Focus on outlining the potential issues

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Step 1: Read the scanorio

You are a social worker employed in a public hospital. Fatima (she/her) is a 16-year-old girl of Muslim background. She comes from a tight knit family and experienced a relatively good childhood but is now estranged from her family. She was made homeless five nights ago after her family discovered that she was gay. Fatima has never slept away from home or spent a night apart from her parents and siblings. She presented in the mental health ward three nights ago after self-harming. The doctors in the hospital have placed Fatima on antidepressant medication. Fatima has reported to the nursing staff that she does not really understand why she is on these drugs or what they do. She expresses feeling alone, isolated, and ashamed for committing the "major sin" of being same sex attracted. Fatima needs to meet with you before she can leave the hospital.

Step 2: draft

Reply a theoretical concepts in relation to the scenario and focus on outlining the potential issues, ethical dilemmas, your social work approach to ethics, and strategies you would use to navigate these tensions, issues and ethics.

Answer the following questions to help structure the content of your essay initially: use respectful, non-discriminatory and inclusive language, and ensure you include a brief introduction and conclusion:

1. What are the key factors to take into consideration when working within this area of practice/with this client group?

2. What dominant discourses exist with regards to this client group/area of practice?

3. How do these discourses inform the way in which you might engage with this client group/area of practice (consider the organisational context, the policy context, the social context, your own background)?

4. What challenges or ethical dilemmas might these pose? How might you draw upon ethical theories/perspectives to assist you in addressing these tensions?

5. What social work theories might you draw upon to assist you in working with this scenario and why? How would this inform the way you work in relation to this scenario?

6. What steps can you take to ensure ethical practice (e.g. how would you manage power dynamics, what theories, approaches or ethical principles could you draw from)?

Reference no: EM133571790

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