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UNDERSTANDING AND RESPONDING TO YOUNG PEOPLE NEEDS
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Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
Case Study-Ivy 16 years’ old...........................................................................................................3
Goal setting and Referrals...............................................................................................................3
Case Study-Max 17 Years Old........................................................................................................4
Goal setting and Referrals...............................................................................................................4
Understanding Advocacy for Children and Young People.............................................................5
Advocacy for Ivy.........................................................................................................................5
Advocacy for Max.......................................................................................................................6
References........................................................................................................................................8

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Understanding and Responding to Young People Needs
Introduction
Sexual abuse in Australia has increasingly become an issue in the society today. It is
considered that one out of seven teenagers in Queensland have faced or face sexual harassment
on daily occurrences. As a result of sexual abuse, the victims are considered to be exposed to
other many dangers such as drug abuse, early pregnancies, poor performances, and prostitution
(Abrahams, 2012). Drug abuse is another key challenge in the society which has mostly affected
young people. It’s considered that most of the drug abusers are driven psychosocial triggers such
as family issues (Pugh and Duffy, 2013).
Case Study-Ivy 16 years’ old
Ivy was recently admitted at Queensland hospital with bruises which the doctor explained
to have occurred for a prolonged period of time. Ivy lives with her mom and her stepfather who
is never barely sober in accordance to Ivy explanation. The doctor reported that Ivy had earlier
been admitted to the hospital due to drug overdose which led to her being admitted to a
rehabilitation center. Through my conversation with Ivy, she explained that with lack of her
mother presence at home her stepfather has been sexually abusing her. With this, Ivy is
considered to have developed very poor self-esteem which has resulted in her to be involved in
careless sexual acts and a relapse in her drug addiction. Ivy has also continued to pose very poor
performance in her academic record with almost lack of interest in all social activities and
interaction.