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MODULE CODE: SCW206 TITLE OF PAPER: Professional Law in Practice . Graded A. Answers Explained

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MODULE CODE: SCW206 TITLE OF PAPER: Professional Law in Practice Candidates should answer ONE question from this section. You should allow approximately an hour for this section of the paper. ... 1. Critically examine the role of law in local authority social work practice with children and families. 2. Critically appraise the role of a social worker providing a service to children at risk of becoming looked after by a local authority. In your answer, consider the legal powers and duties of local authorities in relation to ‘care’ and accommodation of children. 3. Why is legal knowledge essential for social workers providing a service to children who are at risk of or suffering significant harm? SECTION B - Unseen questions Answer FOUR of the following nine questions. These questions are intended to have shorter answers: allowing approximately fifteen minutes for each answer in this section means that you can spend an equal amount of time on each section of the paper. 4. What are the intended outcomes for children of the Every Child Matters policy stream, and how are they relevant for child and family social work? 5. What is the organisation that co-ordinates child protection provision in local authorities in England, what is its remit, and which legislation defines its responsibilities? 6. What is the ‘welfare checklist’, what does it contain, and when is it used? 7. What are the ‘Section 8’ orders, and why are they relevant for social workers? 8. What is ‘parental responsibility’ and why is it of relevance to social work? 9. What are the most significant differences between a care order and a supervision order? What would indicate that one might seek one order rather than the other? 3 SCW206 SCW206 - PROFESSIONAL LAW IN PRACTICE Candidates are asked to answer: ONE question from Section A, FOUR subsidiary questions from Section B, and ONE question from Section C. TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS 10. What is the definition of a ‘child in need’, and what rights are acquired by children who appear to be in need? 11. Explain the meaning of the term ‘significant harm’ as it is used by social workers in a child and family context, and discuss why it is important for social workers. 12. What powers may a social worker use to remove a possibly abusive adult from a child’s home, and under what conditions may these powers be obtained and used? SECTION C - Seen questions Candidates should answer ONE question from this section. You should allow approximately an hour for this section of the paper. 13. What safeguards exist to protect the rights of people being assessed for detention under the Mental Health Act 2007, and to protect the rights of patients detained under the Mental Health Act 2007? 14. In what ways does the Mental Capacity Act 2005 empower and protect the rights of people who may lack capacity? 15. Describe and critically comment on the main roles and functions of the AMHP in undertaking mental health act assessments. [Show More]

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