Social Work Negotiation Plan: Case Study Analysis for WELF4032 Course

This case study presents a comprehensive negotiation plan developed by a social worker to advocate for the rights of adolescent girls within the context of a family violence steering committee. The plan meticulously outlines the steps taken, including clarifying negotiation goals, establishing the Best Alternative To a Negotiated Agreement (BATNA), developing a strategic frame, and formulating a collaborative negotiation strategy. The social worker adopts a collaborative negotiation style, emphasizing open communication, mutual understanding, and the exploration of alternative solutions to address the lack of separate sections and priority for adolescent girls facing crime and violence. The analysis covers the importance of a separate section for adolescent girls, the use of integrative bargaining, and the influence of interprofessional practices. The social worker also explores alternative approaches to influence the negotiation process and ensure ethical practices. The plan includes the use of practical methods like drama and education to create awareness and advocate for the bill, emphasizing the need for justice and services for this vulnerable group. The case study underscores the significance of understanding the issue, ethical considerations, and the importance of collaboration in achieving positive outcomes. The document also highlights the use of collaborative negotiation and integrative bargaining to reach mutual understanding and achieve the goal of providing priority and separate section for adolescent girls.

Case Study

INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...........................................................................................................................................3
Step 1: Clarify what you want from the negotiation and why.............................................................3
Step 3: Develop a frame.......................................................................................................................5
Step 4: Develop a strategy....................................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION........................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES.........................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
Negotiation is simply a strategic discussion which helps in resolving issue in manner that both
of the parties will find acceptability (Phillips, 2016). In simple term it can be said that, within
negotiation process all involved parties not argue with each other but try to reach at some form of
compromise. There are five type of negotiation such as competing, avoiding, collaborating,
accommodating and compromising. This report is based on bill of adolescent group age girls for
getting separate section in list of crime and violence which taking place with them. Apart from this,
report will going to conduct discussion in four steps i.e., clarify what you want from negotiation,
establishing BATNA, Develop frame and develop strategy.
MAIN BODY
Step 1: Clarify what you want from the negotiation and why
For passing bill of priority and separate section to adolescent girls I am as social worker using
style because it will help me in doing thing with mutual understanding of high police officers in
effective manner which is social worker and police officer. I am using collaborating style which social
workers use open as well as honest style of communication. Along with this, they focus on findings
for creating such solution which is satisfies both the parties i.e., social worker and high police office
as well as suggest several alternatives which can be consider for better results. Respective style of
negotiation is high in both assertiveness as well as cooperativeness. By using this negotiation me as
social worker want to give separate section as well as priority to adolescent girls. Because they are
also going through several crime and violence but due to no separate section never come in front of
any justice and services. As it has been said that for full services it is important to have 17 years but
for sexual intimation 18 years is needed which happening with them before age of 18. So I want to
have separate section for them as they also deserve justice against the things happens to them. In
relation to this, I will consult with higher police officer.
In relation to this, for me win will be to give priority as well as separate section to adolescent
girls. Because they are also part of society who want all the services which are provided to other age
group girls as well as women’s (Opt, 2017). Yes, I will consult to my line manager and present them
entire situation because I think that they will understand situation in appropriate manner and help me
in doing things more effectively. Along with this, I will discuss that collaborating style of negotiation
will use by me because I don’t want to pressurise anyone for anything. This simple means that I want
to do things with mutual understanding of each and every member. But it is my to provide separate
section as well as priority to adolescent girls because they are also part of society and want all the

services which provided to other girls and women’s. If other people will not able to understand things
in such manner then I will found some alternative of the same for ensure that they can understand
(Innes and Booher, 2018). But while conducting these activities I will ensure that nothing will conduct
by me in unethical manner because it will give negative impact on the bill rise which I raise.
I will explain things n such a manner to other people and negotiate them for understand that
adolescent group of girls have to be on priority and liable for all the services also. If they will not
understand things by negotiation I will use some other alternative out of which one is to use practical
practices by showing them some drama that what is going in society with respective age group girls
and what they want. Along with this, another alternative for stopping unethical practices with
respective age group girls is to provide them education about what is right or wrong in their early age.
So they can determine and say to other also that things going with them in right or not. Moreover, last
alternative is to make this age group as priority because girls don’t have proper idea about the things
happening with them.
Step 2: Establish a BATNA
BATNA is best alternative to a negotiated agreement and it refers to most beneficial
alternative action which party can take if negotiation get fails or agreement cannot be reached
(Narsimha and Prasad, 2016). It is important for me to select better alternative and come with that for
passing my bill and making it understandable for everyone because adolescent is age group of girls
who come under 17 years and they are not getting services because of their age. But sexual intimation
age group of girls is 18 years and they are getting this before their age. Still people are not focusing on
this age group girls individual and taking that it has been already covered in other group. My bill is to
create individual section for these girls. If people will not get negotiate for my bill of including
adolescent girls in bill it is important for me to come up with some alternative so that they will
understand. Thus, in this situation best way for understanding as well as negotiating people for bill is
go give them practical knowledge about the things going within society. So, I decided to plan some
drama kind of stage show in which all the things will going to conduct which happen with adolescent
girls now a days. Because this is the best way of convening message and people will understand things
in more appropriate manner through such activities.
It is an age group of girls which face lots of things within society but no one take action in
against them. So it is important for me to negotiate people about this that, adolescent girls are not
come under other female group who are facing crime or any through violence. They have their own
group which need to be discuss and it is important also because several cases take place with such age
group girls but they never come in front due to family as well as society pressure (Hildreth and

