Children’s Protection Act 1993 (SA) – requires that organisations have procedures and policies in place to ensure that the acceptable authorities are notified of child neglect/abuse on understandable grounds that a child/young person under the age of 18 has been or is being neglected or abused and that this suspicion has become apparent under the person’s duties at voluntary or paid work by those who are deemed to be mandated notifiers. Changes to the Act (SA) – The Children’s Protection Act 1993 will be replaced by the Children and Young People (Safety)Act 2017, with the first phase of the act implemented already in February 2018, with the remaining changes to be implemented in October 2018. The new act will further ensure the protection
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This can have a serious impact on work procedures and systems. These changes may affect: • the response needed for young people and children who are experiencing neglect/abuse • what is defined as neglect and abuse • who is required to notify authorities/child protection agencies of neglect and abuse Mental Health Act 2009 (SA) – is an Act that enables rehabilitation and treatment of a person with serious mental illness with the objective of initiating and assisting the person’s recovery from their mental illness for as long as possible; to enable authorities to make treatment or community orders (for either inpatient or outpatient treatment) when appropriate; as well as administer protection of legal and freedom rights for the person with mental illness as well as other reasons. How would this affect community service workers? This would affect community service workers because they are required to disclose if their client has plans to imminently end their life or end someone else’s life to the appropriate authorities (psychiatrist, ambulance or police officer) to ensure that the person with serious mental illness receives the appropriate care, rehabilitation and treatment with the objective of assisting their recovery from their mental illness for as long as possible; as well as ensure the patient receives treatment for the client’s own protection or the protection of others from harm as a result of the deterioration or continuation of the person’s mental
This can have a serious impact on work procedures and systems. These changes may affect: • the response needed for young people and children who are experiencing neglect/abuse • what is defined as neglect and abuse • who is required to notify authorities/child protection agencies of neglect and abuse Mental Health Act 2009 (SA) – is an Act that enables rehabilitation and treatment of a person with serious mental illness with the objective of initiating and assisting the person’s recovery from their mental illness for as long as possible; to enable authorities to make treatment or community orders (for either inpatient or outpatient treatment) when appropriate; as well as administer protection of legal and freedom rights for the person with mental illness as well as other reasons. How would this affect community service workers? This would affect community service workers because they are required to disclose if their client has plans to imminently end their life or end someone else’s life to the appropriate authorities (psychiatrist, ambulance or police officer) to ensure that the person with serious mental illness receives the appropriate care, rehabilitation and treatment with the objective of assisting their recovery from their mental illness for as long as possible; as well as ensure the patient receives treatment for the client’s own protection or the protection of others from harm as a result of the deterioration or continuation of the person’s mental