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1. Introduction: Managing Abuse Victims: Legal Frameworks and Team Support
This research study contains a wide variety of legal and ethical factors which are associated with the case scenario of Philip an abuse victim. This research work will properly describe various types of legislation and legal frameworks which are associated with the development of a physical and mental abuse victim's case in the United Kingdom. In the initial section of this research analysis, the ethical principles and human rights will be identified. After that, the legal acts will be discussed and their application to this particular case scenario. This study will also include the role of collaboration and multidisciplinary teams for the collaboration with mental and physical abuse cases. Also, the role of nurses or the possible role of a nurse will be analyzed in this research work which are associated with the management of physical and mental abuse cases in the entire United Kingdom.
This research study contains the case of Philip a resident of Brownwood, England. It was identified after interviewing Philip that he has faced a serious amount of physical and mental abuse by his mother regularly. Philip mentioned that his mother beats him and bullies him every day because of his physical disabilities. Being a physically disabled person starting from his childhood his mother treated him like this. This abusive situation was continuously faced by Philip for 34 years until his friends Steve and Elaine mentioned to him that he should confront his mother and stop the bullying process. After that time Philip started to live independently in Northam London and he married a disabled girl Susie also in 1998.
2. Legal Frameworks Informing the Decisions Made by the Case Conference of Philip
2.1 The Ethical Principles and Human Rights Involved in Philip's Case
In the entire United Kingdom, there is a wide variety of ethical principles present which involve care for a person's mental health. The Human Rights Act 1998 which is present in the UK includes all the rights and principles regarding the protection of a human being (Dzehtsiarou et al. 2021). This particular act described that all the residents of the UK should be treated equally with a sense of dignity and respect.
This Human Rights Act contains 16 different rights for treating a human being in England. However, there are 10 particular articles present in this act which describe a person's rights towards his expression of freedom. As the case of Philip described he lacks a sense of freedom while living with his family these particular human rights are associated properly with his case scenario.
2.2 The Legal Framework Which Underpins the Case of Philip
The legal frameworks and acts which was beneficial for managing the case of Philip include the Human Right Act of 1998 and the Personal Independence Payment Act. The Human Rights Act 1998 includes various articles which were associated with human rights protection in the UK. This particular legislation helps physically disabled persons to seek freedom and to lead a proper life after getting abused. It was identified that the case of Philip includes the four articles of this act which are articles 3, 8, 12 and 14 (Onyshchuk, 2021). These articles are related to the development of freedom and resolving discrimination for physically abused persons in the UK. On the other hand, the Personal Independence Payment Act contains a specific section which includes the disability living allowance for physically disabled persons within the age group of 16 to 64. It was identified that both of these legislations play a very significant role in the management of Philip's case scenario.
2.3 Application of Legal Frameworks in Philip's Case
It was identified that both the Human Right Act 1998 and the Personal Independence Payment Act play a huge role in the development of decisions in the case of Philip who wanted to seek freedom and live a respectful life.
Article 3 of the Human Right Act 1998 helps in the resolving of dehumanizing treatment which Philip gets regularly by his mother. While Article 8 of this particular legal framework helps Philip to make the decision about leading a respectful and free life (Chaney, 2023). It was identified by interviewing Philip married a disabled girl d Suzie in 1998 this decision was made according to article 12 which includes the rights of marrying physically disabled persons. Article 14 of the Human Right Act 1998 was also beneficial for the case of Philip as it protects the rights against mental abuse and discrimination of a physically disabled person.
3. Role of the Collaboration and the Multidisciplinary Team
This particular section of this research work includes a wide variety of factors which are associated with collaboration and multidisciplinary teams and their impacts on the case of Philip.
