Question

Case Study

Angelica is 42 and has a newborn baby. Angelica also has a physical disability that makes it very difficult and unsafe for her to bathe her baby. Angelica rings her local council for help but they say they don’t provide such a service. Angelica does not want anyone to know she is having trouble because she is worried that someone will decide her baby will need to be taken from her and cared for by someone else. Angelica has been supported in the past by a disability services agency but after she married she decided she did not require this support anymore. Her husband is now working away from home for three weeks out of each month. Angelica particularly does not want her husband to know she is having difficulties as she says he finds FIFO work very stressful and she does not want to add to this. Angelica’s mother has offered to help, but Angelica says her mother was very much against her marriage and did not want her to have a child, so she is reluctant to accept help from her mother. Angelica has contacted her local community center for help and advice. A support worker is visiting Angelica at home. Angelica’s mother has contacted the worker to express her concerns for the safety of the newborn child.

Question

1. What is the purpose of child protection legislation in health and community services contexts? How does it apply to Angelica’s situation? (Approx. 80 words).

2. Describe the indicators that Angelica’s newborn child might be at risk in this situation. (Approx. 60 words).

3. What is meant by adult disclosure? Does it apply in this scenario? (Approx. 80 words).

Answer 1

Child protection legislation & Angelca's rights and responsibilities applicable to her situation are ;

Right to respect for private and family life.

Right to get information about health services.

Right to marry and to found a family

Right of access to health and social care.

Right to independent living

Right to personal security.

She can participate fully in society by recieving same oppurtunties like others.

She has a right not to be subjected to disability discrimination when accessing and participating in education , employment and in the provision of goods , facilities and services and housing.

2.Indicators that Angelca's newborn child might be at risk in this situation are;

Her dependency on other result in power inequalities and power inequitues tend to increase possibility of abuse.

Increased dependency on care givers.

Sexual offences against her with disability by offenders.

3.Adult disclosure

That is the person of childhood sexual abuse carry the experience of abuse into adulthood.

Adult disclosure may be effected by former disclosure during childhood.

It applies to this scenario as Angelca's situation.