What Role Does Social Care Play In The Alameda Case

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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. Within the next few months Barbara LaRosa human service professional provided Alameda with social care for her and her baby. Social care is assisting clients in meeting their social needs, with the focus on those who cannot care for themselves. Alameda

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