Social Work Case Study

Lester is a 59-year-old, African American widower with two adult children. The client was recently injured in an accident on his way to visit his daughter. Mr. Lester suffered intracerebral hemorrhaging that left him unable to independently care for himself. It appears Lester’s injuries are catastrophic, and he will require 24 care that will include, assistance with the basic chores of dressing, feeding and self-care; if he does not return to his single-family home. Prior to this accident, he was an electrician, active member in church and a worship leader.

Social workers are faced with different dilemmas each and every day. It is a social workers job to be committed to their jobs and committed to their clients. Social workers are those people who are interested in helping people and helping to improve their lives. All help isn’t good help. Some of the things that social workers decide to do with their clients end up being unethical. As we explore the Jones case study, there are several different unethical decisions that were made. There are a few different dilemmas throughout the case study. Confidentiality, receiving gifts from clients and their family, social media, and also developing relationships (dual relationships). It important for social workers to have the resources such as the NASW and the standards of practice manual. The code gives us a set of values, principles, and standards to guide decision making and conduct when ethical issues arise.

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).

Social Services: On 02/17/2017, Ms. Hair and her son Aaron met with the family assigned Case Manager for the family ILP Document Review. Ms. Hair is expected to meet with her assigned Case Manager bi-weekly. Ms. Hair’s next ILP appointment is on 02/02/2017. Case Manager asked Ms. Hair if she is aware that she is not in-compliance with the terms of her ILP, Ms. Hair stated yes. Case Manager asked Ms. Hair if is aware that failed to attend her ILP meetings since 01/23/2017, Ms. Hair stated that she was aware. Ms. Hair last ILP was conducted on 01/23/2017. Ms. Hair stated that the reason that she has not attended her ILP meetings is due to her work scheduled. Case Manager explained to Ms. Hair that it’s understandable that she is working and she

his worker met with Anthony at home (1405 21st Avenue North apt #1). The interview was recorded and privacy practice were verbally reviewed.

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.

PER REPORTER: Shane said this family already has an open case but nothing has been done about the situation because Vickie and Tim are friends with the case worker who is over the family’s case. Shane said the case worker over the family’s case goes by Gloria or Glenda at CPS. Shane said Tim does the worker’s laundry and Vickie use to worker with the woman’s children at their school. Shane said if the following information is disclosed to the family then they will know he made the following report. Shane said he does not believe Kayla is supposed to leave with Jackson in her care because she only has visitation rights. Shane said he and Kayla bought went to rehab which is how they got close to each other. However, Shane said one day while they

The client for my behavior change project is my husband, Michael. I chose him for my case study because he gained 23 pounds in the last three years. I met Michael four years ago on Match.com, we got married a year later and had two babies back to back. Needless to say, it was a quite stressful experience. When I met Michael, he was 195 lbs., very athletic, going to the gym every other day, Paleo diet advocate, and practiced mindful eating. So, when the life spun out of control, that’s when he started packing on the pounds. He works as a manager in big corporate office which involves long meetings, phone calls, sitting in front of the computer and some driving. He usually skips breakfast at home, for lunch, he goes out with his colleagues to the local restaurants. Michael is a foodie, he loves eating food from different cultures, but Latin food is his favorite. South Florida is popular for its Latin cuisine with Cuban, Peruvian, Colombian, Argentinian or Mexican restaurants practically on every corner. He loves chorizo, blood sausage, empanadas, chicharrones, flank steak with chimichurri, and lechon. I usually do grocery shopping myself, but when Michael ends up in the grocery store, he always comes back with Cheetos, potato chips, and ice-cream. He is a big fan of football, so every Sunday during the season, his day is spent on the couch in front of the TV, drinking beer and eating junk food. During the basketball season, he watches Heat. My daughter is turning

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.

Reason for Referral: Peter John, a 47-Year-Old-Latino male, was referred to the mental health social worker at Primary Care Northside by the clinic’s head physician. Peter is currently living with his wife and two children (Paul M/17 and Zoe, F 10). Pater and his wife have been arguing over parental issues and finances since Paul expressed interest in out-of-state colleges. Peter works as a computer engineer at a large company for 20 years and is a respected colleague at the company. Recently, Peter has suffered from frequent stomachs and headaches, which finally lead him to Primary Care Northside for a doctor’s visit.

I: CM met with client to inquire about updates relating to his housing goals. CM noticed client had a black eye and some swelling on the right side of his face. CM questioned client on what had happen to him and how he got hurt. CM assess program’s logbook for incident report and consulted with the monitors to see if they knew anything relating to client’s well-being. In an effort to educate the client on safety and his well-being, CM explained to the client that is important that he he takes every precaution while using drugs and when confronted with violence. CM continued to assess for PTSD symptoms, substance abuse, and medication compliance.

SM reported that currently he does not have a job but noted that since being placed on TDRL he has had 5 different jobs and explained that while in social situations including while on the job he has had panic attacks or becomes extremely anxious which has made it difficult for him to function in the job environment. He stated, "The jobs haven't worked out mainly because of my PTSD." He reported that beginning in January of 2016 he had a job for a company called the USMC construction as a construction worker, that he reports that lasted approximately 180 days until about April of that year. SM related that at the time that he was having a lot of nightmares and unable to get good sleep. He also reported while on the job having flashbacks and

Amber and Travis brought McDonalds for their children to eat today but their two younger children were not interested in eating. The parents let the children up and told EV Staff the children are probably not hungry because the foster parents feed them well and that they children have ate right before they came into the visit. EV Staff asked the parents if they had a routine for their four hour visit time with their children. Amber and Travis stated that they generally just go with a flow. EV Staff explained the importance of a routine with children and how if their is a routine for their visit it will make the visits go a lot smoother. Amber and Travis both stated that they would like to follow a routine with their children. EV Staff let the parents know they would work on a routine for them for their next visit.

Social work plays an important role since it consists of the professional application of social work principles, techniques, and values in meeting various end: that is offering psychotherapy and counseling to individuals; helping groups, families and individuals to improve health and social services; additionally it is also significant in participating in the legislative process. From a broader perspective, the practice of a social worker when dealing with Hispanic elders requires knowledge of human behavior and human development, of cultural institution, social economic and interaction of all the factors. The principle of social work intervention is to offer good practice, and it is supposed to be based on the framework of decision making