SWK313 Assessment 2 Case Studies - Essay Case study 1: Bailey Organisation type: Youth support service Bailey is 16 years old and left home 8 months ago. She lives in a regional town with limited employment options for young people. Since leaving home Bailey has stayed with various friends and tried living with her grandmother (Karen). She moves around, staying with friends when she can. She heard about the youth support service as a place for food and to charge her phone. After visiting several times for emergency assistance, Bailey has been referred for ongoing support and case management services. At this time she has no stable accommodation and is not working or attending school. Her mother (Frida) and stepfather (Michael) live in a smaller town close by. Her biological father lives in Malaysia and she has not had contact with him since she was 3 years old. Bailey has an older sister, Dana (age 21) who attends university interstate. Bailey has told the youth service she gets along ok with her mother and sister but the reason she does not return home is because she does not get along with her stepfather. She used to see the school counsellor when she attended school but had never told her mother about this. Case study 2: Maya & Rifat Organisation type: Refugee & Migrant Support Service Rifat & his wife Maya are a couple with two children (ages 11, 9). The family are from Syria and arrived in Australia 3 years ago as part of the Humanitarian and Refugee program. Rifatl’s brother had been politically active in Syria and after he disappeared, local authorities began to target his family members. After a long and arduous journey the family travelled to a refugee camp in Turkey before being accepted to come to Australia. After receiving some support when they first arrived, the children attend school and Rifat found work as a mechanic. However some months ago he witnessed a violent crime at the business next door. He was involved in providing a witness statement to the police, however since then he has not been able to return to work and lost his job. He is increasingly spending time at home and does not allow visitors. Maya’s English is limited and she does not have employment but has formed has some close friendships with families from the Syrian community. Case study 3: Marion & Evan & Sean Organisation type: Family support service Marion is 64 and has the full time care of their 5 year old grandson, Sean. Her son Evan (age 28) and daughter-in-law Skye have been unable to look after Sean due to periods of drug use leading to the involvement of Child Protection services. No formal orders are currently in place and Evan occasionally visits Sean at Marion’s place. There have been some times in the past when Evan and Skye have visited when they are under the influence of drugs or made threats and Marion has called the police. During his most recent visit Evan said he has finally lef.

1. SWK313 Assessment 2 Case Studies - Essay
Case study 1: Bailey
Organisation type: Youth support service
Bailey is 16 years old and left home 8 months ago. She lives in
a regional town with limited employment
options for young people. Since leaving home Bailey has stayed
with various friends and tried living with her
grandmother (Karen). She moves around, staying with friends
when she can. She heard about the youth
support service as a place for food and to charge her phone.
After visiting several times for emergency
assistance, Bailey has been referred for ongoing support and
case management services. At this time she has
no stable accommodation and is not working or attending
school.
Her mother (Frida) and stepfather (Michael) live in a smaller
town close by. Her biological father lives in
Malaysia and she has not had contact with him since she was 3
years old. Bailey has an older sister, Dana
(age 21) who attends university interstate. Bailey has told the
youth service she gets along ok with her
mother and sister but the reason she does not return home is
because she does not get along with her
stepfather. She used to see the school counsellor when she
attended school but had never told her mother
about this.
Case study 2: Maya & Rifat

2. Organisation type: Refugee & Migrant Support Service
Rifat & his wife Maya are a couple with two children (ages 11,
9). The family are from Syria and arrived in
Australia 3 years ago as part of the Humanitarian and Refugee
program. Rifatl’s brother had been politically
active in Syria and after he disappeared, local authorities began
to target his family members. After a long
and arduous journey the family travelled to a refugee camp in
Turkey before being accepted to come to
Australia.
After receiving some support when they first arrived, the
children attend school and Rifat found work as a
mechanic. However some months ago he witnessed a violent
crime at the business next door. He was
involved in providing a witness statement to the police,
however since then he has not been able to return
to work and lost his job. He is increasingly spending time at
home and does not allow visitors. Maya’s English
is limited and she does not have employment but has formed has
some close friendships with families from
the Syrian community.
Case study 3: Marion & Evan & Sean
Organisation type: Family support service
Marion is 64 and has the full time care of their 5 year old
grandson, Sean. Her son Evan (age 28) and
daughter-in-law Skye have been unable to look after Sean due to
periods of drug use leading to the
involvement of Child Protection services. No formal orders are
currently in place and Evan occasionally visits
Sean at Marion’s place. There have been some times in the past
when Evan and Skye have visited when they

