Social workers use a Biopsychosocialspiritual (BPSS) assessment in order to gain a holistic view of the client. Using a BPSS, the clinician can see the result of how each interaction is integrated, which can assist the clinician in identifying risk and protective factors. In this case, the following will show all of Devon’s strengths and what he will continue to need to either strengthen those protective factors or mitigate the risk. Biological Strengths and Needs Devon appears to have some relational skills despite his methodical annoyance towards his younger brother. He shows significant strength in that he is over protective of his younger brother and would never go out of his way to harm him. Nevertheless, Devon has deliberately gone out of his way to annoy his brother who has a significant hearing problem. Devon could use some further skills on interacting with his brother and utilizing coping skills when he feels the urge to annoy or deliberately bother his brother. Devon was alert and oriented during the assessment and became irritated with the questioning. There was no report of meeting developmental milestones. There is a need for further report of any biological factors that may have impacted Devon’s diagnosis. In additions, there were no reports of a family history of mental health or behavioral health issues. Psychological Strengths and Needs Devon appears to be appropriately developing cognitively. School report indicates that he has never failed a class. One of Devon’s strengths is that he is seeking tutoring for his reading comprehension issues to mitigate the chances of failing. There have been no reports of any cognitive delays. Devon displays strong abilities to understand class material. There is a need of f... ... middle of paper ... ...imperative to know how Devon was behaving during his development years in school. Did he exhibit similar behaviors as a toddler while in school and was written off as normative age behavior? This information would be obtained from prior teachers that have taught Devon. Lastly, how has Devon dealt with the separation of his parents? It would be interesting to see if these behaviors magnified when the separation occurred. Devon and his brother currently stay with their mother during the week and with their father on the weekends, the back and forth between households can be causing a major stressor on Devon. There could be a difference in parenting styles and the continuity is not aligned, which could be frustrating to a child who may not understand why his parents are no longer together. Devon would self-report this to this clinician on follow-up individual sessions.
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,
This is a reading intervention classroom of six 3rd grade students ages 9-10. This intervention group focuses on phonics, fluency, and comprehension. The students were placed in this group based on the results of the DIBELS Oral Reading Fluency assessment. Students in this class lack basic decoding skills.
Utilizing strengths based perspective with clients enables social workers to focus on the client and family strengths and abilities instead of focusing on the client and family’s problems, bad behaviors and pathologies. The strengths based perspective applies six principles that guide the social worker professional in assisting client’s with the strengths based model; we all have areas of strength, but sometimes it takes an unbiased third party to notice and help others clearly see what they are capable of achieving, even in the midst of their crisis.
...ription of his foster parents, his foster siblings, are less than objective. I anticipate finding that his symptoms of anxiety attacks, fear of accomplishment, panic over being successful, fear of abandonment, can be interpreted as outward manifestations of unconscious conflicts that have their origins in childhood experiences and defensive reactions to these experienced that were necessary to him as a child.
Shannon Aydt is a 22 year old white female, born June 11th, 1994. She is a 5th year at Saint Cloud State University studying Social Work. Shannon currently resides at her parent’s home in Andover, MN; however, she lived on/near campus for her first 4 years of college. Though she does not pay rent while living with her parents she would consider herself a “poor college student.”
First of all, through this assignment, I have learned that a theory is an interrelated set of concepts and propositions, organized into deductive systems that explain relationships among different aspects. It is an overall explanation of the person in environment configuration, and helps explain why a problem is occurring. It will also provide a social worker with a set of ideas that will help the social worker get a better understanding of the problem. In addition, there are many different theories, and perspectives that are used in the social work field to empower people and to promote a positive society for all. This particular case is associated with bio-psychosocial approach
In order to formulate a thorough assessment or intervention a social worker must first evaluate all the contributing factors that influence a client’s life. Problems faced by clients are rarely a result of a single factor or influence. Many individual, interpersonal and environmental factors must be evaluated to fully understand the cause of problems. Multidimensional assessments must be used to determine biological, psychological and environmental issues that contribute to problematic outcomes (Hepworth, Rooney, R., Rooney, G., & Strom-Gottfried, 2013.). Along with conducting multidimensional assessments, social workers must also evaluate stages of development, and assess how age can influence behaviors (2013). All contributing factors must
Moreover, the student demonstrated a high reading ability that is somewhat beyond their grade level. I have identified that he is on or above his expected reading level. He should be provided enrichment in reading. By discovering this, his teachers can plan accordingly to build on his present skills and help him develop into a well-rounded reader.
