1. Identify two (2) legal responsibilities and two (2) consequences of breaches in child protection work. (30 word limit)

2. The Children's Court of Victoria is a specialist court with three divisions dealing with cases involving children and young people namely the Family Division, the Criminal Division and the Koori Court.

A) Outline the role of each of the three Divisions. (40 word limit)

B) Provide a brief explanation of the role of the Family Court. (40 word limit)

3. In Victoria, the Best interests case practice model is underpinned by a strengths-based approach that assesses the risks to children and young people, while building on the protective factors to increase their safety. It acknowledges that protecting children from harm cannot be separated from promoting their wellbeing. Outline the six (6) questions a current risk assessment should address

4. Theories of vulnerability and resilience have shifted in child protection practice from expectation of poor outcomes for vulnerable children to the capacity to resist the potential consequence of the risk and achieve positive outcomes. Discuss two (2) points about current vulnerability and resilience theories. (40 word limit)

5. In Victorian, there are legal requirements in defining a child in need of protection in alleged cases of abuse or neglect.

A) What are the three key requirements?

B) Complete the table below about indicators of harm, types of harm, definition of harm and dynamics of harm. (100 word limit)

6.

A) Define the stages (age and development stages) of chid development and provide a brief explanation of each stage.

B) How does the knowledge of the stages of child development inform your assessment and intervention when engaging in child protection work? (40 word limit)

7.

A) What is CRISSP, and what are its key functions?

B) What is CRIS (in related to Child Protection), and who uses this system?

C) What would be the consequence of the improper recording, reporting and storage of client's information? (20 word limit)

8. How can you access an interpreter for your non-English speaking client? (20 word limit)

9. What are the six (6)stages of the 'Stages of Change'model?

10. Give one (1) example of a cultural consideration or action you would use when working with the following groups and situations. Complete the table.

Groups and situations	Cultural consideration
Power relationship structures
Rituals, beliefs, hierarchies and practices
Community politics
Gender
Parenting practice and family dynamics

11.

A) Describe how the following types of strategies can protect and support children:

early intervention strategies

prevention strategies.

B) Provide three (3) examples of either prevention and/or early implementation services or programs in Victoria.

12.

A) What aspect of a client's life is assessed during a comprehensive psychosocial assessment?

B) Identify at least three (3) sources of information for this assessment. These can be people or resources

13. Information collected in interviews, or other forms of assessment, constitutes personal and confidential information under child and family violence information sharing law and must not be misused.

A) What laws protect personal information provided to Child Protection in Victoria?

B) Child protection workers can share confidential information with organisations and professionals when undertaking assessment, planning and delivering responses. Identify at least four (4) organisations or professionals.

14. Complete the following table

Type of harm	Definition	Indicator of harm	Dynamics of harm (context/ who it impacts)
Physical abuse
Emotional
Sexual abuse

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