Child Abuse Case Study Michelleman

Jadira Jackson is a 23 year old African American mother of two children, both female and ages 6 and 6 months. Currently, Jadira’s oldest child resides with her father in Maryland. Jadira first came to the attention of Richmond City Child Protective Services when it was reported by an in-home agency that her 6 year old daughter was the victim of severe mental abuse because she is biracial. Jadira’s second referral to Richmond City Child Protective Services was due to a domestic dispute between her and her now 6 month old daughter’s father. During the incident, it was reported that Jadira dropped her 6 month old daughter, Jasaya. Since starting services with the family, it has been discovered that Jadira has severe mental health issues that impact

The service user I chose to assess is a 17-year-old Hispanic male whose modified name is Ricardo Sanchez. I provided casework services to Ricardo for two years in my previous role as a Therapeutic Caseworker at my current workplace, the Children’s Village, a foster care agency. Ricardo was placed in foster care after he was removed from his father’s care due to verbal and physical abuse. Ricardo’s father assumed his custody after Ricardo’s mother passed over a drug overdose when he was 15. This was Ricardo’s second time in foster care. Ricardo’s first foster care experience happened when he was 10 years-old as a result of alleged physical abuse by his mother, who at the time had full custody of Ricardo. The report was made by Ricardo’s third grade teacher after noticing bruises on Ricardo’s arms. At the time, Ricardo was only in foster care for two months as

The case was brought to DCFS attention when a reporter stated on 7/11/17, OPWI attempted to obtain an emergency order of protection on behalf of Kiara (age 7). Reportedly Ashley (mother) is actively using METH and also methodone she gets from a clinic, and is also involved in prostitution. Ashley told OPWI that Ashley ''can't wait outside for the bus to go to drug court because she's done bad things to people (robbed people, committed home invasion, taken people's money and drugs) and these people are after her.'' Reporter states that one of these people came to OPWI's house looking for Ashley and scared Kiara. Ashley recently got out of jail, stayed with OPWI for a couple of days, left last Friday telling Kiara she would be back in a couple of hours, didn't return

A YWCA of Richmond counselor contacted DSVRC advocate requesting assistance with a client who sought a preliminary protective order in the General District Courthouse and had an upcoming permanent protective order hearing. Advocate became in contact with client, Ms. Z was a 22year old African American female whose abuser was her ex-boyfriend, whom she had no children with and did not cohabitate with. Ms. Z ended the relationship a few weeks ago due to physical violence within the relationship, her abuser began stalking her and threatening her through third parties. Speaking with Ms. Z she stated that the judge who heard her preliminary hearing advised her that she was unlikely to obtain a permanent order due to lack of evidence. Ms. Z stated

On 09/03/15 Mya had a court hearing for charges as a runaway. According to the child on 09/02/15 her mother and mother’s live in boyfriend argued and somehow the argument filtered to her. After the argument, Ms. Perkins and her boyfriend got into their car and moved out of the home. Ms. Perkins told Mya she could not go and the child was left at the home alone. After her mother left, Mya contacted law enforcement who came and took her in because of the previous runaway charge. At this time Mya has disclosed to the reporter that she doesn’t want to return to her mother’s home because she’s mistreated, her mother buys her boyfriend clothes and pays his bill, and doesn’t provide food for her to eat. Ms. Perkins was not present for Mya’s court

Ms. Myiesha Leonard reported that her understanding of why the children were removed from their home was because the mother called in to CPS and reported that she could not care for the children anymore. Ms. Leonard did not clearly describe the allegations of abuse and/or neglect and she understands her brother mental needs but does not believe he was violence toward anyone. She reported knowing about the abuse or neglect of the children. Ms. Leonard appears to need additional information about the abuse and/or neglect of the children because of not knowing what took place. Ms. Leonard also does not understand the impact of the perpetrator’s behavior on the children. Ms. Leonard believes there is a need to protect the children from the perpetrator

1. I offer my highest endorsement in support of Mrs. Jordan K. Jones - Williams child custody and restraining order request. I have known Jordan for a few years and know that she is an exceptional person who displays all the requisite characteristics of a great mother. It is unfortunate that the safety of her and children (Janiah and Janise) continue to be at an undistinguished state. Through many occasions I have seen Jordan expose deep concern and what one may call fear towards her husband. Apparently, her husband’s recent discharge out of the military and his sudden interest in relocating to Fayetteville, North Carolina pose immediate change to Jordan and their children feeling of safety.

