Principles of Safe Practice Models and Managing Risk.

Question: Discuss about the Principles of Safe Practice Models and Managing Risk. Answer: Introduction I am Sophie Wagner, a social worker for the department of child youth and family services. I was appointed with the provision of state sector Act 1988. On 26th January 2016, a report was received by the department by an anonymous citizen. The report demonstrates about the Madrids children who were neglected and verbally abused. The concerns also included that unknown person continuously enters as well as leave the home of Madrid. Due to the report, the house of Madrid was visited on 2nd February 2016 in order to investigate the matter. Proper discussions with the help of various professionals were conducted in order to discover the reason behind the behaviour against the children. After proper investigation, we have found some significant results. Living situation The family of Madrid live in New Zealand at the Queen Street beside the coffee shop. In the house, Mrs Madrid lives with her 4 children. The father of the childrens died in a road accident on 12th December 2016. Mrs Madrid is a homemaker who stays at home in order to provide proper care to their children. When Madrid house was visited, it was analyzed that the house was too much tidy as well as warm. It was stated by Mrs Madrid that they have both the facility of insulation as well as heating in the house. She told that her children have a strong friendship with the neighbours. She also shares a good bond as well as the relationship with her neighbours. It was analyzed that out of four children, three of her children were dressed appropriately. Mr Madrid engages in normal conversation with us by stating the relationship status with their neighbours. It was noticed that during the visit of the various professionals in the house of the Madrid, the mother of the children was very much aware of providing proper oversight towards the activities of the children. When we visited Mrs Madrid house, she was questioned about her supervision when her children play outside. Mrs Madrid told that she shares a strong relationship with the neighbours and they are like a family. She further stated that she provides effective supervision to her children's when they play outside. She watches them from the window of the kitchen at a regular interval in order to track their activities. She also added that she trusts her neighbour and they work as a single family for monitoring the children while they were playing outside. We have observed that she supervised her children's when we have visited her home. It was observed that Madrids home have four bed-rooms but only one room look like a bedroom with some mattresses on the floor for the childrens. Mrs Madrid discloses that after the death of her husband she asks her children to sleep with her in the same bedroom. She told that it would be better for all of them as they were going through a difficult time. She added that she was adjusting to the situation after she has lost her husband and was trying to provide the best supervision to her children. Health After proper discussion with Mrs Madrid, a visit was arranged to their family doctor "Victoria Owens" who was also a general practitioner. The doctor discloses that Mrs Madrid was not concerned about her children's health. He stated that Mrs Madrid generally visits him with her children who are suffering from different health issues at a different time which suggest that she did not take proper care of her children's health. The doctor advised that a referral was made for Mrs Madrid so that she can cope of with her mental illness which is may be due to her husbands death. He added that Mrs Madrid rejected his referral by saying that she did not need their support but the doctor suggested that that she need their support in the coming future. Education Michelle Madrid, who was the eldest child of Mrs Madrid, only attends school. Michelle studies in a primary school and therefore a meeting was arranged with the class teacher in order to investigate the matter much more. The class teacher told that Michelle is a quick leaner and is very much engaged in his education. He pays attention in his studies by showing confidence to learn new things. She states that from his early age he has a strong leadership skill present in him. She further stated that Michelle comes to school with proper dress and adequate amount of lunch and his attendance in the school was also excellent. Involvement of other agencies Huges who was involved with the childrens of Mrs Madrid states that Mrs was very much engaged in her parenting activity by reflecting a new desire to lean more innovative things. He advised that they did not have any concern when the four childrens were present under the care of the mother. He added that Mrs Madrid was a caring mother and she always keeps herself busy with the childrens. He noted that recently the doctor asked Mrs Madrid to take some support for improving her mental health as she has lost her husband in a road accident, but Mrs Madrid refuses to take the support. She did so as she wants to be with her children, she does not want to keep her children alone, and therefore she told that if in the coming future, she needs help, she will contact them. Family Support After the death of Mr Madrid in a road accident, both the families of Mr Madrid and Mrs Madrid provide their support to the children as well as Mrs Madrid so that they can live a comfortable life. She told that both the maternal s well as paternal family have supported her at different point or situations which help in minimizing the pressure of managing the whole family in the absence of her husband. She discloses that she is a member of fellowship and she trusts the community of the curt that they will help her and her children when she will face any kind of difficulty in the coming future. She told that the group of the church have a social service and she regularly visited that. She further states that she is enjoying the help as well as support that is provided to her by the community of the church so that she could live a proper life. Social networks Mrs Madrid visited church regularly with her children, and she is very much engaged in various playgroups as well as meetings. She told that the community of curt had supported her and her children during her difficult time by providing an appropriate amount of meals as well as money when she and her children's require. Social Work Observations It was observed that Mrs Madrid always spoke to her children in Tongon. At various situations, she raises her voice but never has raised her concern towards her children. We have not noticed any improper use of languages by Mrs Madrid while communicating with her children. Summary It was analyzed that in the family of Madrid there are four children and the family of Madrid was bought to the attention of the department that the children's of Madrid were abused verbally as well as neglected. It was observed that Mrs Madrid recently, lost her husband inn a road accident and due to this the family condition of Madrid became improper. The family of Madrid was supported by both the maternal as well as the paternal family of Mrs Madrid so that they can cope up with the grief and can live a normal lifestyle. Mrs Madrid was also supported by the community of the church. It was analyzed that the church community not only supported her and her family but also provide meals as well as money when she faces difficulty in living a normal life. It was stated by Mrs Madrid that the fellowship, as well as church community, provided her money so that she can educate as well as provide meals to her children at regular interval of time properly. The maternal, as well as paternal f amily of Mrs Madrid, live with her which helps in minimizing the burden of managing the family in the absence of her husband. It was identified from the entire study as well as the discussion that Mrs Madrid family networks including her paternal as well as maternal family, church community as well as other professionals provide adequate support to the children's of Mrs Madrid and as a result, the children are under proper supervision as well as care. They do not have a problem, and none of the children among the four was neglected.