Fields of Social Work

Question 1

Domestic and Family Violence

Answer 1

• Physical, emotional, financial, sexual.
• Risk assessments/determining urgency.
• Hidden forms of abuse.
• Intergenerational cycle of abuse.
• Individuals choosing to stay in domestic violence situations.
• Domestic violence continuing post relationship.
• The idea that DV is a private matter.

Question 2

Mental Health

Answer 2

• Language and cultural barriers.
• Overwhelmed agencies and health services.
• Stigma about mental health.
• Assessing individuals.
• Long and short term support.
• Multi-disciplinary teams.

Question 3

Youth Work

Answer 3

• Advocacy.
• Domestic violence.
• Shared responsibility (parents or other services).
• Grief and loss.
• Discrimination.
• Bullying.
• Antisocial behaviour.

Question 4

Disability

Answer 4

• Therapy.
• Activity engagement.
• Stigma around people with intellectual disabilities.
• Empowerment is essential.
• Listening to the individual.
• Use of language is important (identity and empowerment).
• Remove them from isolation.

Question 5

School Counseling

Answer 5

• Familial and personal changes (especially migrants).
• Discrimination.
• Engagement with educational system: policy, advocacy.

Question 6

Child Protection

Answer 6

• Investigating allegations of child neglect: environment, treatment, health, abuse, or other endangerment.
• Challenging field, as a child should be protected within their family, and there is no universal way of parenting.
• Overrepresentation of Indigenous people; children are still being removed.