Suzanne’s Case Management Plan Cyesha Reid CJS 151 – OLA Shara Stone Turnitin Score: Suzanne’s Case Management Plan Introduction: The client is a forty-five-year-old women, who was born and raised into poverty in Canada. The client has been a victim and a witness of abusive relationships between her parents whom she resided with and has undergone three abusive relationships of her own throughout her early adulthood. At this stage, the client was introduced to fraud by one of her partner’s and by her prime years of life, was struggling with alcohol and drug addictions. Despite the client’s history of recurring offences, she has managed to avoid run-ins with the police for 5 years, but has unfortunately …show more content…
relapsed into her old tendencies (Maintaining a Law Abiding Life - A personal story, n.d.). From here, the client has become in need of a case management plan geared towards stress management. In learning to manage her stress, the client will be able to avoid drug relapses, resist the urge to commit fraud and give in to peer influences, which will increase her success rate with the stress management goal implementation. Risk Factors: While creating the client’s case management plan, the caseworker identified some static factors such as the client’s low socioeconomic status in Canada.
Moreover, the caseworker found that the client has an extensive history of personal and extended experiences with abusive relationships. As well as, a criminal record with the first offence occurring at the age of seventeen, followed by the pregnancy of her son. The caseworker then found some dynamic factors such as the client’s emotional dysfunctions/residue, drug addiction and habit of committing credit card …show more content…
fraud. Criminogenic Needs: Further along, the caseworker identified the client’s criminogenic needs which will help in reducing the likely of her reoffending. The client’s criminogenic needs are shoplifting, peer influence and emotional distressing. Strengths and Protective Factors: In spite of the client’s extensive history of criminal offences and the unfortunate events of her life, she is still a caring mother and a strong-willed individual. Not only did she choose to continue with the pregnancy, but she sacrificed further education with the intention to focus solely on her son. Moreover, after a year of incarceration, she acknowledges that she “missed out on a massive chunk” (Maintaining a Law Abiding Life - A personal story, n.d.) of her children’s lives. From this, the client’s devotion to her children and her understanding of parental involvement is evident, showing that her history has not demeaned her role as a mother. In addition to this, while in prison, the client took the initiative to obtain a social science diploma with hopes to further pursue a career. Not to mention, the full-time position that she held prior to the arrest and her avoidance of run-ins with the law for five years upon release. This is the actions of an individual who is truly striving for a change, but is still in need of some guidance and proper resources. Responsivity Factors: On the other hand, the caseworker found three responsivity factors that may affect the achievement of the client’s treatment goals. These factors being negative peer influence, money and the possibility of drug relapse. Due to the fact that, the beginning of the client committing credit card fraud stemmed from the influence of an partner, there is a possibility of the client being influenced to do wrong where it is deemed to be beneficial to her. Also, given that the client began credit card fraud as a mean of income to support her drug habits, it is possible that she may relapse because it is an addiction that she has been struggling with since in her thirties. To add, money has always been as issue for this client, whether it involved shoplifting as a result of peer influence or as a way to earn ‘easy money’. With that being said, there is a possibility that any theft offences may recur because it is an issue, that she had since the age of seventeen and from birth, was not as economically fortunate as others. S.M.A.R.T. Goal: With the risk, strength and protective and responsivity factors in mind, alongside the client’s criminogenic needs, the smart goal is to have the client participate in a stress management program.
