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Assignment:

Can someone help me possibly expand on the second half of the question in the first bullet and then with the second and third bullets?

Describe the Elizabethan Poor Laws of 1601 and how the laws affected the treatment of children.

The Elizabethan Poor Laws of 1601 was an important piece of legislation that shaped the public relief systems under the control of the government for 300 years in Great Britain and the United States. The law divided those eligible into three categories. The able-bodied poor was a group of people who were capable of working. This group was provided with low-grade employment, and it was illegal for citizens to offer them financial assistance. Anyone who refused to work was punished by being placed in stocks or jailed. The impotent poor was a group of people who could not work due to age, disability, or other reasons.

This group consisted of the elderly, blind people, deaf people, mothers of young children, and those with physical or mental disabilities. This group of people were provided with the necessary support. The third group was that of dependent children. Children whose parents or grandparents could not support them were apprenticed to other citizens. Boys were taught the trade of their masters and were required to serve until they turned 24. Girls were raised as domestic servants and had to remain in service until they were 21 or married. This law created organized categories for various forms of assistance and established government responsibility for the poor, setting a model for the public welfare systems. I feel like I should expand further on how the laws affected the treatment of children, or is my response enough?

Identify two ways the treatment of children has changed since the Elizabethan Poor Laws.

Explain a social worker's responsibility to protect the rights of a child. Then, apply this responsibility to your chosen case study.

This is the case study I have chosen:

"Donald

Scenario: Donald is a 9-year-old boy who rides the bus home from school each day. He is home alone from approximately 4:15 to 8:00 p.m. Both his parents work, and he is responsible for making his own meals. Donald typically texts his parents when he arrives home and then works on his homework while eating a snack. One evening, Donald decides that he wants to cook spaghetti. He prepares a large pot with water and turns on the burner. He also dumps the pasta sauce out of the can into another pot and turns on a different burner. After several minutes, the water begins to boil over the large pot. He panics and tries to pick up the pot by the handles, but it is too hot and heavy.

The pot slips out of his hands and hot water splashes everywhere. Donald's hands, arms, and chin start to burn and hurt. He frantically texts his parents. His mom directs him to put his arms and hands under cold water and to put a cold cloth on his chin. Donald is overwhelmed. He and his parents only recently moved into this house, so he does not approach any neighbors for help. Within 30 minutes, Donald's mom arrives home from work. Upon inspection of his burns, she takes him to the pediatric emergency room. After the nurses and doctors administer medical care, a social worker is called to consult with the family.

Considerations: If you were the social worker, what interventions might you use to educate the parents on stay-at-home practices? What interventions might you use to protect the rights of Donald?"

Resources

Cullen, M., & Cullen, M. (2021). Social work and social welfare: Modern practice in a diverse world (2nd ed.). OER Commons.

Chapter 2, "History of Social Work and Social Welfare"

Note: Read "The History of Social Welfare" and "The Elizabethan Poor Law." sections only.

Hansan, J. E. (2011a). English poor laws: Historical precedents of tax-supported relief for the poor. VCU Libraries Social Welfare History Project.

United Nations. (1989, November 20). Treaty series: Convention on the rights of the child (Vol. 1577, p. 3). UN General Assembly.

National Association of Social Workers. (2021). Code of ethics of the National Association of Social Workers.