CHCADV001 - Facilitating Client Interests: Angelica's Case Analysis

This CHCADV001 case study examines Angelica's rights and responsibilities in the context of Australian law, focusing on potential risks to her newborn child's safety and wellbeing due to her physical disability. It delves into the purpose of child protection legislation, indicators of risk, and the concept of adult disclosure. The analysis highlights the conflict between Angelica's needs and the council service's policies, exploring ethical and duty of care requirements. The document concludes by suggesting actions the council worker could have taken to ensure the child's safety, referencing relevant books and journals to support the arguments presented. Desklib provides access to this and other solved assignments for students.

CHCADV001
Facilitate the Interests
& Rights of Clients

Table of Contents
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11. Describe Angelica’s rights and responsibilities.
Ans. In Australia, there are no such rights of mothers technically in law. But, there are some
responsibilities of mother such as duty of mother in bringing up the child. It also includes the
responsibility of not harming the child and to protect the child.
12.What are the common risks to safety and wellbeing that may also be relevant to
Angelica’s situation?
Ans. The main risk in Angelica's case is that she may harm the child while bathing because she
is physically disabled and can't perform the act of bathing safely(Curryer, et.al, (2020)).
13. Explain the risk or potential risk situations in this scenario.
Ans. The potential risk in this scenario is that Angelica may cause some injury to the child
because she is unable to perform the basic functions of bathing and nurturing the child.
Moreover, if she doesn't tell this to her husband, then her husband can also file a case against her
in the court because it is the right of her husband to know every aspect of his child's right under
the law of Australia.
14.What is the purpose of child protection legislation in health and community services
contexts? How does it apply in Angelica’s situation?
Ans. In Australia, the main purpose of health and community service is to ensure that no harm is
caused to the innocent child. If The potential risk in this scenario is that Angelica may cause
some injury to the child because she is unable to perform the basic functions of bathing and
nurturing the child. Moreover, if she doesn't tell this to her husband, then her husband can also
file a case against her in the court because it is the right of her husband to know every aspect of
his child's right under the law of Australia. Any harm is caused to the child, then the authority
can intervene in family matters. This absolutely applies in this case as Angelica can cause harm
to her child due to her disability(Fraser and Stasa, (2021)).
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15.Describe the indicators that Angelica’s newborn child might be at risk in this situation.
Ans. The indicators in this case is that Angelica can harm the child while performing the act of
bathing and daily activities of feeding the child. She can further harm the child in case of
bringing up in the safe environment. Further more, Angelica would also be unable to cook food
for the new born child as she is physically disabled.
16.What is meant by adult disclosure? Does it apply in this scenario?
Ans. The adult disclosure means when the child discloses the acts of some person who fears the
child or does anything that is legally wrong to the child. The adult disclosure can be purposeful
or accidental. This would mean that the child tells some other person that any misshapenness is
happened to him. This also applies to this case as the mother can cause harm to child. Moreover,
anyone else can also harass the child due to the disability of mother(Mugadza, et.al, 2019).
17.In what way is there a conflict between Angelica’s needs and the policies and
organisational requirements of the council service that she contacted?
Ans. The main problem between Angelica and council service is that Angelica wants to nurture
her child by herself. But, on the other hand she is feared that the authority can take the custody of
the child from her. The authority wants to take the custody of the child from Angelica because
she is unable to give due care to the child.
18.What action could the council worker have taken to meet their ethical and duty of care
requirements?
Ans. The council worker could have taken the custody of the child for the safe up bringing of the
child. The member would do that because he has the authority to take the child who is not safe in
the protection of parents as per the laws of the country. Moreover, they are also responsible for
protecting the child from any harm caused to them in any condition (Sim, et.al, 2021).
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Curryer, B., et.al, (2020). The experience of mothers supporting self‐determination of adult sons
and daughters with intellectual disability. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual
Disabilities, 33(3), 373-385.
Fraser, J., & Stasa, H. (2021). Child rights in Australia and New Zealand. Paediatric Nursing in
Australia and New Zealand, 32.
Mugadza, H. T., et.al, (2019). Childrearing practices among Sub-Saharan African migrants in
Australia: A systematic review. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 28(11), 2927-
2941.
Sim, S. S., et.al, (2021). Being more than a mother: A qualitative study of Asian immigrant
mothers in Australia who have children with disabilities. Research in Developmental
Disabilities, 117, 104060.
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