3. are under the influence of drugs or made threats and Marion has
called the police.
During his most recent visit Evan said he has finally left Skye
and wants Sean to live with him. Marion
experienced violence in her relationship with Evan’s father who
does not have any contact with the family.
Marion also stated she experienced the loss of her father at the
age of 6, due to illness, and witnessed her
own mother struggle when she remarried a man who was violent
when using alcohol.
Case study 4: Shane & Robin
Organisation type: Carer support service
Shane is 57 and Robin is 49. The couple have two teenage sons
(aged 15 and 18). Shane was looking forward
to retirement when his youngest child left school however he
has recently been diagnosed with early onset
dementia and has just left work. Up until this time Robin has
been working as a teacher’s assistant but due
to Shane’s health she now needs to plan to care for him full
time. She is also worried that her younger son
has become withdrawn and avoids spending time with Shane in
particular, when previously they had a close
relationship. Six months ago the family’s house was damaged in
a once in 100 year flood event that has
impacted on the whole area. The recovery process is still
underway and repairs are yet to be made to their
house, which was not insured. Robin had thought that Shane’s
confusion and anger were due to the stress of
the flood and recovery, but now she is thinking it might have
been due to his health problems.

4. Case study 5: Jenny, Lee & children Kyra & Ami
Organisation type: Government child protection agency (remote
service team)
Jenny (aged 28) and Lee (aged 32) are Aboriginal and live in a
remote community during the wet season and
an outstation during the dry season. A notification from the
local health clinic within the remote community
has been received, advising Kyra and Ami will be air lifted to
Hospital due to weight loss (each averaging 200
grams per week). Jenny is pregnant and is also considered to be
severely malnourished so will also be flying
in with the children for treatment. Within the notification,
information suggests the application of the World
Health Organisation classification for malnourishment indicates
both children are within the ‘severe’
category and this is unusual for children of this age.
The notifier has stated they have continued to experience
difficulties in following-up health issues for the
children because family spends large amounts of time at their
Outstation and there is no service outreach to
this location. Kyra and Ami have had two prior hospitalisations
for failure to thrive and each time their
weight had increased on their return to community however
contact is lost when family moves to the
outstation. Jenny has disclosed that there is often little to no
food available at the Outstation as it runs out
quickly and her nutritional needs take low priority in the
family. Lee has never attended the health service
with Jenny or the children. When the Centre has used a local
interpreter to discuss family issues, Jenny is
even less forthcoming with details of her family life however a
staff member at the health centre has told

5. the notifier that she saw Lee driving around the community
recently in a new 4-wheel drive
TOPIC = Choose 1 case study to base your essay/case study
analysis on (NB. case studies will be provided after Week 4)
In your essay you will analyse the case study and critically
evaluate the theoretical approach and intervention/s that you
would use as a practitioner working with this scenario.
Support your ideas and proposed approaches to practice using
your learning in this Unit. You can choose one or more of the
theoretical models learned throughout this course to prepare
your essay. For example: Strengths Based Approaches,
Attachment Theory, Systems/Ecological approach and Anti-
Oppressive practice.
Your essay should include consideration of:
• The social work/practitioner role and the likely organisational
context of the service/s involved in the case study.
• Who is your primary client and consideration their significant
others(e.g carers, extended family, friends, peers) when working
in partnership in this case.
• What are your initial thoughts about the case study and what
you would take into consideration preparing to work with the
people in the case study?
• How do theory and models of practice help you to understand
the situation?
• How does your understanding of theory and models of practice
influence the approach you might take with the case study.
Outline how you would work with the people in this scenario.
• Critically evaluate your chosen approach to working with the
client using literature.
Assignment Marking Criteria:
The essay will be assessed against the following criteria:

6. Analysis/Argument (60%)
Demonstrated understanding of key concepts, theories or
perspectives covered within the unit learning materials in
respect to application to the case study (e.g. Strengths Based
Practice; Attachment Theory; Trauma Informed Practice;
Ecological Systems theory; Anti-Oppressive Practice etc.)
Application of concepts reflecting critical analysis of the case
study and chosen practice approach.
Use of clear framework in response to the case study and
assessment task
Key concepts, debates and issues identified
Critical reflection on the topics
Topics are discussed in adequate depth and use sources and
literature relevant to topic
Evidence of wide reading
Structure/Organisation (20%)
A clear essay structure has been used to put forward a central
argument in response to all elements of the assessment task. The
essay reflects sound use of paragraphs with a logical flow
between sections.
Clarity of Expression (10%) Correct spelling/punctuation, sound
sentence structure and succinct writing. Written expression
clearly conveys meaning.
Adherence to Academic Writing Style including references
(10%) Sound use of literature throughout. References are
correctly and consistently presented. Sources are adequately
acknowledged. A minimum of 10 references (APA 6TH) is
required for this assessment.