I. The Client Joey Sanchez 5 year old grandson of Hector and Celia Sanchez due to grandfather’s recent illness in which he is unable to return to work and maintain the house hold. Joey has been missing meals days at a time due to the lack of finances and food at home. Joey’s behaviors have increased at school and has been stealing food and fighting with peers and teachers. Joey’s teacher called in a report and it was investigated. Joey was arrested for punching a boy in the face breaking the boy’s nose after school, Joey was suspended from school. Due to Joey’s legal issues and lack of recourses at home a judge deemed Joey to be neglected and a removal was warranted. During the move Joey became upset and attacked Writer. Joey remains upset …show more content…
The Biological level: This writer looked at Joey’s physical health and functioning. This writer examine Joey’s nutrition and general health habits, assessing overall physical development, a referral in place to see doctor for a physical exam. The behaviors could be from poor nutrition, maybe contributing to some of Joey’s symptoms such as aggression and poor concentration and emotional instability. Joey’s behaviors are manifesting due to Joey’s grandparents unable to care for Joey due to economic issues spanning form loss of employment due to health issues from Joey’s grandfather has increased the times Joey goes without to eating. The Psychological level: This writer assessed Joey’s emotional and cognitive development. This writer referred Joey to a psychologist testing to determine whether he has any learning disabilities or related problems that might account for his low academic performance and emotional instability that has led to the removal from grandparents care. The Social level: This writer has indicated and determined that Joey’s overall social interaction with grandparents have deteriorated due to the grandfather’s health …show more content…
As Celia Jaes Falicov in the book Generalist Social Work Practice with Families by Yanca/Johnson, page 79 describes how most Latinos attribute adversity to sources that are beyond one’s control. She points out that many Latinos will add the phrase “God willing” when discussing the future, which is an indication of the belief that one’s life is not under one’s control. Grandmother told Joey “aguantarse” or (to Endure), Writer agreed that Joey will need to be patient to overcome and endure the ordeal. Joey may not want to ignore the situation at this point, but soon he will want it to go away and some distain may manifest then. Also grandmother stated “resignarse” (resignation), or (to go with it) in term. Writer agrees as well that it will be easier for Joey to go with it at this point. For Joey to give in at this time is not an options but he will need to transition on own or with assistance of interventions, Joey may thrive. Ultimately Joey will need to overcome or (sobreponerse) with the help of others and services to
Facts: The Louise Lombard School is a developmental center for disabled children in the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD). It is here that seventeen-year-old John Doe, an emotionally-disturbed student assaulted another student. According to his April 1980 IEP, Doe had several goals set for coping with frustrating situations and relating to his peers. During the incident in November, Doe reacted to the taunts of other students by choking another student and leaving abrasions on the child’s neck. While being escorted to the principal’s office, Doe also kicked out a school window. The principal suspended Doe for five days. During his suspension, the Student Placement
Based on the information provided in case 8, Crashing Planes and Tranquil Dreams, Richard is a 4 years old boy, who is experiencing challenging behaviors at school, as well as at home. Richard lives with both parents, and two older brothers. Richard has been attending the YMCA’s full-day preschool program for the past 2 years. He is described as a “good kid” by parents and teacher, however, he is constantly active, impulsive, and frequently becoming involved in conflicts with adults. Parents are continuously working, and as mentioned in this case, they have to spend most of the time at home yelling at Richard or putting him in time-out as part of his consequences for not listening or misbehaving.
1. What is the difference between a. and a. The precipitating problems or symptoms. She started her journey to foster care and finally Babcock Center because on September 19, 1955, an order from the probate court of McCormick County, she and her siblings, were removed from the custody of their parents, and the Children's Bureau of SC was appointed their guardian. Records indicate they have been living in deplorable circumstances.
