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
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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
As we examine the Eric’s and Dylan’s life before the mass murder, we can see several points within their lives which may have had influenced them to which they felt isolated and victimized by society. In order to properly apply the psychodynamic perspective, we must start as early as we can. We must look at the relationships between the child and parents. We must focus on the psychosexual difficulties each one of them experienced. Then we must see how they coped with these urges as they aged. With so little information provided, it may be difficult to substantially apply Freudian perspectives, but I do see some areas which may have contributed to their world view and behaviors.
Ms. Apple is a 45 year old African American woman who has been a widow for about 4 years. Ms. Apple has three children, whose ages range from 5-12 years old. Ms. Apple has been struggling to keep her family afloat since the death of her husband. Ms. Apple convinced herself that she would not require the extra assistance. However, she realized in attempting to provide alone has not only become very strenuous, but also quite costly. Expenses have become overwhelming for Ms. Apple to maintain, since her husband took care of the finances and was the breadwinner for the family. Ms. Apple has minimal education as she is able to read and write at grade school level. Ms. Apple also has never been employed as she was a home maker. At this point, Ms. Apple is in need of financial assistance to provide for her family. In this paper, I will address how the following concepts would handle the need of Ms. Apple, according to the Elizabethan poor laws of 1601, the Charity Organization,, societies, and the position of an Institutional and Residual Worker.
Baker daughter and Son-N-Law were contacted for collateral information. Mrs. Baker daughter states, "nothing is wrong with my mother." She expressed for the past 3 months since Mrs. Baker last psychiatric hospitalization she has been concerned about her mother malingering behaviors. The daughter reports her mother goes to Daymark and discuss these same situation with them. The daughter reports her mother did not express any depressive symptoms of even told her reason for coming into the hospital today other than she just needed to go to the hospital. The daughter reports its been 15 years since she saw her friend that Mrs.
The social workers in both videos gathered information regarding each of the client’s issues. Another common denominator in both videos is that both of the social workers repeated what the client had said in their own words to allow the client to feel heard and understood. In the first video, social worker Karen asked direct questions relating to Mike’s alcohol addiction while also addressing how the addiction impacts his relationships including his marriage. Karen also addressed inconsistencies with the client doing so appropriately and quickly. It appears that in the first video, Karen focuses on the reality of the issue at hand to assist the client with establishing and accepting
Mental health is on the rise and many children and young adults do not know where to turn to. It is said that “one in four people will experience mental health problems during their lives (Peate, 2013, p. 374).” Mental health problems can be experienced at any age but are usually predominant in children and young adults. According to the center for disease control and prevention, the definition of mental illness is “disorders generally characterized by dysregulation of mood, thought, and/or behavior, as recognized by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, 4th edition, of the American Psychiatric Association (DSM-IV) (“Mental,” 2016).” School nurses and their teams are the most effective because they are able to recognize the problem and help
When she finish the process on getting emancipated she was able to have a case worker till she was 21, she was talking about going to college in the city and use public transportation. Girl 2 this teen spend 3 years in foster care, during that time she was sent to 6-10 different foster homes, she was trying to adjust and be positive about the changes” there are some times that okay this is cool… other times, like if I cant get out of here I am going to lose it. (Jones) she did not finish up her emancipation paperwork so once she turn 18 she left her foster home. She then stayed with a friend but things got bad there and stayed with another friend but things got weird and she wanted to stay friends with her friend so end up leaving to stay somewhere else. I notice a pattern where she’s been in several foster homes and now she’s on her own and staying with people and can’t still feel like she can fit into a home that she can call me. Girl 3 was taken from her birth parents due to abuse. This teen was talking about if you want to get somewhere in life you need to earn the trust and taking responsibility. Her foster family help her with chooses and freedom had to earn them the foster family has also help her gain her independence going to things on her own just reminding her what she needs to have and
Individuals with mental illnesses have been successfully treated in the past through different methods including psychotherapy and medication. However, an ethical dilemma presents itself when individuals with severe mental illness refuse to receive treatment for their disorders. In recent decades, the use of forced medication has emerged as “one of the most controversial issues in mental health policy in recent decades” (Swartz, Swanson, & Hannon, 2003, p. 406). The medical community is torn between whether it is appropriate to grant these patients’ wishes or if it’s best to continue on with the treatment they recommend. Despite frequently being faced with this ethical dilemma, society still has not reached an agreement regarding how to proceed.
1. Understanding of problems and concerns relative to social work: Describe your understanding of the social work profession and the problems social workers address by using one example to discuss a particular social problem and how a social worker could intervene.
The Smith family is an ideal nuclear family which is made up of the father, mother, son, and daughter. The family resides at 2739 Congress Ave. in Palm Beach County, Florida. The father, Joe Smith, is forty nine years old and is at the moment unemployed. He used to work as a realtor, but was heavily affected by the recent economic meltdown and lost his job. Joe is smoker and has a family history of hypertension. The mother, Linda Smith, is forty five years old and is a breast cancer survivor and works as a receptionist at a local hair salon, to support her family. Linda ’s mother died of cervix cancer a cervix cancer and her sister . Their son, Johnathan, is 26 years old and recently graduated from University of South Florida, with a degree in business management. He is currently working in ...
While these needs were satisfied fully when she was placed in a foster family, as they provided nourishment, shelter, and bathed her, she still did not receive love and attention. Her needs of security and love were not provided at all as she was living in an unhealthy, chaotic environment (shootings for instance) and there was no affection for her. The consequences of all these needs not being met were that she
Psychoanalytic Therapy looks at how the unconscious mind influences thoughts and behaviors. Psychoanalysis frequently involves looking at early childhood experiences in order to discover how these events might have shaped the individual and how those events impact current actions. While undergoing psychoanalytic therapy, people usually meet with their therapist at least once a week and often times remain in therapy for a number of weeks, months, or even years.
SOCIAL SUPPORT UPDATE: Client reports she located her daughter and her grandson and she is in communication. She also reports no community support.
Individual psychology was discovered by Alfred Adler who named his theory as such to emphasize the holistic perspective.
Sigmund Freud’s Psychodynamic Theory suggests that human behavior and personality is influenced by unconscious motives. In the early 1900s, Freud proposed this theory, stating that the personality consists of the id, the ego, and the superego. Psychodynamic psychologists see behavior as a compromise between the three areas of our psyche. These psychologists study human behavior by looking for deeper meanings in peoples’ thoughts and actions. Today, many of Freud’s ideas have been criticized for being too abstract and objective, but that does not mean that his work is without merit. The Psychodynamic Theory has redefined patient-therapist relationships and our understanding of thought processes and response patterns.
Social Psychologist tend to ask questions when they want to answer a question about people’s behavior. Why do people do the things they do? Social psychologists want to explain this behavior. For example, the questions, “why do we hurt each other? Why does genocide happen?” can be answered by testing a hypothesis formed from their previous knowledge. To approach this question, social psychologist can use what they have observed to create an experiment. There are many influences on aggression, such as: the physical environment, wealth inequality, social rejection, culture, and media. Social psychologists use all this information to conduct their studies to explain why people hurt others and how people can even participate in genocide.