Reference no: EM133844806
Question
1. List five professionals who are prescribed as mandatory reporters in your state or territory's NSW legislation.
2. Describe three situations that would require you to refer a client issue to authorities.
3. Access the relevant policies and procedures in your workplace and answer the following questions:
a) What should you do if you believe your client is at risk of self-harm or suicide?
b) What documentation should you complete following the action you have taken when you believe that a client is at risk of self-harm or suicide?
c) What should you do if, while interviewing your client, you discovered that she frequently leaves her five-year-old child at home unattended while she goes to work?
Describe the scope of your current community services work (or if you are not in a role currently, you may use a community services role of your choice). Under what circumstances would you determine that client services are outside of the boundaries of your role and you should refer on to someone else?
In the following table, list three indicators of each significant issue:
Financial abuse of the elderly
Physical abuse of people with disabilities
Sexual abuse of children or people with disabilities
Domestic violence
Neglect of child
Self-harm