3.1 The Importance of Collaboration in Philip's Case
It was identified with the help of various previously analyzed cases of mental and physical abuse that the significance of collaboration is key to managing cases of domestic abuse. In this particular case, Philip who was a resident of Brownwood, England faced very serious abuse from his mother and other family members regularly. It was examined that most of the cases of abuse have a common source which is a family member or friends (Kuper et al. 2020). It was identified that in the case of Philip, his mother beats him because of Philip's physical disabilities and language issues. After analyzing the root cause of Philip's abuse case it was identified that proper collaboration of different professionals is very vital for managing this specific case scenario. Furthermore, it was also found that the inhuman treatment which Philip has had daily from his family for 34 years, there was created a serious amount of mental trauma for Philip. It becomes a very significant reason for the implementation of collaboration with mental healthcare to get favorable outcomes in this particular case.
3.2 Role of a Multidisciplinary Team in Planning Care for Vulnerable People
A multidisciplinary team refers to the collaboration practice of various professionals with different backgrounds such as healthcare, and investigation to develop strategies and approaches for any specific case. The importance of a multidisciplinary team in the case of vulnerable people such as Philip who gets daily physical and mental abuse from his mother becomes very critical (Lebret, 2020). In these multidisciplinary teams, there are various professionals present such as caretakers, nurses, other medical professionals, lawyers' investigators etc. Their collaborative approaches are very crucial for the management of cases of vulnerable individuals such as Philip. There are various benefits presently related to the implementation of a multidisciplinary team such as gathering effective data, supporting the victim mentally and physically, proper investigation and getting convincing legal results.
3.3 Evaluation of the effectiveness of communication and collaboration in Philip's case scenario
The case of Philip includes a wide variety of factors such as physical harm, mental trauma etc. Philip noticed a lack of freedom and support in his life. So it was identified that the decision-making in the case of Philip can get vital help from effective communication and collaboration.
With the help of proper communication with the abuse victims like Philip, healthcare providers such as nurses or caretakers and lawyers can manage the situation appropriately. It was identified that in these types of cases where the victim gets mental trauma collaboration with mental health treatment providers is a very essential aspect (Berishaj et al. 2020). Mental health treatment can provide various benefits to these victims such as communicating properly to identify the victim's mental state, planning adequate treatment etc. Also, it helps in the resolving process of risks associated with the victim's mental conditions.
4. Responsibilities of the nurse
In the interview of Philip's case, it was identified that there was no nurse was regularly attending to Philip and his wife Susie. However, there was a caretaker d Becckie who helped them regularly to attend Susie because she needed regular care. Although when Susie died in 2006, Becckie regularly attended Philip and took care of him properly.
4.1 Possible Role of Nurse in Philip's Case Scenario
It was identified that the case of Philip does not include a nurse who treated them. However, it was analyzed with the help of previously done research studies that a nurse can play various critical roles during the care treatment of mental and physical abuse victims such as Philip. The role of the nurses includes,
Inspection of the Case
A nurse can properly document all the information regarding the current mental and physical health of the victims (Dheensa et al. 2020). They can properly examine all the reports of the victim such as injury reports, mental health conditions etc.
Medical Treatment and Care
A nurse can provide the initial treatment which is necessary for these abuse victims. This initial care is associated with treating their physical injuries properly. They can treat the wounds of the victims and appropriate medications for these victims.
Psychological and Mental Support
A nurse should communicate with these victims such as Philp in this specific case by listening to their problems and acting accordingly. It was found from Philip's case that physical beating can produce a serious amount of mental trauma to these people (Weitzel et al. 2020). So the need for emotional support from a nurse becomes very vital for treating these victims.
Work with Multidisciplinary Team
Nurses can properly work with a multidisciplinary team as they can provide various information related to the victim's current conditions and how their treatment process is going etc. to the investigators are other members who are present in the collaborative team.