Although Joey did not want to go to Lancaster County Special Education Center, this allowed him an opportunity to be evaluated by doctors and specialist to help him with behavior issues and find the correct medicine and dosage for Joey to be successful in focusing. He had tests run and they discovered that there was not anything wrong with his brain, so they just adjusted his medication and nearly immediately he was improving. The individualized care he received here made a big difference in Joey’s
On June 8, 2016, a child welfare agency conducted a parent/child observation with Ms. Sophia Mendez and her three children. Ashley M. Mosgrove, social work intern, did the intake and completed the biopsychosocial assessment.
For so long Dave’s teachers noticed something was not right with him. He would misbehave, come to school with bruises and lie. The teachers, administration and nurses finally caught on to what was going on at Dave’s house and reported the issue immediately. When Dave and his mother were questioned by administration, his mother would lie about his injuries; Dave would lie as well because he knew if he did not, the beatings would get a lot worse. Therefore, the school did not report anything to authorities. I believe that if a teacher notices a sign of abuse, administration should go above and beyond to figure out what is going on. They should also get the child immediate help. Children are not born to misbehave in such a way as stealing food from other children. There has to be a reason behind their actions and teachers should watch closely. This could change a child’s life forever. This also could give that child a second chance for a better
...es that have a direct correlation to the maladaptive behaviors the family members and family system is exhibiting.
It is generally accepted within healthcare that to understand mental health we must adopt the biopsychosocial model. This model assumes that an interdependent relationship exists between biological, psychological and social factors which are involved in all aspects of mental health (Toates, 2010, p. 14). To be true to the model research must be holistic and not investigate the factors in isolation.
The model of addiction etiology that best describes why people get addicted and how best to help them is biopsychosocial model. The biopsychosocial model, first developed by cardiologist Dr. George Engel, is today widely accepted by the mental health professions. The biopsychosocial model describes addiction as a brain illness that causes personality and social problems. The biopsychosocial model lets us to make solid and accurate differences between substance use, abuse, and dependence. It also allows the signs of addiction to be recognized and structured into progressive stages.
These children often show signs of emotional distress and immature behavior at a very young age. These symptoms might affect thei...
The term psychology has many meanings to different people, even to those who work within the psychological field. The word psychology derives from two Greek roots; 'psyche' refers to 'soul' or 'mind' and logo refers to 'the study of'. A more update definition of the word psychology can be found from Atkinson, et al (1991) “The scientific study of behaviours and mental processes.” However on Google Definitions the definition of psychology is “the mental characteristics and attitudes of a person” [accessed 16 September 2011], which gives somewhat of a contradiction. In this assignment I will be outlining and evaluating four key psychological perspectives. The psychological perspectives I have chosen are the behavioural approach, biological approach, cognitive approach and the psychodynamic approach.
The five major theoretical perspectives in psychology are biological, learning, cognitive, psychodynamic, and sociocultural perspectives. Each one of these perspectives searches for answers about behavior through different techniques and through looking for answers to different kinds of questions. Due to the different approaches, each perspective form their own assumptions and explanations. Some perspectives are widely accepted while others struggle for acceptance.
In order to formulate a thorough assessment or intervention a social worker must first evaluate all the contributing factors that influence a client’s life. Problems faced by clients are rarely a result of a single factor or influence. Many individual, interpersonal and environmental factors must be evaluated to fully understand the cause of problems. Multidimensional assessments must be used to determine biological, psychological and environmental issues that contribute to problematic outcomes (Hepworth, Rooney, R., Rooney, G., & Strom-Gottfried, 2013.). Along with conducting multidimensional assessments, social workers must also evaluate stages of development, and assess how age can influence behaviors (2013). All contributing factors must
Individual psychology was discovered by Alfred Adler who named his theory as such to emphasize the holistic perspective.
Social Psychologist tend to ask questions when they want to answer a question about people’s behavior. Why do people do the things they do? Social psychologists want to explain this behavior. For example, the questions, “why do we hurt each other? Why does genocide happen?” can be answered by testing a hypothesis formed from their previous knowledge. To approach this question, social psychologist can use what they have observed to create an experiment. There are many influences on aggression, such as: the physical environment, wealth inequality, social rejection, culture, and media. Social psychologists use all this information to conduct their studies to explain why people hurt others and how people can even participate in genocide.