Consider how the social worker might use their role to uphold the service user’s rights
  1. The Rights of Those Involved
  • Critically consider the rights of the service user(s) as defined by law and whether these provide any tensions with the law/policy/guidance the social worker might use.
  • Consider how the social worker might use their role to uphold the service user’s rights
  • You will be expected to be able to cite specific rights as set out in legislation. This may include Human Rights Legislation as well as rights within other legislation.

You may find it useful to draw on relevant research and literature to consider how rights can be upheld, whilst the social worker also carried out their statutory responsibilities.