4.2 Analysis of nurses' professional responsibilities related to the legal frameworks
The cases of domestic abuse are increasing in an alarming number throughout the entire United Kingdom. 30 years have passed in the UK when the domestic abuse issues became a serious consideration for the government of the United Kingdom. It was identified that the role of nurses in these cases of domestic abuse becomes very significant for providing ethical treatment and emotional support to the victims. According to the course of conduct described in the NMC guidelines, a nurse can effectively work with a collaborative team. On the other hand, they can describe different legislations to the victims like Philip (Robinson and Clancy, 2021). They can describe which kind of services they can get such as the living allowance which is mentioned in the Personal Independence Payment Act for disabled people. Also, they can properly describe the disability rights which are described in the articles of the Human Right Act 1998.
4.3 Nurses' application of knowledge of these frameworks to provide person-centered Care
A nurse can compellingly analyses and identify the features of these legal frameworks such as the “Human Right Act 1998” and “Personal Independence Payment Act (PIP)” from the multidisciplinary team's working lawyers. With the help of this legal information, nurses can help the victims with various treatment facilities mentioned in these legislations. On the other hand, they can help these people to proceed to a proper and respectful life.
5. Impact of the decision of the case conference on the individual
5.1 Analyzing the outcome of the scenario and its handling process
The outcome of Philip's case provided a wide variety of information which was associated with the management of mental and physical abuse cases in the entire United Kingdom (Ivandic et al. 2020). It was found after properly analyzing the case scenario of Philip, that after marrying Susie in 1998, Philip became very happy and started to live in a flat in North London. It was identified that the case of Philp was managed appropriately with the help of various working professionals (Irving and Liu, 2020). Also, it was identified that Philip and his wife Susie appointed a caretaker d Becckie who helped them significantly in leading their life. Because of their collaborative efforts with the doctors and lawyers, Philip gets favorable and positive consequences in this case.
5.2 The impact of Philip's case on their relationship with the healthcare professionals
In the case of Philip the role of the medical and healthcare professionals are not described. However, Philip and his wife Susie get a significant amount of help and emotional support from their caretaker Becckie. It was found from the interview with Philip that he and his wife Susie both loved their caretaker for her kindness and the emotional support she provided to Philip and Susie. However, only Susie needs regular care from caretaker Becckei due to his worsening physical condition than Philip (Brennan et al. 2021). When Susie died in 2006 Becckie did not stop attending to Philip as she thinks that during this time Philip needed emotional support. It can be identified with the help of the case of Philip, that a good relationship with a healthcare professional such as a nurse or caretaker in this case is crucial for the development of mental and physical abuse victims.
5.3 Identification of Intervention Essential to Support Abuse Victims
There are different types of intervention approaches present which can be utilized to support these physical and mental abuse victims such as Philip in this case (Sinclair et al. 2020). It was identified that with the help of these effective intervention approaches these victims can be provided with emotional support, primary treatment, legal assistance etc.
It was found that utilizing initial care is needed for removing the primary threats which can be associated with the victims of mental and physical abuse (Munro and Aitken, 2020). Physically abused individuals might get serious wounds in some cases which need to be treated rapidly to resolve the threats regarding their lives. On the other hand, the need for psychological assistance is also a vital intervention approach to support victims like Philip as they face serious mental trauma due to their physical abuse regularly. Also, it is very necessary to give these individuals support to lead a respectful life.
Conclusion
Throughout this entire research analysis various significant elements are broken down which are associated with the management of mental and physical abuse cases in the United Kingdom. This study includes a detailed and well-structured analysis of Philip's case who was the victim of a domestic abuse case. It was identified that Philip who lived in BornWood, England faced a serious amount of physical and mental and physical abuse from his mother who beat him regularly for 34 years straight. In the initial section of this research work the legal frameworks and laws are analyzed which was applied in the case of Philip. The Human Right Act of 1998 and the Personal Independence Payment Act were identified as most applicable in the case scenario of Philip. On the other hand, it was also examined that in these types of domestic abuse cases, collaboration becomes a key aspect of the management of the victim's case. It was also identified that nurses can also play a very vital role by providing emotional support and initial treatment to the victims properly. Therefore the importance of nurses in these types of case scenarios is also analyzed properly in this research work.
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