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Hello
First of all, I would just like to say thank you for the help you are about to give me.
I study Youth Justice (there was no option to select Youth Justice in the subject area) and I am in final year of university – daunting times. I am looking for help in writing a 2500 piece of coursework. hopefully this will be enough time to find a good amount of research. I will attach the materials needs for this work, along with the assignment briefings given to me by my lecturers, hopefully this will be able to assist you along the way.
For this piece of work I have attached:
– The assessment question
– The assessment criteria (showing you what is expected in the answers for each section and aspect)
– Full assignment guidance
– Grade Based Assessment Feedback Form (showing what is expected for high grades)
– Useful academic reading (a list of readings that will be useful to source information and cite in work, alongside other sources etc websites…) I put “20” in the sources section but it might vary on the information you find
If you need anymore information I am happy to give what I know
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Summative Assessment
You will be formally assessed on one piece of work as follows:
Weighting Type Description
100% Coursework 2500 word case study
Case Study – 2500 words –
[For those with later deadlines owing to NECs being in place, please note that the hand-in time remains at 2pm at the latest].
Read though the following case study and then answer the questions below:
Penny Platt is 16 years old and resides in a Local Authority Care Home in North Nottinghamshire. She originally came into care at the age of 12 at the request of her mother who was unable to cope. Her mother is a chronic alcoholic, consuming up to 15 cans of strong lager per day. Penny has never known her father but has experienced a number of ‘stepfathers’ as her mother frequently changes her partner. None of her mother’s relationships last long owing to her mother’s severe and problematic alcoholism. Although Penny is in care, she still has occasional weekend contact with her mother at her mother’s address. Many of these visits are terminated early by Penny as she cannot cope with her mother’s drinking and occasional verbal abuse. Penny loves her mother and is constantly seeking her approval along with love and affection.
Following Penny’s acceptance into care at the age of 12, she found it difficult to settle. She frequently argued with her fellow residents and committed several acts of criminal damage in the care home. This largely comprised smashing windows, ornaments and crockery when her temper exploded. Initially staff dealt with this informally within the care home. However, when these outbursts gained in frequency, they resorted to informing the police. Penny was made subject to a Restorative Justice Disposal and a Caution for these offences, but her aggressive outbursts continued and she eventually started to become physically aggressive towards staff. Owing to the deterioration in her behaviour, at the age of 14, Penny’s social worker successfully obtained a place for her in a Local Authority Therapeutic Community Care Home in Wales. It was hoped that with the improvement in ratio of staff to children and in with appropriate, more advanced, staff training, that Penny would receive more attention and her many emotional needs would be met.
Penny’s behaviour and emotional well-being improved significantly during the year that she spent in the Therapeutic Community. With the assistance of a psychologist and psychotherapist, Penny felt able to discuss her past and her difficult and volatile relationship with her mother and she made inroads into beginning to come to terms with it all. The staff noted that Penny gradually began to mature and to take more of an interest in her ‘home schooling’ and outside interests. Penny enjoyed walking and the freedom of the countryside surrounding her Care Home in Wales. She began to take lessons in horse-riding as well as in karate and yoga. For the first time, she was able to enjoy visits to the cinema and theatre where she developed an interest in performing arts.
Penny remained with the Therapeutic Community for one year, returning to her original care home in North Nottinghamshire at the age of 15. Although both Penny and the staff were apprehensive about her return, she settled into the routine well and enrolled onto a ‘media’ course at her local college. The care home provided her with a laptop and transport to the college in order to encourage her attendance. Penny’s attendance was good, although college staff noted that she found it difficult to manage her 9 o’ clock start on Mondays. Penny is looking forward to completing her course but is not sure what she would like to do afterwards. Since her 16th birthday, she has informed her social worker that she would like to move into her own flat. The prospect of living alone both excites her and scares her in equal measure. On a personal note, Penny has never shown any interest in boys and will not discuss such matters with her social worker. Her social worker has considered the possibility that Penny may have issues with her sexuality, but has been unable to engage her in meaningful discussion. She never drinks, but occasionally indulges in the consumption of cannabis with her fellow residents. Since her return to her original care home, staff have not needed to call the police, although she has been warned for smoking in the premises and for causing accidental cigarette burns to the carpet. She continues to visit her mother and tries to help her, but these visits have become less frequent. Staff at the care home have recently noted some cuts to Penny’s arms for which she has no satisfactory explanation.
- What are the implications for Penny’s future with regard to:
- Child care law and the guiding principles for social work practice
- The law related to looked after children
- Mental health law
- How would you best promote Penny’s rights relating to:
- Housing
- Education
- Welfare benefits
