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Assignment:

You are a Social Worker in a Housing Support Program that provides case management support to people who are at risk of losing their tenancy. The program you are working in is funded by the Federal Australian government. The house in question is owned and administered by a state funded housing NGO and all referrals into the program come from the NSW Government Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ). To be eligible for this program families have to have been homeless and also identified as needing support to sustain a tenancy.

A referral is received for a family with the identified issue in the referral being difficulty maintaining the property (squalor) and rental arrears. the Housing provider is requesting your service to help family put in place a payment plan and provide support to clean up the property in order to avoid breaches against the tenancy and possible eviction. The referral also states that a report has been made to Child Services due to concerns that the Children are not being looked after and living in poor living conditions. The family are of mixed ethnicity. Kaylie (Mum) is First Nations from the (Noongar People); Rua (Dad) is of Maori descent,

• Explain why theories are important to social work practice.
• Explain Critical Realism. Describe Structural Theory.
• How could both of the theories described above inform your social work practice with the people and services described in your chosen scenario
• Which theory resonated most with your values and practice and why?

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