Celia's House Case Study

Throughout history the North and South have always bumped heads when it came to slavery; the North saw slavery as a sin and the South did not see anything wrong with it because they grew up with slavery. Throughout the 1800’s slaves had little to no rights, it was not until the Celia Trial when the questioning of these rights came up. In June 23,1855, Celia had committed murder; she killed her Master Robert Newsom. Because of the crime that she had committed, this tested the laws placed on slaves in Missouri at the time. The policies that passed through affected Celia Trial, at the same time there were some policies that they could use in her advantage.

Karen Bressler has worked in the field of social work for a little under 20 years, working in the health and mental health environment in the Washington DC metropolitan area. She currently works at Green Door as the Director of Health Homes. Green Doors has a rigorous program that provides mental health services to include psychiatric and counseling services which both are coupled with case management. The agencies case management offers clients with supportive education, housing stabilization, rehabilitation day services programs, supported employment, community support, Assertive Community Treatment, and a variety of essential curriculums that many of the agencies clients have on no occasion before had access to. The agencies mission is to work to eliminate barriers that poverty, unawareness and prejudice have created, and to decrease the misconception connected with mental health circumstances. Majority of the clients served at the agency live below the federal poverty line, are African-American, and are over the age of 50. A good number of the client’s lives are plagued with one or more chronic medical condition. The agencies mission is to enhance the lives of their clients through treatemtn and services.

Throughout her academic career, Ms. Wilson has embodied the values of the Anne and Henry Zarrow School of Social. Her life of hardships and social injustice she has devoted her life to caring for the needs of others. As a result of her being in a sandwich generation, she has learned the impact of counselors and case workers have in a hospital setting. She has taken advantage of hospital resources to elevate the stressors of the cost of care and treatments.

"Celia, A Slave" is a very controversial story of a young female slave who murdered her master then burned his body on June 23, 1855. This issue took place in Missouri during a period where Kansas has a debate whether the union is a free or slave state. Celia plays a big role in how society views this debate of slavery. Different people have opposing views on slavery and some see the justification on the trial. In this story, it emphasizes a lot in the social, political, and sexual ramification of this dark past in American history.

Celia’s House a New Housing, Supportive Service program focusing on youth and young adults who will soon or have aged out of the system

Kathleen M. Gilbert is a social worker for Little Flower Children and Family Services in Jamaica, New York. Ms. Gilbert works in the mental health field of social work as a psychotherapist part time where she provides counseling and emotional support on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays in the late afternoons and evenings. Alongside social work, Ms. Gilbert is an instructor at Nassau Community College. She has been employed at Nassau Community College and Little Flower Children and Family for ten years. She found out about the agency through a friend that was already in the business of social work. Beginning her college experience, she started out double majoring in both the field of public health and French, after her bachelors she was able to receive her master’s in public health. Desiring a change, she got her masters in social work and was grandfathered in as a LCSWR. At one point, she was also grandfathered in to be a CASAC, which is a credential for substance abuse and alcohol counseling, and aided clients through all aspects of addiction and dependency. Her time as a CASAC was done through a community organization and she was the chairperson of the Brooklyn committee of alcoholism. Aside from providing psychotherapy services, she also gives referrals for adjunct services and makes home visits. Although she is no longer in the public health field directly, she has used her knowledge of counseling and education in public health to aid her in social work.

We are devoted to providing substance abuse, behavioral health services, housing services, and financial services that provide women and their children, that are strength-based, outcome-oriented and accessible. The transitional housing program for substance abuse for women and children is focused on assisting women and children– especially those who are most at risk –of losing their children or have lost their children to the state foster care system to build upon their inner strengths in order to care for themselves and overcome the challenge of substance abuse and barriers that caused them to lose their children effectively as

Establishing a Women and Children's Center that includes practical life skills such as vocational training and educational classes. Otherwise known as Nueva Vida Haven, this emergency shelter for women and children (under the age of 16) provides not only a secure place to sleep, but also cooked meals, clothing, toiletries, and showers. As many as 60 women and children use the shelter, and women are given individual counseling (http://www.sdrescue.org/our-programs/housing/emergency-shelter-for-women-and-children/)

She does not recall the name of the program is; it was over twenty years ago. However, within the past seven years, communication has been ongoing between Shania her siblings and her mother. Shantel says she at peace with her decision to put her daughter’s up for adoption. The Mother, Shantel, and daughter Angelica, 17, and granddaughter, Gabriella, age two, live in a section 8 house. Section 8 is a program available to low- income families, who in turn receive significantly reduced rents. Many of the condominiums and apartments are in nice neighborhoods I stress this point not to make light of the fact that it is a low- income program she is participating in, but bringing light to the fact of what role this type of environment can play on a person’s mental and physical well-being. Not to

On a cold sunny day, I got the news that would change my life. A couple weeks before a family vacation to Canada, my parents decided to have my blood drawn and tested for a disease, Celiac Disease, that makes you gluten intolerant. About halfway through that trip, in a large food court, loud and crowded, in a shopping mall, my mom got a call from the doctor’s office. When she picked up the phone, the doctor said that my test came abnormal and that they would have to take another blood sample. When they took the blood sample, for the second time, the results came back as abnormal. This time the doctors said that in order to make sure that I had the Celiac Disease they would need to preform a scope. The results of the scope determined that have celiac disease.

Mary Keane was a loving lady who had the dream to turn a mansion into a group home for lesbian girls because of their struggles they encountered. Although her dreams did not come true as there are not many lesbians in the foster care system, she still opened a group home to girls only. Mary fostered 11 kids and practiced “moral adoption’, which is committing to a child for life. She didn’t want to only help a child until the day they turn 18, but until they stop needing assistance. She said that many times after a foster child would move out after 18 they would soon regress and need someone’s help, but not receiving any help from the foster care agency or their old foster parents. Mary mainly focused on safety and praise and told her foster children that nobody would be kicked out, but they would work

She explains to me her home was filled with neglect and abuse. “My parents were heavily involved with drugs and alcohol throughout all of my young adult life. Through all of this, I got taken away from my parents and moved in with my Grandma and Grandpa. But because of all of the emotional stress and everything that was going on, I was awarded with a CASA.” Morgan told me her CASA was one of her favorite people; she got to know Morgan well and was able to make the right decision, letting Morgan live with her grandparents. Thirteen years later, Morgan and her younger brothers still live with their grandparents. She believes her CASA truly shaped the person she is today, “There is no way I would have been able to go to college, found a passion for helping children and no way I would of found a passion for education without my CASA. Without my CASA, I wouldn’t be the person I am.” I cannot imagine going through what Morgan did. However, it has made her become a stronger person. Evidently, CASA volunteers have made a large impact on many children, including a sorority sister of

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As a tear slips down her cheek, five-year-old Addi continues with her hair-raising screams. For two nights now, she has had miserable abdominal pain. Clueless as to why, her helpless mother tries to soothe her frazzled daughter. Switching her diet, checking her stool, watching her closely, mom finds nothing out of the ordinary. So the question remains, what is wrong? Why these sudden sleepless nights?

For the last decade the children placed with me were institutionalized or had quickly blown out of large numbers of previous homes, these children truly respond well to unconventional techniques. Adult clients appeared to appreciate this as well, discussions revolving around plan goals from a new perspective and asking questions have shown to trigger personal evaluations and engagement in the process of working with me a Parent Aid.