his life. The autonomy rights of Jake illustrates that his demands should be kept in mind while taking any decisions regarding him.
The best interest rights considering Jake would be he should be sent to child care or foster care home so that he would have a better future. His interest rights will look upon channelizing the steps that would be in favor of his favorable growth and future. His interest rights focus on the facts that he should be rendered the support that would help him in overcoming the issues that he is facing in his present life. Along with proper care and support he also needs to be kept away from the environment that involves drugs and any other such things that are not good for human body or a teenager. His interest...
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