In summary, Daniel is a 4-year and 2-month-old boy undergoing developmental assessment. The results of testing today showed that Daniel has many strengths but is struggling in some area relating to social communication. Information from all the sources will be reviewed. I will meet again with Daniel’s parents and we will review the findings of our testing and discuss Daniel’s overall clinical picture as well as make recommendations for future plans. I will plan to send a note at that time.
Child A is a 12 year old boy in Grade 7 with a diagnosis of Asperger’s Syndrome, which is an autistic spectrum disorder, according to the criteria given in DSM IV (American Psychiatric Association, 2000). These criteria include impairment in social interaction; repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behaviour; significant impairment in social, occupational or other areas of functioning; no clinically significant delay in language of cognitive development. It should be noted that DSM IV has now been superseded by DSM V which has removed Asperger’s as a specific diagnosis and incorporated it into autistic spectrum disorders (APA, 2013); however, many professionals disagree with this and continue to make use of DSM IV when diagnosing autistic spectrum disorders (Wing, Gould, & Gillberg, 2011).
Pervasive Developmental Disorders are characterized by “severe and pervasive impairment in several areas of development” (Tsai, 1998). In the 1994 edition of the Diagnostic Statistic Manuel version IV, three new categories were introduced under Pervasive Developmental Disorders. These include: Childhood Disintegrative Disorder, Asperger's Disorder, and Rett's Syndrome (Volkmar, 2005). All these disorders occur in early childhood and are often not noticed by a parent or primary caregiver until it is noticed that the child is not achieving normal developmental milestones.
Federal and state laws, including Public Law 94-142 and the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA), require that children with emotional, behavioral, and learning disorders be given a diagnosis in order to receive the needed services and accommodations (Neukrug & Fawcett, 2015). An clinical diagnosis is also necessary when requesting reimbursement from managed care organizations and insurance companies, as they will base the number of authorized therapy sessions on the diagnosis and treatment plan goals. The DSM -5 is an important tool in determining a client’s diagnosis and should be used in combination with clinical interviews, family assessments, and standardized assessment instruments when developing a treatment plan (Neukrug & Fawcett, 2015).
Randy's behavior is probably caused by his environment because when he is alone he is perfectly capable of having age-appropriate independence and doesn't have any learning disabilities. Randy is most likely having issues because his mother and father have separated, his mother and his boyfriend are in a low socioeconomic situation, his mother is not around often, and when she is she sometimes makes threats about sending him to live with his father. Randy also is mirroring harsh language from someone because he knows bad words at the preschool level which is most likely heard from someone in the family. It seems like much of his negative social behavior is from his family and it could potentially be abusive.
Assessment is a basic skill of generalist social workers. As my current place of employment does not employ any defined assessment, I will utilize information from a generalist text and a sample assessment. The parameters of a generalist assessment are often defined by the specific practise agency (Birkenmaier, Berg-Weger, & Dewees, 2011). The assessment is utilized to identify relevant information such as demographics and the major areas for work such as the client’s goals (Birkenmaier et al., 2011). Many theories such as psychoanalytic or strengths perspective can influence a generalist assessment based on the assessing social worker’s theoretical preference (Birkenmaier et al., 2011). The sample generalist assessment used focuses on the client’s: living skills; health and disability; educationemployment; legal issues; housing; significant relationships; understanding of the issue; demographics; and crisis management (National Council of Social Service, 2006). The social worker has the opportunity to delve further into those areas if deemed necessary by their agency (National Council of Social Service, 2006).
When I took the self-assessment test I got one personality type as my highest of all six personality types . The personality type that I scored the highest was social, and it matches perfect with the kind of work I envision doing it in my future. I was not surprised when I got the highest in social because I think this is how friends and loved one’s see myself when I am around them. For instance, they describe as me as a person who value helping others even if I have to go out my way to provide others with what they need. Friends, and close ones always says that I am a caring person who listen and take people’s problems very seriously. Something else that they about myself is that I am good at giving people advice or direct them to the right path. Moreover, my coworkers and friends always referred to me as a someone who is always willing to take new challenges and that I am good at sense when something's not right for them. All of these traits that people say I have are similar to the qualities and skills that social workers in general need in order for them