, BSW4806 Assignment 3 (COMPLETE ANSWERS)
2024 - DUE 2024 ;100% TRUSTED workings,
explanations and solutions
1. Case study 1 10 marks You are one of three social workers
employed by an NGO. This NGO is the only organisation
delivering social work services in the local township. It is
15:30. You receive a call from the social worker at the local
hospital. She reports the following: A six-week-old infant
(girl) has been admitted to the local hospital with internal
burn injuries Doctors are busy with the infant. If the infant
survives, she will have a tube implanted to be fed. This will
be because of the severity of the injuries. The mother of the
baby gave her poison to drink. The mother is 16 years old
and resides with her mother. The household also includes
two other children, aged 7 and 9 years, who do attend
school. The social worker do give you the address in the
local township. How would you approach the case, in your
answer, identify the risks, recommend appropriate
interventions. 2. Case study 2 10 marks A 9-year-old girl
has been reported by her school as potentially experiencing
physical abuse, evidenced by blue marks on her arms. The
child lives with both parents. The child told the teacher that
she has a good relationship with her mother but a strained
relationship with her father. The suspected abuse has been
ongoing for the past six months. As a social worker, working
for a child protection organisation(CPO), how are you going
to approach this case, identify the risks and recommend
2024 - DUE 2024 ;100% TRUSTED workings,
explanations and solutions
1. Case study 1 10 marks You are one of three social workers
employed by an NGO. This NGO is the only organisation
delivering social work services in the local township. It is
15:30. You receive a call from the social worker at the local
hospital. She reports the following: A six-week-old infant
(girl) has been admitted to the local hospital with internal
burn injuries Doctors are busy with the infant. If the infant
survives, she will have a tube implanted to be fed. This will
be because of the severity of the injuries. The mother of the
baby gave her poison to drink. The mother is 16 years old
and resides with her mother. The household also includes
two other children, aged 7 and 9 years, who do attend
school. The social worker do give you the address in the
local township. How would you approach the case, in your
answer, identify the risks, recommend appropriate
interventions. 2. Case study 2 10 marks A 9-year-old girl
has been reported by her school as potentially experiencing
physical abuse, evidenced by blue marks on her arms. The
child lives with both parents. The child told the teacher that
she has a good relationship with her mother but a strained
relationship with her father. The suspected abuse has been
ongoing for the past six months. As a social worker, working
for a child protection organisation(CPO), how are you going
to approach this case, identify the risks and recommend