The stress management program will help the client to deal with emotional distress as an alternative to drugs. Before considering this program, the caseworker will discuss the goal and expectations set out for the client. Then, will ask the client to express her expectations for herself, along with her expectations for the program and the professionals who will be working closely with her. In this case, progress will be measured by connecting with the professionals who worked closely with the client, as well as connecting with the client to determine whether her needs and wants has been met efficiently throughout the program. More importantly, the smart goal is achievable. When considering the client’s qualifications, it is clearly indicated that there is a want for change. The client possesses the ability to hold a full-time position, has strived and successful completed further education and above all, has already made her own attempt to stay away from crime. Even more, the smart goal is one that can be achievable at home. With this in mind, the smart goal is realistic because it is accessible for the client in the event that she does not have the funds for transportation or in the event that, funds cannot be granted to her through the caseworker’s available resources to attend
programs outside of the home. Moreover, the smart goal is realistic because it can be achieved in a timely fashion. In efforts to save the client money, a one-day workshop has been set up that she will need to attend. The Stress Management Skills Program is located in Ottawa at 440 Laurier Avenue West, just a couple hours away from her home. The caseworker has covered all expenses for this trip such as the cost for the class itself alongside her means of transportation. Also, included is “complimentary morning and afternoon snacks, a participant manual, other course materials and a personalized certificate of completion suitable for framing” (Stress Management Skills, n.d.). The available dates to attend the one-day workshop are as followed: June 6th 2017, October 17th, 2017 and December 7th, 2017. Besides that, this program will help the client “understand the basic principles of stress management, recognize stress triggers, develop proactive responses” alongside “coping tips for managing stress both on and off the jobs” (Stress Management Skills, n.d.). On the caseworker’s end, monetary resources will need to be accessed which is possible, but the client is covered for everything. Nevertheless, some challenges that may be faced on the client’s end would be availability because the one-day program only runs three times for the year. In that instance, an alternative program to this would be considered. Stage of Change: Currently, the client is at the stage of action because the client has already made attempts to fix the issue at hand. As mentioned above, the client has been employed and has held a full-time position successfully. The client has completed further education and has attempted to say out of trouble for a considerably long amount of time. This affects the caseworker’s role in a positive way because there is less resistance expected from the client because they have already pasted the first three stages of change. In terms of social identity, the caseworker does not believe the client’s social identity will impact their role in any shape or form. This is believed because the caseworker has had enough experience surrounding this type of work, to know how to suspend any biases or judgements one may carry being a part of this field. Principles of Effective Intervention: The goal to have the client attend a stress management program meets the principles of effective intervention. In this program the client will learn techniques surrounding relapse prevention, aftercare eventually leading to the minimal supervision of staff and the experience. Secondly, the client will learn how to develop prosocial relationships and replace the criminal networks upon learning how to manage her stress effectively. Likewise, this program carries positive reinforcement, that being the personal certifications upon completion. In which the following mentioned, are practices within effective interventions that treatment services should have. Conclusion: Altogether, the goal is to have the client participate in a stress management program considering that her relapses, offences, lack of money and vulnerability to peer influence, stem as a result of ineffective stress management. Ultimately, the end result is to have the client successfully rehabilitated in terms of her drug usage. Also, for the client to eliminate all criminal networks to form new ones and to ensure the financial stability of the client in hopes to prevent further re-entry into the system.
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
The clients goals are to be reunited with her children, maintain housing, and to attend parenting to strengthen her skills and the bond with her children. Client is doing well: abstaining from drinking and complying with and attending program, no longer with abusive boyfriend, willing to work hard. Key players agree on goals for the most part. Goals represent a change on the micro level. Identified objectives are to develop her parenting skills and strengthen the bond with her children, maintain sobriety, and to develop healthier coping skills, develop positive self-esteem.
Jovan is a 23year-old African-American male, who has voluntarily admitted himself for inpatient treatment at a local non-profit agency due to abuse of alcohol and other drugs. Jovan has been unemployed for the past 9 months; his employment position with Dollar General was terminated due to charges of embezzlement. He admits that he took money from the register but planned to replace it when he got paid. So, Jovan is currently unemployed, homeless, and has charges pending due to embezzlement and for writing a number of "bounced" checks written over the past year.
Treatment under this model is one of problem solving and utilizing an individual’s strengths to overcome his or her issues. The goal is to foster empowerment and self-sufficiency in order for the client to return to his or her environment (Woodside & McClam, 2014).
The client is a 20-year college student, who has experienced many hard times through her life, especially with her family. Before beginning
Case conceptualization and treatment planning is used by therapist to assist in determining a client’s diagnosis, goals, and treatment plan that is most effective in determining the issues surrounding the clients diagnosis. It is crucial that the client’s treatment plan is specific to the individual, is relational and appropriate to the needs of the client.
Case Management Case management has become the standard method of managing health care delivery systems today. In recent decades, case management has become widespread throughout healthcare areas, professionals, and models in the United States. It has been extended to a wide range of clients (Park & Huber, 2009). The primary goal of case management is to deliver quality care to patients in the most cost effective approach by managing human and material resources. The focus of this paper is on the concept of case management and how it developed historically, the definition of case management, the components of case management, and how it relates to other nursing care delivery models.
