Topic: Disability work in Human Service Field (Social Worker)

Question 1

Explain particular area of work in disability sector with example? What appeals to you about this area?

Question 2

As a human services worker, working in the disability sector, explain the types of work you would do in this area? Give examples of how you might assist a client?

Question 3

As a human services worker no matter what field you work in, you will owe a duty of care to your client. Define a duty of care in disability sector of human service field? What does this mean in practice? How will you know anyone know if they are meeting their duty of care?

Question 4

Explain how the human service work and law ethos interect (direct service delivery and indirect service delivery).

Question 5

According to disability sector, answer the following:

(a) What is the key government department in Australia responsible for disability services?

(b) What is the role of this department?

(c) How will anyone as a human service workers engage with the services provided by this department?

(d) Identify one Act of Parliament this department administers. Identify the name of the Act and the purpose of the Act?

Reference:

Identify a specific Act of Parliament with respect to disability sector and explain why the Act was enacted?

Use Chapter 6 of your textbook: Chenoweth, L & McAuliffe, D 2017, The road to social work and human services practice, 6th edn, Cengage Education, South Melbourne.

Use Chapters 2 & 3 from your textbook: Kennedy, R Richards, J & Leiman, T 2016, Integrating human service law, ethics, and practice, 4th edn, Oxford University Press, South Melbourne.