Assessment 1: Court Observation and Reflection

Assessment 1: Court Observation and Reflection Description and marking rubrics.

February 2024

Due date: Sunday 11^th February 2024 11:59PM Weight: 30% (1200 words)

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Assessment description

A core duty of social workers supporting clients in matters relating to the law is court attendance, which often requires social workers to attend a court or tribunal session and support their clients in different roles. Social workers explain court processes to clients and help them navigate court protocols.

Most court cases are heard in an open court system as a critical approach to open justice. Therefore, the public can attend court sessions from the public gallery unless a presiding judge or magistrate orders a closed court session.

You are required to attend a local court in your area on the designated date to be announced in class. Endeavour to be on time before the court proceedings.

As you observe the proceedings, reflect on the implications of court processes and protocols for clients and your future practice as a social worker. Based on your observations, write a reflective essay and support your reflection with theoretical literature from some of our primary readings of this unit or any other relevant literature. Your reflection should cover these areas:

In your reflective essay, demonstrate your understanding of the Australian court system and structure and the jurisdiction of the court you have observed.
Your essay should provide an overview of the court system and identify where the court you have observed sits within the hierarchy.
Your reflection should also demonstrate your understanding of the court processes, protocols, and courtroom interactions among various actors. Identify the key actors and their roles and power relationships,
Discuss the subject being presented, language use, dress code, and any important artefact observed.
Consider how a social worker would approach the issue before the court in your reflection. Refer to the core readings and any other relevant literature to support your application of social work frameworks to court processes.
Succinctly conclude your reflection.
Remember to list all your support references. You may use the APA referencing style.

Marking rubrics

Marking criteria

Critical social work responsive observation – 15 points

(Ability to identify court processes/protocols and apply social work frameworks to analyse the nuances of law and social work role)

Demonstrate an extraordinary capacity to identify and articulate the basic principles and institutions of the legal system, and place social work within a legal context, demonstrating depth and complexity.
Exhibit extensive knowledge and understanding of court processes, and protocols and draw strong connections with social work by explaining the legal duties and obligations of social workers in practice.
Show an exceptional capacity to locate, compile, share, and critically analyse knowledge regarding legal subjects, systems, and issues in great depth.

Demonstrate a clear and substantial understanding and capacity to identify and articulate the basic principles and institutions of the legal system, and place social work within a legal context
Exhibit substantial knowledge and understanding of court processes, and protocols and draw strong connections with social work by explaining the legal duties and obligations of social workers in practice.
Show proficient ability to locate, compile, share, and critically analyse

knowledge regarding legal subjects, systems, and issues in great depth

Demonstrate a good understanding of the basic principles and institutions of the legal system
Exhibit a good knowledge and understanding of court processes, and protocols and draw strong connections with social work by explaining the legal duties and obligations of social workers in practice.
Shows a good capacity to locate, compile, distribute, and analyse information regarding legal topics, structures, and issues in some depth.

Demonstrate basic understanding of the basic principles and institutions of the legal system
Exhibit basic knowledge and understanding of court processes, and protocols and draw strong connections with social work by explaining the legal duties and obligations of social workers in practice.
Shows basic capacity to locate, compile, distribute, and analyse information regarding legal topics, structures, and issues in some depth.

A lack of an understanding of the basic principles and institutions of the legal system
A lack of knowledge and understanding of court processes, and protocols and draw strong connections with social work by explaining the legal duties and obligations of social workers in practice.
A lack of capacity to locate, compile, distribute, and analyse information regarding legal topics, structures, and issues in some depth.

Theoretical/Disciplinary knowledge and critical reflection – 15 points

Evidence of theoretical literature to support arguments, observations, and reflection,

Advanced ability to used evidence and appropriate literature to support arguments
An outstanding demonstration of the application of social work frameworks
Demonstrating strong academic writing skill
An extensive evidence of critical reflection, analysis, and reasoning.

Substantial ability to used evidence and appropriate literature to support arguments
Substantial demonstration of applying social work frameworks
Demonstrating strong academic writing skill
A good evidence of critical reflection, analysis, and reasoning.

A good ability to used evidence and appropriate literature to support arguments
A good demonstration of applying social work frameworks
Demonstrating strong academic writing skill
An adequate evidence of critical reflection, analysis, and reasoning.

Basic ability to used evidence and appropriate literature to support arguments
Basic demonstration of applying social work frameworks
Demonstrating strong academic writing skill
A basic evidence of critical reflection, analysis, and reasoning.

No demonstrated ability to used evidence and appropriate literature to support arguments
Substantial demonstration of applying social work frameworks
Lack of strong academic writing skill
No evidence of critical

reflection, analysis, and reasoning.