Social Workers Case Study

This essay will identify a case I have been involved in and have continuously had to assess whilst on placement. It will refer to a child who will be identified as A. A is a young carer and has only recently returned home after being removed from his mothers care due to her having a substance abuse problem and mental health concerns. I will link the legal framework that was relevant to this case study and describe actions taken. Additionally these actions will demonstrate the application of social work methods and theories that were contributive elements in his intervention, offering explanations as to why these particular methods were used. Before closing, the essay will review any issues of discrimination with a reflection of the

Kris is a 65 year old white female. She is currently an entrepreneur and also the manager to five of her children. Kris has a convenient lifestyle. She has a house and gets frequent visits from her children, kimberly (age 34), khloe (age 32), kourtney (36), Rob (age 29), Kendall (age 20), and Kylie (age 19).

The reason why I picked this scenario is because I will most likely practice in a small community, and certainly will run into people I have known for years or other social conflicts.

Ms. Apple is a 45 year old African American woman who has been a widow for about 4 years. Ms. Apple has three children, whose ages range from 5-12 years old. Ms. Apple has been struggling to keep her family afloat since the death of her husband. Ms. Apple convinced herself that she would not require the extra assistance. However, she realized in attempting to provide alone has not only become very strenuous, but also quite costly. Expenses have become overwhelming for Ms. Apple to maintain, since her husband took care of the finances and was the breadwinner for the family. Ms. Apple has minimal education as she is able to read and write at grade school level. Ms. Apple also has never been employed as she was a home maker. At this

At hours on June 26, 2016, I, Cpl. Lessane, along with Deputy Wright, with the Hampton County Sheriff’s Office, responded to 2863 Two Sister Ferry Road, in the county of Hampton, in regards to a disturbance incident. Upon arrival, deputies spoke with the complainant, Susan Wells, who stated a yellow aggressive lab, chased her and her husband while riding their bicycle on Two Sister Ferry Road. Deputies attempted to make contact with the dogs and its own, no contact was made.

She stated that they reviewed my email, and after talking with the case manager, the case manager already opened her TANF and issue benefits.

Today, we have a patient arrive for a scheduled appointment, self-referred, with her sister. The client, Anika, is a 31 year old female of Indian decent. She has never been married or have any children as well. She is a part time graduate student in Library Sciences and currently holds a 3.79 GPA. Anika is also a full time employee at a bank. Originally from Boston, she now lives in Western New York to attend school. When she arrives for the appointment, she is properly dressed, not a crease in her clothes, or a hair out of place, and is average height and weight. She is cooperative with the appointment process and also provides logical information pertaining to the questions at hand. On the paperwork given to Anika, she states that she was demanded by her sister to attend the appointment, unclear exactly why her sister wants her to come. Her sister replies that Anika is very “stubborn” and “inflexible” with everyday life and, therefore, causes tension between them. When asked about her general lifestyle, Anika states she devotes almost all of her time to work. Working 40+ hours at the bank, and also being the part time student, the client says she lacks time for hobbies with friends and family. Even in her place of employment, she doesn’t have

Onboard as Chief of Police for the past two weeks, Chief William Ponce along with Lt. Ewald will open next week’s neighborhood watch meeting on Thursday, Oct. 6 at the Senior Center located on 40 N. Moon Mountain Ave., at 6 p.m.

The mother indicated that Jack was being treated by the school counselor and when he moved up to middle school a social worker was assigned to help the child. She indicated that the school has a program for children from divorced families.

Trust informed that a nurse worker from the hospital accompany Corey to his last Friday assessment, his name is DJ and stated that information provided was not clear. As requested the writer provided a brief summary of Corey's housing needs, mental Illness and drug addiction. Trudy was glad to hear that Corey has been referred to PARc / Dandenong as this will provide extra time for a Housing Worker to support Corey to find a sharing accommodation. Trudy stated that according to Corey' income this is the only choice Corey had to find a place to live.

1. Maria is a 12-year old female of Mexican-American descent. She currently is in the fifth grade at Eaton Elementary School. She was presented to the School Social Worker for an assessment based on teacher recommendations and other psychological testing. She appears disheveled and socially withdrawn. After fully interviewing Maria’s teachers and parents, and observing Maria at a minimum of three times, along with a record review, we will be able to determine what other assistance, if any Maria needs to be successful in school.

Under the social work profession, social workers embrace the principle of social justice and are committed to work toward achieving social change. In direct practice, social workers work with individuals living in poverty and subjected to all sorts of injustices. In social work, practitioners work in partnership with clients, when coming up with possible solutions to the presenting problems. It is important that in the process, social workers remain with a nonjudgmental attitude and look at how the person’s environment has been harmful to his or her life. For example, when a social worker is working with a homeless individual, it is crucial to “begin where the client is”, while assessing the client’s current needs.

Dan Sutton is currently the general manager of Pismo Oceano Vegetable Exchange also known as P.O.V.E. He was not just handed this job but he has worked hard in many different positions in the agriculture industry and worked his way up to this position. Dan got into the agriculture world at an early age when he would help his father out by working on his 5-acre kiwi farm. Dan loved farming with his dad as a hobby and was the only boy in the family who liked the work. He graduated with an Agricultural Business degree from Cal Poly in 2001 after 7 long years of being a student at Poly. He worked with agriculture companies over the summers and part time during his quarters at Cal Poly. The work was tough and he worked long hours trying to

Penny is a very sweet and happy girl who enjoys daily preschool learning activities. She is passionate about arts and crafts and loves to play with playdough at school. She also enjoys playing with unit theme related puzzles and shows her pleasure with big smile as she completes each puzzle. She is an active participant of adult directed learning tasks: such as, music and movement, calendar, weather, sound of the week circle, social circle, and table time activities.

Jeanette seem very frustrated upon her arrival. She sat on the black couch next to the lamp. While sitting down, she rippled her fingers one by one up and down her dress. As the session continued, it looks that she was impatient because she was shaking her legs. Jeanette, yells out loud with deep voice that her mother is weak and her father is uncaring. It got even worse when she talked about her mother leaving to rectify her teachers license. She stood up and paced back and forth throughout the room hitting her hand speaking on the duties that she had to fulfill. Jeanette then sat down clam and elaborated about the time Mr. Wells to her to the bar. As she talked about attendance at the bar. She mentions that someone from the neighborhood had been watching their family and reported them to social services. Two days later social services arrived at their house for a visit. They examined the house and saw that there was food in the house and that the father was taking care of the children. Before leaving their neighborhood social services went to their neighbors. The neighbors reported that their mother and father I good parents that seek out to provide for their family. The school was then contacted and reported that the children are fine and Mrs. Wells works with the school district.