The challenges that the social worker identified and the impact the abuse could have on Brandon include the trauma and abuse, illness and struggle may be injurious, but they may also be sources of challenge and opportunity. Every environment is full of resources. Resources can provide great strengths. One of social workers’ major roles is to link clients with the resources they need to empower them to improve their lives (Zastrow & Kirst-Ashman,
Australia aimed to highlight the fundamental nature of IPE by developing the Centre for Professional Education Advancement as well creating a push for policy makers and legislators to acknowledge IPE as a crucial necessity of practice as more and more evidence arose to prove its effectiveness in achieving optimal client rehabilitation and development. One of the driving forces behind interproffesional collaboration coming to the forefront of practice was due to the highly complex nature of client problems, that couldn’t simply be addressed or fixed by one discipline alone (Mccallin, 2008). Take for example a young girl who has been fallen pregnant at the hands of her abusive partner. This client would need the expertise and ongoing support of health professionals including a doctor to assist throughout the duration pregnancy if she wished to continue as well as psychologist to help her with the emotional trauma of being a domestic violence victim. She may also have a social worker and perhaps even a lawyer if the situation were to escalate into legal custody battle. Complex social issues can permeate
abuse issues in the past including both drugs and alcohol, get an automatic higher risk
In this family, I cannot ignore the fact that Mr. Sanchez is working extremely hard to provide for his family. Not only does he have to work, but he wants to work and I cannot him any different. From reading the online description of Mr. Sanchez, I can honestly say that I am worried about his physical and mental health but I cannot tell Mr. Sanchez to stop working because that is a violation of the client’s ability to self – determination. As a social worker however, I can warn him of the possible risks and encourage him to visit the doctor but I cannot tell him to top working. As a social worker I have the responsibility to guide Mr. Sanchez and provide him with alternatives and options but ultimately the decision is his to
Case management must believe in the autonomy of the client. We must be committed to the process and we will implement the principles taught in order to obtain total client participation and empowerment (Woodside & McClam, 2013). The drugs are not the only problem; the way of life that has debilitated them and left them on the streets has to be addressed and the case manager has to look at the back story that has delivered the addict to their current situation. Those that suffer from abuse, mental illness and/or trauma creates a person that only knows how to cope with life by turning to substances for an escape from reality. In case management, there are many problems in working with the homeless addicted population. This population finds it difficult to maintain or keep up with any goals, so it would have to be the social workers main objective to keep the lines of trust and communication open for greater outcomes at every level of treatment. It is a challenge and the case manager has discovered that if the approach is multidimensional; the addiction can be combated by providing hope and a chance to break free from these cycles of addictions leading to a better way of
This paper will discuss a thirty-two year old pregnant woman named Regina, who was brought into the emergency room with many superficial injuries. She is accompanied by her five year-old son. Later in the conversation, Regina discloses that she is a victim in intimate partner violence. Violence is a very common occurrence in partner relationships. According to McHugh and Frieze (2006), it is estimated that more than a quarter of relationships involve at least one violent incident. Partner violence can include anything from a heated argument or yelling, to physical attacks or threats such as hitting, slapping, or pushing (McHugh & Frieze, 2006). Often, the women in relationships are the victims of the abuse, posing the simple question, “why doesn’t she just leave.” For most women, it is near impossible to remove themselves from the relationship because of psychological factors. She may be worried that her partner will abuse her worse should he ever find her. She may fear the guilt that she could experience for leaving the relationship, or she may be concerned about money situations, had he been the sole provider (McHugh & Frieze, 2006). There are many reasons why a woman may feel ‘stuck’ in an abusive relationship, which is why support groups and therapeutic communication are important. The purpose of this paper is to create a therapeutic conversation with Regina and her son, in order to build an appropriate intervention for intimate partner violence using the psychoanalytical theory.
Women offenders experience a variety of mental health issues, commonly including depression and anxiety (NICIS). Studies has indicated that women in drug treatment program also tend to reporting mental health issues like physiological distress and posttraumatic stress disorder that cosign with their substance abuse. Hopeful the therapeutic community drug treatment in a way will influence Doe to admit not only she has an substance abuse problem but need help for help poor impulse control. Just like there is a drug treatment in the detention center, offender like Doe are eligible to receive various treatments for their mental health issues.
Philosophy can be a very useful tool for everything from ethics, rationality, the mind, children, and even counselling. Many psychotherapists based their practices off philosophical theory and approach (Raabe, 2002, p. 7). As a result, of this philosophy can be applied and is appropriate in a counselling setting. Therefore, philosophy is going to be employed by a client to help her with her problems with her life as well as her reasoning. The client has come seeking help with her feelings of hopelessness and sadness; a medical doctor apparently diagnosed her with depression. The main issue the client seems to be having is that she is scared that she will return to her life of prostitution and drug abuse. In addition, she seems to have some