Reference no: EM133304428
Assignment:
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 (West Australia-metropolitan) and role of the local court in the context of seeking a protection order (magistrate court of Western Australian);
(b) A summary of the legal process as it relates to protecting the mother and her baby from family violence by 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.