Assignment Problem:
Explain your legal and ethical obligations to clients affected by domestic and family violence, their families and extended care networks and your colleagues and other people in your workplace under the following headings: a.) Human rights (also include in your response reference to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities) b.) Anti-discrimination c.) Mandatory reporting (as per your state or territory)
Essay:
Writ e a report about the context of domestic and family violence in Australia. The topics you are required to discuss are provided below. You can structure your report however you like (you may like to use the bullet points provided below as your headings), but you must ensure that your information is clear, easy to understand and that you have cited all sources researched and used in your report. When using sources, they must be used to support your work (that is, you must not copy and paste other people's work into your assessment and use this as the basis of your work - you need to use your own words). Your report must include a detailed discussion of the following, providing examples and information from your research to support your work:
- Social context of domestic violence
- Historical context of domestic violence
- Political context of domestic violence
- Economic context of domestic violence
- Types and nature of domestic violence, including
- Emotional abuse
- Physical abuse
- Verbal abuse
- Social abuse
- Sexual abuse/assault/violence
- Stalking
- Elder abuse
- Financial abuse
- Power and gender issues
- Child abuse
- Associated criminal justice issues.