Social work / Indigenous Australians and the Human Services
Tips for Presentation Content:
Alongside providing an account of the organisational context and your case scenario, I will be looking for links made between the course content and the approach your group develops towards resolution of the issues in the case. This assessment is about applying your knowledge within a context.
What learning can you apply from the course, to the reality of the case scenario?
As the course progresses, consider how concepts and content we cover might relate to the case and how you can show you have understood the course overall. You can be as creative as you like! Reviewing the Course Calendar and weekly topics will assist you to ascertain some links.
For example:
? How could historical knowledge assist in understanding the scenario?
What might be the relevant policies and practices that have impacted on the individual, community and/or organisation being analysed in the case?
? How could knowledge of contemporary issues such as Racism and Whiteness be used in the analysis of the case?
Consider the environment in Australia for Indigenous Australians. What might it be like?
? How can you demonstrate your understanding of nation groups and diversity?
This is case study

Case Management: You are a team of workers from a Families SA District centre. The Crisis Response Unit has received a number of child protection notifications for an Aboriginal child aged 10, from his school principal and teachers. Reports indicate concerns about the health of the boy and that he is ?rarely seen with a packed lunch?. Furthermore, the boy has been recorded absent from school for significant periods of time and attends sporadically, so has been classified a Tier 3 referral and ?at risk?. Your team will investigate and determine what is needed.
The principal reports ?issues at home? could be contributing to his absence, citing one example in particular when the child?s mother visited the school and looked ?unshowered? and ?dressed as if she just got out of bed?. In your approach to this investigation, you uncover the child is involved in a community cultural group which often has weekday activities. The department records also indicate the mother has accessed Emergency Financial Relief in the past.
Outline the issues in the referral/case and some approaches you might take in responding to the case and allegations.