Head: LEGAL CASE SCENARIO

Legal Case Scenario

Legal Case Scenario

Introduction

Law is fundamental and important to every regulation practice which ensures accountability providing the efficiency and authority to work effectively. However, no one can respond to the complex human issues that are for welfare and social work as this is a subject to constant development and change. (Fowles 2003:23-50)

In this scenario Poor Law dealing with abandoned children and orphans is discussed. Children living with their parents as Alicia what is considered the quality of care and the right to the possession of their parents as Lisa and property rights prevented the State to intervene between the owner and belongings. However, once family support had no family and a citizen can be replaced by a beggar state. It was on a review of the Poor Law of 1889 ? Poor Law (children) poor ? Law Guardians could take custody of the children's expense if deemed to be irresponsible parents. (Grogman 2003:15-20)

Social workers must be clear about the nature of their obligation to respect the right of customers to confidentiality and exceptions to this obligation. Ethical dilemmas occur when social workers decide whether to disclose confidential information without client consent or against the wishes of a client. This can happen ? for example. when a client threatens to seriously harm a third, seriously hurt-or herself or abuse or neglect a child or elderly individual. Ethical dilemmas involves a privileged communication occur when social workers are required to disclose confidential information in judicial proceedings (for example, when ? records requests from a client clinical spouse as part of a dispute over child custody .) (Freud, 2002: 483-492)

It is widely accepted among social workers that customers usually have the basic right to self determination. However ? ethical dilemmas that arise in circumstances where ? droppings in "trial ? professional social workers or clients potential actions pose a serious action ? ? foreseeable and imminent risk to themselves or others. ? In these cases social workers must decide whether should limit the client's right to self determination. Limiting the right of clients to self-determination in order to protect self-injury is called paternalism. (Congress 2001: 255-66)

Q-What steps would you take to assess Mary's needs?

Ans. With regard to Mary's needs she needs someone to take care of her and Basil too as Mary cannot work due to the predicament and the other complications she is facing. In addition to the social work care at home Mar's article 8 rights of the human rights act should not be infringed as its important to note that previously in YL v Birmingham City Council and others [2007] UKHL 27 an 84 year old woman who had Alzheimer's disease tried to argue that her article 8 right, the right to respect for private and family life had been breached by a private care home forcing her to live that particular home. Although a personal care dwelling, her placement at the home had been funded by her local authority and it was therefore argued that ...