Case Presentation 2 One case that I have worked with at LINK involves an 18-year-old female. When discussing the client’s background and family situation it can be slightly confusing. In the client’s case record, it states that the client was adopted by a family when she was six years old and came to the United States to live with her adoptive parents. The client record also states that she does not have contact with the adoptive parents and that she eventually became homeless and stayed with a mentor who she now calls mom. According to the client, there is no contact with her biological mother and her adoptive parents are currently in Israel, but may be coming to the United States. The client also stated that she is not actually adopted by the person she currently calls …show more content…
mom; however, she does consider the people she stayed with family. In total, the client informed me that she has 18 siblings that include biological, adopted, and non-related. In the past, the client has been physically, emotionally, and sexually abused. The client has had suicidal ideations in the past and has cut her wrist when she was six years old. Currently, the client has been diagnosed with depression and anxiety and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder from the abuse and does see a psychiatrist and a therapist. Throughout working with the client, it has seemed like she has been dependent on others to do things for her. Unless if someone is with her, and has not been motivated to do anything on her own. It has also seemed as if the mom has been enabling her by doing everything for her. For example, applying for jobs for the client, paying for rent, and signing up the client for services. The client also asks for rides because she does not want to walk or ride the bus. The last time that I had met with the client, she had found out that the person that she was dating online for the past month, had deceived her and pretended to be someone else. During our conversation, we talked about relationships and what she wants from the individual. The topic of intimate pictures was brought up, with the client divulging that she had sent pictures to the individual both when she 17 and 18 years old. Due to this, the topic of it possibly being considered child pornography was brought up. We discussed how both the client and the individual could be affected by this. After I met with the client, I talked to my supervisor and another case manager about what we had discussed and to see if it would have to be reported. Since they were unsure, we ended up calling and talking to both an individual from the police department non-emergency line and a child protection worker. The first individual we talked to was unsure about what our protocol would be in this situation, but stated that they could send an officer out to make a report. The CPS worker stated that there wasn’t much that they could do since the client is over 18 now and that it would be up to the client if she filed a police report. During meetings with the client, seems like she wants to be independent, but she is too dependent on others to do things for her.
In our last meeting, the client was upset about the situation and was unsure about what to do with the individual. Personally, I realize that there is only so much I can help her with. As far as the last meeting, I was able to handle myself pretty well when I met with her, but afterwards I was kind of overwhelmed about the situation. However, it helped since I was able to talk about it with my internship supervisor, another case manager, and the LINK program supervisor. As far as how the case is related to the social work training, it relates back to the client’s right to self-determination and meeting the client where they are at. As well as, the whole idea of mandated reporting and what should be reported. However, I am still wondering if there are different ways to try and engage clients who are not self-sufficient and help them gain motivation to be independent. As well as any suggestions on possibly talking to mom about enabling the client. I was also wondering about different suggestions on if the situation from the last meeting could have been handled another
way. This case could be considered a low point because of the situation with possible child pornography. However, it was a learning experience when dealing with mandated reporting. It can be viewed as a high point because I have been able to build a good relationship with the client in a short amount of time and have her feel comfortable talking to me about anything that she is dealing with. This case has been a good example about how important it is to have boundaries with the client especially when you are in the same age group.
He did not know where to go and had no income. He was determined to never see another social worker in his life. Clients have the right to self-determination no matter what decision they make, but seeing this young man with no idea on what to do was alarming. I had to convince him how important it is to have a strategy when living on your own. I informed my client about Assembly Bill 12 and the benefits it would give him to attend college.
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