Psychosocial Case Study

1. The precipitating problems or symptoms.

She started her journey to foster care and final 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 indicated they have been living in deplorable circumstances. Parent were incarcerated at the time. Four of the children were located at Whitten Center, Patrice spent some time in a foster home. Two were located with friends. They had another child after that and was placed in foster care. Patrice progressed at Whitten Center after ear admission on 7/10/1958 and was discharged12/21/1975. She was readmitted in 1977 because her husband was abusive. Since then she has

Comprehensive psychosocial assessment

Ms Patrice was born on March 21, 1950, she is a 66 years old now. She is white, female, single and current in a relationship which has lasted now for 8 years. She is verbal and ambulatory. She has not been adjudicated incompetent, which means she is capable and able to sign her own consent for her required medical/ diagnostic care, studies and procedure. She spends most of her time with her boyfriend who is also a client at Babcock. She works at Burger King from 11am to 3pm twice a week.

Ms. Patrice is a result of a full term pregnancy and was given birth to at home. Her father and mother were married. The father was a farm hand and the mother a house wife, both had low IQ, were alcoholic and the father was abusive. Parent had been to jail. She has seven siblings and has a close relationship with one sister who lives in Hazleton Indiana which she will like to visit. She does not want to ever go home because her father had raped her and has given her to another man to rape and the father took money from the man and used in buying alcohol. However records indicated her parent are death. The where about of most of her siblings is not