My Vignette For Social Work

Introduction Clarisse “Precious” Jenkins Jones was referred to my office as she is currently a student at “Reach One, Teach One” and was referred to me by her social worker. Although, Precious and I share the same ethnic background, there are many differences in our upbringing. Precious was raised by a single mother, who received food stamps and cash assistance as a means of supporting her family. Precious was also abused by her mother and father who also fathered her children.

Sheena says she drinks a lot when she goes out with her friends, but that is only about once a week. She reports two injuries during the last six months that required medical care. Both happened while she was drinking. Her friends recommended she get some help. Sheena lives with her grandmother, who raised her. Sheena is the mother of four children (ages 11, 7, 4, and 2 years). She was 17 when the first one was born. The older two sons are living in foster care. The younger two daughters have health problems and developmental delays; they live with another relative. She is no longer in contact with any of the children's fathers (three men) and was only briefly married to the second man. She reports she often feels “down” and drinks to feel better.

Two out of the four sessions will involve an assignment that would help clients realize and hopefully change their drinking habits. Each intervention will take approximately one hour, an hour is an adequate time to discuss and help clients change their behavior. The first session will be an assessment of the clients drinking problems. I will ask questions such as how much to they drink, why do they drink, and what negative consequences have they encountered because of their drinking problems. The questions will focus primarily on why they drink, in order to connect gender norms to their drinking behavior. After that sessions, clients will be ask to record how much they drank throughout the week and what difficulties they encountered because of their drinking problems. The first session and assignment will help clients understand and comprehend their drinking problems and its effect on themselves and others.

Maria claimed to be a “social drinker” when she came to the clinic for help. After performing the NIAAA to prescreen Maria, she was found to need further screening. An AUDIT was performed

Childhood schizophrenia is one of several types of schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is a chronic psychological disorder that affects a person’s psychosis. Childhood schizophrenia is similar to adult schizophrenia, but it occurs earlier in life and has a profound impact on the attitude, behavior, and life. The child with schizophrenia may experience strange thoughts, strange feelings, and abnormal behaviors. Childhood schizophrenia is rare and difficult to diagnose in early phases.

aware of the repercussions of ongoing drinking and this should be done with empathy and at

The child may see himself or herself as the main cause of the mother's or father's drinking and may feel the need to constantly worry about the situation at home, taking responsibility upon themselves. The thought that the alcoholic parent will become sick or injured, is also feared, along with fights and violence between the parents. (A.C.O.W.S.O.2003) Parents may give the child the impression that there is a terrible secret at home. The ashamed child does not invite friends home and is afraid to ask anyone

Around the age of 21 my grandfather began to date a woman who would eventually become his wife and they were married when he was 23-years-old. Unfortunately, in trying to escape from reality and deal with his inability to cope led him to begin to self-medicate with alcohol. My grandfather also explained the adverse effects of individuals suffering with a substance abuse problem living with a co-dependent, since they often have a difficult time understanding the disease (). Therefore, in his case, this was not a good foundation for a healthy relationship and his drinking began to increase. After his first child was born, he began to notice how much his drinking increased in both the frequency and the amount as the repercussions for his actions

According to A Population at risk, “Most studies confirm that children will mostly drink as their parents do-abuse alcohol drink moderate, drinking lightly, or abstain” (Children of Alcoholics, Birke). If a child sees you do something constantly they will think it’s okay. The article children of Alcoholics says “Children of Alcoholics have little or no choices but to adapt to the environment and the family in which they are raised. In the future affected children who go untreated may bring their troubles to adult relationships and family” ( Children of Alcoholics). Parents have a lack of respect for family and relationships so will the child. Alcoholic parents tend to lie just because they don’t want the

Alcoholism which is known as the family disease has been affecting families for decades. This disease is not just affecting the one suffering from it, but the family in its entirety. A child growing up an in alcoholic family is four times more likely to abuse alcohol in the future. (“Children Of Alcoholics”). It begins with children seeing drinking as an everyday phenomenon, and beginning to perceive this as the norm (“Children of Alcoholics”). It starts to increase their expectation and reality of drinking at an early age and begins the process of accumulating an obsessive behavior, but that does not come from just anywhere. There are two components that go along with becoming an alcoholic and they are a physiological aspect and

This writer asked Ms. Allen about her own drinking. Ms. Allen stated that she drinks occasionally at social events. She denied childhood abuse and neglect and mental health. Ms. Allen was asked about discipline techniques in the home and she stated that she takes away toys and gives him a time out. She denied the use of physical

It’s hard to understand alcoholism when your parents can have a glass of wine with dinner without finishing the whole bottle.  Or if they can have a beer when they go out with friends and stop themself so they can actually drive home at the end of the night.  My mom has struggled with alcoholism her entire life.  Once a drop of alcohol touches her tongue, she doesn’t stop until she’s on the floor.  She’d quit, and a month later drink again: the theory of an alcoholic.  There was nothing I could do, I was eight years old; innocent.  I believed her when she said she’d never drink again.  I never realized it was a disease, a sickness, an addiction.  I wasn’t aware that it was going to take more than her word for the drinking to stop.  Alcoholism affects the drinker’s body, but more emotionally, it affects every single person around him or her.

Parental Alcoholism: Where Do We Draw The Line? When on the topic of child development, one may look back on their years and reflect on how they were raised. There are certain milestones in one’s life that have an impact on them, such as their sixteenth birthday or when they first get their driver’s license. Another important milestone for a young adult might be their twenty-first birthday: the day they are legally allowed to consume alcohol.

Another common problem found within families of an alcoholic is Parentification. This where the alcoholic’s children have had to take the role of the parent. Generally having to fend for themselves because the parent is too drunk to function. For example, a child may have to make themselves something to eat, make sure they get themselves dressed and to school. A will clean up after the alcoholic parent and make excuses to their parent’s employer, so that they don’t lose their job. A child would prepare something for the parent to eat in hopes they would sober

The serious social and health implications behind the widespread of binge drinking have led to a crucial concern. Due to the recent Feminist Movement and other gender-based campaigns, young female drinkers have become more and more common than male drinkers. Under this situation, it’s important to understand how the alcohol consumption may lead to serious consequences for young males and females.