Mandated reporter

completed before their first session. The couple arrived to their appointment on time with their homework assignment completed. After collecting the couple demographic information and signing the consent forms. I explained to them that I am a mandated reporter, nevertheless the couple wanted to continue with session one. The homework assignment was for each partner to write…

more about children and how to support them better as they grow and develop. In my final project assignment, I will be focusing on neglect impact in a child development and what we can do to prevent this type of abuse. According to Manual for Mandated Reporter, May 2015 (revised edition) by Illinois Department of Children and Family Service, "Neglected child" means any child who is not receiving the proper or necessary nourishment or medically indicated treatment including food or care not…

Introduction Camping Ministry has been absolutely critical to my own personal spiritual journey. My life, and my faith, would look very different if it were not for camp. This is certainly not to say that I would not be a Christian if it were not for camp, but it is definitely to say that my faith is stronger because of camp. To explain this more in depth, I need to go into my personal spiritual journey for a moment. Growing up, I lived in a home with parents who were what I would describe as…

The article Jobe is discoursing, discusses the negatives of the Renewable Fuel Standard, stating that the law, which mandated that oil refiners blend ethanol into gasoline, has “driven up food costs while failing to deliver its promised environmental benefits” (Jobe). The Chief Executive Officer for the National Biodiesel Board’s purpose in writing his opinion was to disprove…

taken this into his own hands and has brung in a army full of men to make sure the segregation is proceeded and the nine stay safe. Testing a landmark, supreme court ruling has declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional. The court has mandated that all public schools in the country be integrated…

Legal Aid Society’s Juvenile Rights Practice was established in 1962. The Practice was created in order to provide representation to children in New York City’s family court. The unit I work in is called the Juvenile Services Unit (JSU). The JSU is the part that involves social work into the practice. Staff members work on teams that are comprised of social workers, attorneys, investigators and paralegals. The staff members on each team share the responsibility for every case. This dynamics…

Whilst the Queensland legislation in regards to child abuse has progressed over the past ten decades, debates of the adequacy of the current Queensland legislation has been particularly contentious since a current investigation has concluded that child abuse is on the rise across Australia (Australian Institute of Family Studies, January 2015). Furthermore, The Royal Commission into Institution Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has recently commenced a public hearing in Rockhampton regarding…

seminars would provide me with more insight on these specific populations and the experience could help me in similar cases in the future. For instance, the domestic violence seminar was very informative and I learned that Social Workers are not mandated reporters when it comes to an adult experiencing domestic violence. I was not aware of how serious domestic violence was until I attended this seminar. It was interesting to learn that people have different perceptions of what domestic violence…

On Thursday, September 17, 2015, I attended one of the Child Abuse Services Team (CAST) Educational Program workshops. The topic of the training workshop was Taking Responsibility: We Can Prevent Child Sexual Abuse spoken by Joelle Casteix who is an advocate of child sexual abuse prevention. I would like to address some of the information I have learned through this workshop in regard to child sexual abuse. One of the first statements Joelle mentioned was that child sexual abuse has nothing to…

Identify the Problem or Dilemma Although Ms. Gray has good intentions, the dilemma is certainly unethical. When using the 8 steps it’s important to distinguish every detail that makes the situation unethical. In this case, its crucial that we consider who’s involved. Not only does this dilemma involve Ms. Gray and Eric but the members of her household as well. Ms. Gray houses her daughter, grand-daughter, and nephew, which means they are now involved in the dilemma. In addition, Practitioners…