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Assessment Item 3

Description/Focus:	Essay
Value:	40%
Due date:	Thursday 7th of June 2018
Length:	2500 words
Task:	Students will consider Indigenous people(Darwin, Australia) they will be working with in their profession and address the following questions. What legislation impacts upon the work you will be doing? How would you apply your knowledge of this legislation to best advocate for the rights of those you are working with? What are the strengths and limitations of legislation in supporting the rights of this group?
Preparation:	It is essential that students are familiar with the lecture material, readings and undertake broader literature searches to supplement their learning in relation to their chosen them.
Presentation:	The analysis must be typed on a word processor and submitted through Learnline. Please use the draft submission point in learnline to check safe assign for plagiarism. Please do not submit a final assignment that has a safe assign check of over15%. The word count does not include the reference list.
Assessment criteria:	The essay will be assessed according to the following criteria: · Comprehension of legislation (30%) · Application of legislation to practice (30%) · Critical analysis (20%) · Academic writing and referencing (APA 6th edition) (20%)

Readings to be included:

· Chenoweth, L., & McAuliffe, D. (2005). The road to social work & human service practice: an introductory text. Cengage Learning Australia.

· Daniel, B., & Taylor, J. (1999). The rhetoric versus the reality: A critical perspective on practice with fathers in child care and protection work. Child and Family Social Work, 4, 209-220.

· Detrick, S. (1999). A Commentary on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers.

· Munro, E. (2010). Learning to reduce risk in child protection. British Journal of Social Work, 40(4), 1135-1151.

· Parton, N. (2011). Child protection and safeguarding in England: Changing and competing conceptions of risk and their implications for social work. British Journal of Social Work, 41(5), 854-875.

· Payne, M. (2015). Modern social work theory. Oxford University Press.

· Schwartz, W. (1986). The group work tradition and social work practice. Social Work with Groups, 8(4), 7-28.

· Kennedy et.al (2016) Chapter 4. Professional, business and employment matters in Integrating Human Service Law, Ethics and Practice 

· Kennedy et.al (2016) Chapter 5. Managing information inIntegrating Human Service Law, Ethics and Practice

· Kennedy et al (2016) Chapter 7 Getting it wrong in Integrating Human Service Law, Ethics and Practice

· Sweifach, J. 2011. “Conscientious objection in social work: rights vs. responsibilities’. Journal of Social Work Values and Ethics, 8, (2).

· Zufferey, C. 2012. ‘Not knowing that I do not know and not wanting to know: reflections of a white Australian social worker’.International Social Work, 56, (5).

· Hawkins, C., Knox, K. 2014. ‘Educating for international social work: human rights leadership’. International Social Work, 57 (3).

· Murdoch, A. 2013. ‘Is social work a human rights profession?’ Social Work, 56 (3).

· Saul, B. 2013. ‘Indefinite security detention and refugee children and families in Australia: international human rights law dimensions’. Australian International Law, 20(1).

· Ainsworth, H. 2013. ‘Australian child protection services: a game without end’. International Journal of Social Welfare, 22.

· Hart, A. 2011. ‘Child safety in Australian family law: responsibilities and challenges for social science experts in domestic violence cases’. Australian Psychologist, 46.

· Sawrikar, P., Katz, H. 2014. “Recommendations for improving cultural competency when working with ethnic minority families in child protection systems in Australia’.  Child Adolescent Social Work, 31.

· Winter, K. 2011. ‘The UNCRC and social workers’ relationships with young children’. Child Abuse Review, 20.