OFFENDERS WITH MENTAL ILLNES ( PROFESSION SOCIAL WORK )

TOPIC : OFFENDERS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS … MY PROFESSION IS SOCIAL WORK , the other 2 profession is POLICE OFFICER AND PSYCHIATRIST ( YOU HAVE TO INCLUDE THE OTHER TWO PROFESSION HOW ITS CONNECTED TO MINE AND ALSO HOW THEY WORK TOGETHER AND SOLVE PROBLEMS, HELP OFFENDERS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS / HOWEVER I PUT THE BRIEF FORM THE UNI SO PLEASE GO THROUGH ON IT BEFORE YOU MAKE TE PRESENTATION !

Groups up to 3 students will show how a service-user group with a protected characteristic has its needs responded to by different human-service professions/occupations (1 service-user group per group and 1 different human-service profession per student). Each student will choose a different human-service profession and will produce an individual presentation.

In planning and organising your individual presentation, each of you is required to do the following:

(a) outline the needs of a service-user group with a protected characteristic; According to the Equality Act 2010, there are 9 protected characteristics: age, sex, disability, religion or belief, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, race (colour, nationality, ethnic origin), pregnancy and maternity, marriage and civil partnership. https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/part/2/chapter/1
https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/Documents/Advice%20booklets/equlity-act-2010-overview.pdf

(b) analyse the relationship between a professional/occupational group and a service-user group with a protected characteristic;

(c) account for the role and main duties, responsibilities and tasks of the profession/occupation you have chosen, and the difficulties/frustrations and the eases/joys it has encountered, in developing a response to those needs – answer the following questions:

Has the service-user group selected increased over time? If yes, why?
How do the needs of a service-user group with a protected characteristic are met by a team of different professionals?
What are the main duties/responsibilities of the professionals involved?
What have the main challenges in dealing with this service-user group been?
To what extent has the service-user group selected been discriminated?
What arrangements would you have for improving equality and diversity?

(d) An analysis of relevant policy and legislation of your service-user group with a protected characteristic, assessing whether they are meeting the needs of your chosen service-user group. A place to start your search would be the Department of Health (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health) and for policies prior to 2014 (http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/*/http://www.doh.gov.uk/).

(e) finally, you also need to provide at least one recommendation as to how the professional role performed by each of you could further be developed in relation to your service-user group.

!!!You are expected to draw on both academic texts and academic journals to support your Presentation. . Please insert a minimum of 5 references (3 must be academic sources) at the end of your Presentation.

!!References
As with ALL your written assignments, you must use the Harvard system of referencing to cite your sources in the body of your paper. Please pay particular attention to the referencing guidelines on secondary referencing.