Working Legally and Ethically | Case Study

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Question 1:
Case study of Jules
The first thing that the social care provider need to know is the provisions and policies in the
legislation regarding the rights and treatment of the autistic adults in the country. According
to the ADA or Americans with Disability Act, the person with disability need to be treated
normally and there should be no discrimination (Crowe and Salt 2015). The organisation
helps Jules in his day to day work. The social worker must know the provision of treating the
autistics patients so that they do not feel discriminated. As a social worker I would treat Jules
without showing any discriminatory behaviour and help him to learn social skills as well.
In the ethical aspects there can be some issues related to the social interaction and the
preference of the autism patients. My response to such issue will be to give special reference
to the choice of Jules. I would ask Jules if he is interested in the interaction and then only go
with it. Another scenario would be inclination towards sameness. I would definitely provide
Jules with required information of there is any change in his schedule. I would also try to
keep the change to minimum level.
Case Study of Mariah
The case of Mariah need to be treated with moral and ethical perspective mostly. In the legal
level, I would ensure that regular check-up is being done as the government has the policy of
Medicare for the paralysed patients. Mariah is also eligible for the medical insurances and
grants for her daily life expanses. As a social worker I would review all the legal supports she
could get and make them available to her.
The mental support for the patients of paralysis is important. The patients are most of the
time vulnerable and they also suffer from mental distancing in facing other people. The case
of Maria falls under this moral issue. As a social help provider, I would try to give her metal

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support and counselling in daily basis. While helping her with the daily chores and care, I
will have active interaction with her. Other than that, to give her mental support, I would
suggest her to read books or meet new people of broader mind set. The ethical responsibility
would be to make sure that her positive outlook of life is persistently maintained.
Case study of Aisha
This is a complex case study for the social support workers as there are multiple level of
work and interpretation in this case. Aisha has confided that she is homosexual and is not
been able to share this with her parents as she belongs to the conservative family. The laws of
homosexuality can have appositive impact on this case. As a social support giver I can assess
all the legal support system that Aisha can avail for her.
The first ethical issue is sharing Aisha’s secret with her parents. Another issue is treating
Aisha for her depressed condition and helping her in socialisation. The secret of
homosexuality should only be shared with her parents if Aisha herself wants the same. Other
than that part, the social care giver should make sure that Aisha get the help of professional
counsellor for her mental health. The counsellor can also help her come out of her comfort
zone and speak her mind to her parents and society. Gaining confidence is necessary for the
dystrophy patients. They will then respond better in the physiotherapy as well. I have to make
sure that Aisha gets all the moral and ethical support for her betterment.
Question 2
Case study of Nicole has huge ethical connotations. The troubled childhood and workplace
experience of Nicole has resulted in her PTSD condition. Therefore, this case should be
treated with special care. The ethical issue are the main concern in this case study. There are
several issues like troubled childhood, identity complexity, and depression, traumatic
experiences. Hence Nicole is quite sensitive in her present condition. According to the