On the event date above, an office visit was scheduled with Mrs. Falletta. During the course of the session it was supposed to be based on completing the intake; however, Mrs. Falletta appeared to be emotional detailing her marital problem as her husband is part of a Mafia, he’s cheater, prior substance abuse, and other children out of wedlock. Mrs. Falletta is fearful for her safety, at which this writer discussed safety plan. This writer provided Mrs. Falletta with information about Family Justice Center, PATH shelter system, and the number to Hope. Mrs. Falletta reports she tried the PATH shelter, but it was not successful. She also tried the Family Justice Center and again, no success. According to Mrs. Falletta, Mr. Falletta works as
Alameda has had a hard life as a young girl growing up, both of her parents were alcoholics. Alameda was a 16 year old minor who had a baby and dropped out of school, and then was unable to care for the infant. A case manager by the name of Barbara LaRosa was assigned to Alameda case. Barbara took on Alameda as her client and made a visit to her parents’ home, while making the visit she found Alameda dad incompetent, and could not get any information from him to help with his daughter well-being.
Sandra has a life-long list of accomplishments however; her regrets greatly outweigh her past achievements. Sandra has been in a long-term abusive relationship, she has lost a connection with her children and she is unable to enjoy her retirement; she cannot travel or volunteer, which is all credited to her marriage to Benedito. Sandra has been abused both physically and emotionally and continues to accept abuse because she feels that it is the ethical thing to do. This transition crisis may be resolved by a HSP conducting a life review of Sandra by counseling her and going over different options that are available to her, supplying her with resources that are tailored to her situation and possibly assist her in finding a good lawyer so that she doesn’t have to relinquish some of her hard-earned money to Benedito. They can help her to build up the courage, strength and willpower to leave her abuser, one and for
Client has one older sister who she stated she lost contact with several years ago. She moved in with her grandmother and step-grandfather when her parents divorced when she was 9 years old. Christina stated she has been estranged from her mother since that time. Client began to pick a sore on arm as she talked about her family. Provided praise for the client taking about such a difficult issue. Client described her father as someone she barely knew and who would occasionally visit her and her sister on holidays. She became nervous as she started talking about her step-grandfather who she report verbally and sexual abused her from the age 9 until she moved out at the age of 18. Client reported she seen Dr. Snow after she moved out for 2 years and felt it was beneficial She stated she told her grandmother about the abuse but her grandmother accused her lying. Client did not become overly emotional when talking
Intervention options include trauma focused substance abuse treatment and parenting with children present. Barriers to this plan include financial issues, maslows hierarchy of needs, if she is unable to keep housing then she will not be able to address psychological well-being. May need a mezzo intervention to ensure. Macro intervention to affordability and transportation etc. Affordability of quality care and transportation/price to travel. Progress will be evaluated through her maintained sobriety, and tracking of skills through the parenting program as well as a parenting stress index, scl 90-r, and
Client was arrested on 11/30/2015. Client reported she was incarcerated at Riker’s Island. On 1/5/2016, Client walk in the Social Service Office to informed this worker that she re-entered the shelter on 1/5/2016. Client in the meeting had body odor. Client reported since 11am she being asking onsite RA for her personal belonging so that she can take a shower and changes her clothes. Client continues to report due to limited staff onsite she was told to wait until the RA return from lunch. . In the meeting client was dressed in slack black pants and sweat black hooded sweater. She appears to be calm, cooperative and forthcoming with information.
Christina and her family wish to successfully reunite despite the abuse that occurred in the past. The abuse was brought to the attention of Child Welfare by a teacher who noticed bruises on Christina. The fact that Christina was reluctant to discuss the bruises made the situation all the more suspicious and thus resulted in reporting the situation to Child Welfare. At this point, both the parents and Christina have stated they want their family to eventually be reunited. This is the broad goal that will be used as a starting point by the agency. The purpose of this discussion is to develop a goal plan for Christina and her family that emphasizes family reunification. There are four main points that this plan must address: goal objectives, strengths of the family, target dates of goals and interventions that will be used. In order to address these points the discussion will be split into 4 sections and each of the points will be addressed in a separate section.
I met with Christine, an acquaintance I know through members of a twelve step program. We met for about 20 minutes over coffee. As we spoke, I asked the questions that I prepared, omitting some and adding others based on the responses given. The list of questions in reproduced in the last section of this work. Christine works at an inpatient drug and alcohol rehabilitation center in New Jersey, the specifics of which have been intentionally omitted. Her interest in the field is identical to mine; she has a personal history of substance abuse. After obtaining sobriety, she wished to help others with her experience. This similarity is the primary reason I wanted to discuss this topic with her.