Anderson, 2016). Thus, it is my bill to do something for these girls by following the entire possible
manner so that they will also get justice as well as better life.
Step 3: Develop a frame
Key issue is the case is that adolescent is girls have not given separate section in crime and
violence suffering (Dunne and et. al., 2016). As people think that they are already included in all other
section but no they are not included. They are hidden and never come in front for justice due to
society and family pressure. Thus, it is important to give priority as well as separate section to
adolescent girls. People are saying that girls of respective age group don’t need full services but on the
same hand unethical practices are conducing with them for that their age is much less. In such type of
situation separate section and priority will help in overcoming with these situations in effective
manner as well as girls will also able to take benefits of all the services provided by government and
other social workers.
Step 4: Develop a strategy
Collaborative style of negotiation will use by me in this as an social worker I have some role
and responsibility. As a social worker I will negotiate other committee member that there is
requirement of separate as well as priority for adolescent girls. Because it is an age group which left
behind without any justice and going through several unethical and illegal practices ( Lui And et. al.,
2016). Along with this, as an representative of company my role and responsibility to win the bill and
stand in welfare of society as well as motivate other members of company also to take participation in
it. So that, adolescent girls will gain their rights and their company will help in welfare of society in as
much possible manner. Apart from this, i will open negotiation by explaining them entire scenario and
their negative impact on society. Because before saying anything it is important for high police officer
to understand thing in proper manner. After that I will take viewpoint of each and every individual
person involved in that so it will help me in understanding things that what people think about that
particular bill. Most of the people are not agree with priority and separate section of adolescent girls
because according to them it was already included in other section so there is no requirement of any
separate focus. Thus, I will implement collaborative style of negotiation in which social workers use
open as well as honest style of communication. Along with this, they focus on findings for creating
such solution which is satisfy both the parties as well as suggest several alternatives which can be
consider for better results. Respective style of negotiation is high in both assertiveness as well as
cooperativeness.
It has been already discussed that I will use collaborative style of negotiation in that honest and
open communication will take place. It is best way of negotiation because in this focus is on findings
which help in creating such solutions which will satisfy both the parties. Along with this, suggest

some alternatives also that can be consider for gaining better outcomes. Yes, I will use integrative
bargaining which is a negotiation strategy in this high police officer collaborate for finding Win-Win
solution of their disputes. I don’t want to win along but want mutual understanding of all other
peoples also. Thus, respective strategy focus on development of mutual beneficial agreement which is
based on interest of disputants (O’Boyle and Shilbury, 2016). Here, interest involves desires,
concerns, needs as well as fear to each side. Integrative bargaining is essential because with the
assistance of it more satisfactory outcomes will gained for both the parties. Man reason behind using
this approach as it will help me in gaining positive outcomes with mutual understanding of each and
every committee members. Apart from this, my understanding about interprofessional practices helps
me in influencing my negotiation approach. Because with the assistance of this i will be able to covert
negative thoughts of people in positive so that better outcomes will be gained and priority as well as
separate section will provided to adolescent girls. Yes, Bill is not social work and I am working on it
as committee member and also help in finding positive outcomes of the situation in appropriate
manner. It is sensitive issue and for wining bill there is no requirement of training, experts, values,
skills and so on but only thing needed is understanding about sensitive issue.
Source of power can influence negotiation approach because with the assistance of power I can
win the bill and impose it (Hara and Sanfilippo, 2016). But all I need understanding of high police
officer about the issue so that things will implement in appropriate manner as well as followed by
each and every member. Because things conduct in proper manner will help in gaining positive
outcomes. Apart from this, I had already discussed this entire bill with line manager and they are also
saying that yes there is requirement of separate section as well as priority for adolescent girls. Things
with better understanding will help in gaining positive outcomes rather than imposing with power. I
don’t want to use power this is the main reason that collaborative negotiation style is implementing by
me which work with mutual understanding and collaboration of both the parties. Moreover, I will
apply ethics as well as values within negotiation main reason behind this is I don’t Want only to win
but also mutual understanding of each and every member involved in this. Along with this, I will
never forget values and everything of adolescent girls separate section and priority bill will conduct in
ethical manner. Because fitting for unethical practices in unethical manner is not good. If committee
member will not understand things with negotiation style then i will try some other alternatives for
gaining their mutual understanding. I am focusing on mutual agreement because all alone I am not
able to change thinking of people and impose modifications. Apart from this, I will use practical
approach like drama and negotiation style both for winning the bill because it will help in providing
knowledge to people in practical manner also in relation of respective bill. It is best approach will help
me in gaining positive outcomes in effective manner as well as also in implementing better changes
within society (Fakomogbon and Bolaji, 2017).

CONCLUSION
After going through entire discussion it has been summarised that, Negotiation is simply a
strategic discussion which helps in resolving issue in manner that both of the parties will find
acceptability. In simple term it can be said that, within negotiation process all involved parties not
argue with each other but try to reach at some form of compromise. Apart from this it have proper
procedure but above discussion is based on first step i.e., preparation and planning. On the basis of
which four major steps has been followed i.e., clarify what you want from negotiation, establishing
BATNA, Develop frame and develop strategy. Moreover, it is important to have separate bill for
adolescent girls who are facing crime and other violence so that they will also get justice which is
important.

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