Role Play Part A- Hanna is unhappy

You work in an agency assisting youth in out of home care. Hannah (15) has been your client for an extended period of time. You have a strong relationship and she trusts you.

Today she is very unhappy and angry because she has found out that her file at the Child Protection office has been closed without her being interviewed about the abuse she experienced at home.

Your role is to listen to her, document her concerns, and to talk with her about advocating on her behalf to Child Protection.

Instructions to person playing the role of Hannah (version 2)

• Read the role play scenario 'Hannah is unhappy'.

• You are 15 years old and have recently moved into a youth residential unit.

• You moved out of home four months ago after you felt that you couldn't live at home any more.

• You have been disengaged from school for several years - turning up only when you felt like it.

• You preferred to hang around with your friends, smoking, drinking and partying and generally getting up to mischief.

• A few months' later you were getting into trouble with the police and now you have found yourself in the youth residential house which you hate.

• When you moved into the house, you disclosed to the youth worker that you had been physically abused at home. Your mother often used to hit you. Your father used to lock you in your room to try to stop you going out with your friends. On occasion he hit you as well. This was a common occurrence in your house and your two older brothers had copped the same treatment.

• The youth worker put you in touch with Child Protection who spoke to you over the phone and took a short statement. You were told that they would get back to you soon in an interview so that you could give the whole story. Since then you had heard nothing until you got a letter yesterday saying that the file had been closed.

• You are feeling so angry. It seems that they didn't believe you. You are in trouble all the time but what about the abuse you suffered for years.

• You want to go into the Child Protection office and yell and scream until someone listens to you. But your youth worker tells you that won't be the best approach.

• Today you are talking to someone who might be able to talk to Child Protection on your behalf. You would rather go in and give them a piece of your mind - but you know you will just make an idiot of yourself.

• During the discussion you agree for them to advocate on your behalf and you decide that you do not want to attend.

Your assessor will be observing you during this role play and will use an observation checklist to record your progress. This checklist is reproduced below. You may refer to this list during the role play to ensure you demonstrate all the points that are recorded. This is for information only - you do not need to complete the checklist.

Observation Checklist

Task	Yes	No	Comments
Part A: Role Play 1 - Hanna is unhappy
Discuss the advocacy process including the roles and responsibilities of all parties
Identify the client's interests and concerns and their requirements for advocacy
Explain the advocacy process fully to the client
Identify goals and objectives and how success will be measured
Discuss the potential impact that decisions may have on the client
Work in line with legal, organisation and duty of care requirements
Sum up and close meeting

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