Word Count: 1400-1600 words
You are playing the role of a community service worker supporting a mother who is seeking an order to protect herself and her baby from family violence perpetrated by de-facto partner. You are required to investigate your local court and associated family violence support services and submit a written Support Plan for your client (i.e., the mother).
Based on your individual research, your written Support Plan must include the following:
(a) The location and role of the local court in the context of seeking a protection order;
(b) A summary of the legal process as it relates to protecting the mother and her baby from family violence b order of the court;
(c) An overview of the local support services available in connection with the court and external to the court that would assist your client;
(d) An explanation of how you (as the community service worker) would prepare if you received a subpoena to both submit your file notes, and attend court as a witness in this case;
(e) Identify and discuss two ethical issues that could arise for you in your role as a community service professional assisting the mother in this matter. Include a description of how you would respond to the ethical issues that you have identified.
The format of your report will be discussed in greater detail during tutorials.
You must use APA 7 Referencing. You must include a reference section in your report and acknowledge any sources that you use, including all web based sources. Please include at least 5 referenced sources.
Do NOT utilise sources such as www.tutor2u.com and other such web materials as these in no way constitute academic references for the purpose of your assignment. If you rely on such sources for theoretical support, you will be deemed NOT to have met the requirements of the assessment.