broke my back but am able to walk again

Word limit 2000 words (excludin" rel="nofollow">ing reference list, table of contents and appendices Choose a case study (which you will also use in" rel="nofollow">in the last report) and produce an in" rel="nofollow">interim report that covers the followin" rel="nofollow">ing issues: • reasons for selectin" rel="nofollow">ing the case study ( I broke my back but am able to walk again" rel="nofollow">in ) • identification of the audience for the report, their needs for in" rel="nofollow">information and the purpose of the report • the local and national context of the case study, which in" rel="nofollow">involves presentin" rel="nofollow">ing and commentin" rel="nofollow">ing on relevant statistical in" rel="nofollow">information • Theories, policies and organisations relevant to understandin" rel="nofollow">ing the case study that you will develop in" rel="nofollow">in more depth for the last report in" rel="nofollow">in study. In this assignment, you take the role of an in" rel="nofollow">independent consultant analysin" rel="nofollow">ing a situation to in" rel="nofollow">inform decision makin" rel="nofollow">ing. You have been asked to construct an in" rel="nofollow">interim report in" rel="nofollow">in which you explore a case study, settin" rel="nofollow">ing it within" rel="nofollow">in a specific context and outlin" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">ing key ideas. Case Study: Yvonne Age: 58 Female Disability: Unable to walk due to spin" rel="nofollow">inal in" rel="nofollow">injury History Yvonne lost the use of her legs after fallin" rel="nofollow">ing down the stairs at the age of 55, and now she uses a wheelchair. She previously worked as a teachin" rel="nofollow">ing assistant. Now she lives on various disability benefits. Current situation Recently widowed, Yvonne lives alone, but has a son and a daughter livin" rel="nofollow">ing nearby, both married and in" rel="nofollow">in full-time work. She loved her work at the school and misses the company and activity that it gave her. A support worker visits every other day to help Yvonne take a bath. Otherwise, she relies on her family for support. Due, most likely, to the combin" rel="nofollow">ination of the accident and losin" rel="nofollow">ing her husband, Yvonne has been feelin" rel="nofollow">ing depressed and currently takes antidepressants. Yvonne’s sense of self-worth and pride has taken a serious knock, because she feels dependent on her relations for support, and on the pills that her GP prescribes for her mood. For the last 10 years, Yvonne has enjoyed usin" rel="nofollow">ing her personal computer to research local and family history, and to pursue her love of jazz music. Sin" rel="nofollow">ince feelin" rel="nofollow">ing depressed, she uses the computer rarely now. However, a family friend, who runs a mail order busin" rel="nofollow">iness, has in" rel="nofollow">indicated that if Yvonne were willin" rel="nofollow">ing to enrol on a formal course to learn computin" rel="nofollow">ing and ICT skills, he would consider offerin" rel="nofollow">ing her a job. Yvonne is in" rel="nofollow">interested in" rel="nofollow">in takin" rel="nofollow">ing up this opportunity, and feels that it might give her a new lease of life. Yvonne’s son and daughter are opposed to the idea because, they say: • Yvonne is gettin" rel="nofollow">ing on in" rel="nofollow">in years, she is disabled (and receives disability benefits), and there is no poin" rel="nofollow">int in" rel="nofollow">in tryin" rel="nofollow">ing to start a new job now. • Currently Yvonne’s daughter and daughter-in" rel="nofollow">in-law take turns in" rel="nofollow">in callin" rel="nofollow">ing at around 9.30 each mornin" rel="nofollow">ing, to help Yvonne get up and to make sure she has enough food for the day. They can’t come any earlier, which would be necessary if Yvonne were to take up train" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">ing and employment. • This family friend has a reputation for demandin" rel="nofollow">ing long hours of work for low wages. They suspect he will exploit their mother’s situation for his own ends. The future? So what could Yvonne and her family do? Yvonne is in" rel="nofollow">in a vulnerable state, and does not know which way to go. The easiest route would be to accede to her children’s demands, and forget about the train" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">ing and the job. However, Yvonne feels unfulfilled and unhappy with life as it is now. The support worker who visits every other day is aware of the situation, and has obtain" rel="nofollow">ined Yvonne’s agreement to in" rel="nofollow">involve a social worker to try to resolve the situation. Some References that might be helpful Glaister, A. (2007) ‘Introducin" rel="nofollow">ing critical practice’, in" rel="nofollow">in Fraser, S. and Matthews, S. (eds.) The Critical Practitioner in" rel="nofollow">in Social Work and Health Care, London, Sage Publications Ltd. Fieldin" rel="nofollow">ing, M. (2006) Effective Communication in" rel="nofollow">in Organisations, Cape Town, Juta & Co (pty) Ltd. Andrews, K. 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