Ethical Dilemmas In Health And Social Care

Unfortunately, I have encountered a situation where there was suspicion of sexual abuse of a child. An employee of mine reported a situation they felt was inappropriate. The employee was working with a young man who received our services who had an accident while in the community. The employee returned the young man to the home to change clothing and found the grandfather of the child laying in bed with the younger 5 year old sister. The employee reported he could not verify any wrong-doing was occurring, however, neither the grandfather nor the girl stepped out from underneath the covers. I provided the employee with the hotline number to contact children's services and assisted him with making the call. I also contacted the Department of Mental Health Service Coordinator for the individual receiving our …show more content…
Additionally, I would implement social worker home visits at least every 2 weeks for the first 3 months of a child's life for children who are considered at risk and/or who are born with a disability. This social worker's role would be to provide education, support, and social connection for the new parents. Resources such as support groups, therapies, pastoral support and counseling services would be provided. At the end of the three month period, the social worker would recommend whether or not the home visits would need to continue. Each child would be required to participate in programs such as Head Start until they began school in order to continue to monitor the child's development. While this may not completely eliminate cases of abuse and neglect, I believe the training, support and oversight would significantly reduce maltreatment