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Hi all

Was hoping to get some clarification or help on my current assignment please. I'm working on the questions below:

Case study 4

You are out one night in a local club with your friends when you see one of your parents from the centre. The parent comes over to your group and starts talking about one of the families at the service where you are employed. She mentions that she has seen one family that attends the service leave their two children under five years of age locked in the car while they play the various gaming machines in the club.

7. How could you deal with the situation at the time? What would you say?
(Here I'm not sure on which way to go)
Explain to the parent that you are there for a good night and don’t wish to discuss other parents from the centre.
or Ask if the family in question is at the club at the moment and if they are, ask the parent to escort you to the vehicle with the children inside and call the relevant authorities if the children are indeed still in the locked car. If they family is not present at this time, call the relevant authorities at the next earliest convenience.

I ask this because I found this piece of information:
•Care providers must also report harm or suspected harm of a child that has occurred away from a children's service. (Child Protection Act 1999).

8. What concerns do you have with this situation? Relate your answers to relevant legal and ethical guidelines.

Confidentiality and Privacy
Queensland Child Protection Act 1999 - Division 8 General - 148 Obligation to report harm to children in departmental and licensed care services

9. How would you deal with the information the parent shared with you?

Any help is greatly appreciated thank you

i have just done that. this is a qld tafe question right? here is what i wrote and i passed.


Case Study 4

You are out one night in a local club with your friends when you see one of the parents from the centre. The parent comes over to your group and starts talking about one of the families at the service where you are employed. She mentions that she has seen one family that attends the service leaves their two children under five years of age locked in the car while they play the various gaming machines in the club.

• How should you deal with the situation at the time? What would you say?
Explain to the parent that you are there for a good night and don’t wish to discuss other parents from the centre.
• What concerns do you have with this situation? Relate your answer to relevant legal and ethical guidelines.
Confidentiality
• How would you deal with the information the parent shared with you?
Discuss with your director when you go back to work.

Thanks for that Krissy. Yes it is a Tafe Qld question. So my first answer is the right way to go.
Thanks again Krissy I can finish it off now : )