This paper focuses on the Geraldine case (Dominguez, Tefera, Aronson, & NCTSN, 2012). Geraldine’s trauma occurred in the home when her father shot her mother. This paper will focus on my personal reactions to this case, how my reactions effect interactions with the people I am working with and finally self-care strategies. Personal reactions are the things that make us feel or act a certain way that others may or may not see, but we know that something has affected us these can be to good things and bad alike. I might react to winning the lottery by passing out, just the same I might get depressed if a close friend dies. These are reactions to the situations we are presented in life.
Marisol’s referral was related to the identified problems: (1) Domestic Violence, (2) Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, (3) Parent-Child Relational Problem, and (4) Occupational Problem. The following strengths were noted: acknowledged that she doing a disservice to herself and her children for staying with an abusive partner, she wants a healthy and safe family life with her children where to abuse is involved, and to take an active role in caring for herself and her children. The treatment plan addressed the identified problems that where mentioned above.
In this case study, Laura and Danny have had significant changes in their lives. Laura has now left with the children and planning on moving with them to El Paso, Texas in a month. She has also filed for divorce from Danny. While Laura is making positive improvements to her life she is still concerned for Danny. She goes to collect what’s left of her belongings when she finds Danny in a state of panic. Danny has let himself go at this point. He started consuming alcohol, has not found a job, and is living with no electricity. Kid decides to pay Danny and Laura a visit and he quickly realizes Danny is in trouble. Danny begs for Kid’s assistance in order to help him start a new life. Danny is worried that he will end up alone and homeless
In order for unification to go well the Mi Sun’s family has to be open minded to providing compassion, love, and safety due to abuse being traumatic. From there, advocacy work should be done on behalf on Mi Sun so the father receives domestic violence classes to ensure Mi Sun’s safety should she be unified and be returned back home. Frequent check-ins should be required to ensure the family has not suppressed Mi Sun’s voice to expression any abuse or wrong doing. Should Mi Sun be placed at a foster family the foster family should be aware of how Mi Sun’s cultural aspects may have prolonged her reporting of the abuse and how their family structure does not allow Mi Sun to be an
Throughout our state, our country, and our world, there is a rarely spoken of problem destroying the lives of innocent people every day. In America, 1 in every 4 women become victims of domestic violence (safehorizon.org). In many areas, there are programs that incorporate a combination of resources, to keep victims safe while simultaneously ensuring that they have a way to get out and stay out of abusive relationships. Here in Hays, many incidents of domestic violence are never fully resolved, resulting in the victim fleeing and reuniting with the abuser after finding they have nowhere to turn. Women and children become trapped. Not because they choose to be, but because they have run out of options. The resources meant to help them are incomplete, which forces them back into abusive relationships.
This intake form asks all the necessary questions to form a baseline for a social worker to get to know what type of issues the client is struggling with and whether there are immediate risk factors. The intake form is sufficient in asking appropriate questions for the following risk factors: suicidal tendencies, substance abuse, family history, personal history, current symptoms, and basic information on the client’s general life. The assessment is focused on addressing problem areas in the client’s life and gathering general data on the client’s daily routine.
In her novel Under the Net, Iris Murdoch examines the nature of reality through the thoughts and relationships of the novel's main character, Jake Donaghue. A recurring theme in the novel is the idea of reflection, in both senses of the word: Jake is continually thinking about ideas, and he is also forever trying to see himself as he really is. Many of the instances of reflection in the novel occur near rivers or are connected in some way to currents. As we shall see, Iris Murdoch uses reflections in Under the Net to represent the mirror opposites of reality and appearance. The Novel As Reflection
Jodi Picoult’s My Sisiter’s Keeper is a well-known and also the best book of the year 2005.It was also nominated for an IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. A novel which touches the heart of thousands people, despite the tragic that the Fitzgeralds family faced in the novel,my sister’s keeper. It has became and caught the attention of many people. It alerts them of the fearsome happenings that may happen again and Picoult did not want it to repeat this such inhuman behavior again. The novel, Second Glance, has helped Picoult brought up the idea of this novel. In such an advanced technology world, she heard that a couple in America successfully conceived a sibling that is bone marrow match for his older sister who is still under hospitalized. It was , of course, outrageous and negative thoughts start popping and emerged on her mind, she was so concerned about how would both of the siblings’ perspectives change if the secret ,about why the brother is in this world, is revealed. She started to feel uneasy and look more profoundly at the family dynamics and how cloning and stem cell research might cause an impact on someone’s life.