1. Discuss THREE (3) ethical issues when working with parents who believe in ‘Spare the rod, Spoil the child’. State briefly your professional yardstick in determining a punishment that amounts to abuse. (700words) (4 references)
2. Apply the family system theory to explain how a social worker should manage parents’ harsh physical punishment of a child. (700 words) (3 references)
References to consider for 1 & 2
Family system theory – family effect (Murray Bowen)
Erikson and Freud’s theory
Reamer,F.(2002).Makingdifficultdecisions.SocialWorkToday. RetrievedAugust8,2015fromwebsite http://www.socialworktoday.com/news/eoe_101402.shtml
Book by Don Collins – Family social work
3. In social work define spirituality and appraise its roles in shaping the perspective on life, with literature references and examples. Discuss how can social workers play such a role in casework and family intervention practices. (560words) (3 references)