I AM STUDYING COMMUNITY SERVICE. subject is ethics and professional practice.This is my case study.You work as a case worker in a drop-in women’s centre. Your client Jenny (aged 28) has been using the service to access food and other welfare services. You are aware that Jenny is married and has a 6-year-old son. Over the last few weeks, you have noticed that Jenny has become increasingly quiet while accessing services. One day, you notice that Jenny has brought her son to the women’s centre. When you sit and try to talk to Jenny, you notice that she does not introduce her son to you. He appears to be quiet, withdrawn and does not make any eye contact with you. You also notice several severe bruises on her son’s arms and legs, which Jenny says is due to rough play with other children in school. Jenny discloses that they are in financial difficulty at the moment but hope that situation will change when her husband finds a job soon. You also become aware that her husband lost his job due to significant drug use. What should you do?
Question:1. Identify and analyse the relevant ethical issues, explaining the tensions that arise from the case for a community worker (e.g. dual roles, professional boundaries, duty of care, mandatory reporting requirements)2. Apply relevant ethical principles and concepts (eg. self determination/autonomy, do no harm, social justice, etc. as applicable) to the case, drawing out the significance
3.Finally, reflect briefly on your own role in the process of preparing Assignment 2: making the video presentation, how you felt both when planning the presentation and when you were speaking, the process of working as a group on the video and the report, and what you believe to have learned about ethics in community services through this process.