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Question:
A social worker is completing an intake with a family who recently immigrated from another country. They are in need of basic resources such as rental and nutrition assistance. The children appear neat and clean. The social worker observes the mother mixing a small amount of alcohol into her infant’s bottle and is told that this “soothes” the child as she is teething. During the intake, the family discloses that they do not believe in Western medicine and think sickness is caused by the presence of evil demons. They report that they spend much of their day engaged in prayer and meditation because one of their children is gravely ill. In order to BEST assist this family, the social worker should:
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Inform them that it is necessary to get the child protection agency involved and contact the agency immediately
explanation
Although the beliefs and behaviors of the family may be culturally based, there may be some adverse impacts to the children that threaten their well-being. It is not the responsibility of the social worker to determine the reasons for or impact of their actions. The social worker should get the child protection agency involved so they can investigate the situation further. There also may be some resources available to this family by the child protection agency
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