Miesha is a 26-year-old African American female. She grew up in a single parent household in Collins, MS with her younger brother. Miesha’s mother worked two jobs and slept most of the time when she was at home. Miesha does know her biological father, however, he has been in and out of her life. Until the age of eighteen, Miesha regularly attended Our Kingdom Come Baptist Church, while living with her mother. Miesha is a high school graduate and is currently unemployed. She receives Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Medicaid, Section 8 and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. Miesha has two children, a son age 10 and a daughter age 5 by two different men. Miesha is not married; she is currently cohabitating with a man she has been dating for the past year. Miesha’s live in boy-friend sells drugs out of her home. Miesha states that he is mentally, verbally and physically abusive to her and has recently started being physically abusive towards her children.

CM spoke to Monique Cox (FSO) regarding implementation of FSO services for Ms. Moore (parent). Monique informed CM that she met with Ms. Moore last week at the family support group. CM and Monique discussed the Victim Rights program for Ms. Moore. Monique stated that the Victim Rights program can help Ms. Moore moved from her current living situation. Monique will explain this program to Ms. Moore in more detail. FSO will continue to keep CM updated.

According to Danielle (per the reporter), she has a long history of physical abuse by her mother, and DHS has been aware of it. Per Danielle last counselor, it was not her understanding of Danielle being removed from the home because of physical abuse, but because of her running away. Danielle states her mother would beat her on a regular basis for several years. Her grandmother would also occasionally abuse her when she disciplines her, which would be less severe than her mother's. Sherika has supervised phone calls with Danielle, no physical contact. Danielle has been in custody for three years. She has been at Youth Villages since November, and will be there for a few more

As a hypothetical workshop participant it would be important to understand exactly what child maltreatment is. The information in the workshop provides a thorough background on what is considered child maltreatment. It would also be important to take cultural perspectives into consideration (Sue & Sue, 2013). Therefore, the counselor could make it clear that although everyone may have different parenting styles or discipline strategies, the school is required to follow the state law. Thus, it is important as you pointed out to outline the law to the parents. In addition, it would be important to understand what age range the workshop was focused on. Since this workshop seems geared towards students as well as parents it might be important

R/s Adam and Deana are beating Autumn (13), Kylie (12), and Madison (10). R/s Adam and Deana are using their hands and a belt to beat the children. R/s Adam punched Autumn in the face on Wednesday. Autumn has bruises on legs and ankles because her father pulled her off of the top bunk bed. R/s Kylie has bruises overall her legs. R/s Adam and Deana are doing drugs (pot and pills) and drink beer in the presence of the children. R/s Adam mostly beats the children when he is drunk. R/s the house is filthy with roaches, bed bugs and lice. R/s Autumn had lice for five years. R/s the family has to wash dishes in the bathtub. R/s Autumn, Kylie, and Madison are sharing a room with 18-year-old Cameron. R/s 71-year-old Larry (paternal step-grandfather)

For the purpose of this paper, I will be using a fictitious name when describing my client. Henry Montoya, 42, sought services for parenting classes after Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) opened a case against him. DCFS claimed that Mr. Montoya failed to protect his 6 children from their mother who was under the influence of drugs and alcohol. Mr. Montoya was working and living in Mexico; his wife and 6 kids lived in Long Beach, Ca. Mr. Montoya denies any knowledge of his wife’s drug or alcohol use. While in Mexico, Mr. Montoya received a phone call from Lakewood DCFS stating that his 6 children had been removed from their mother’s care and were being placed in protective custody. Mr. Montoya was informed that he could take temporary custody of his children only after he returned to California, obtained a job and adequate housing, and completed parenting classes.

Ms. Holland was renting apartment over a bar that was not supposed to be rented. She states she paid rent for months unknowingly that the apartment was not for rent. After being put out she stayed with friends for two months until moving into Cots shelter; her and the 5 children. She worked at McDonald Until she slip and fell in the breakfast room one morning at the shelter, slip again resulting in being out of work on crutches. Client states it was hard pushing two children in the stroller and hard living in the shelter and she was afraid for her children. She kept a close watch on her children. However she states she got along with everyone.

Tom Vanden Brook and Ray Locker recently wrote an article in USA Today from a research prospective titled “Study finds more child abuse in homes of returning vets”. The article examined a study conducted by the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia that looked at 112,000 soldiers and their families between the years of 2001 and 2007. Since life-threatening child abuse occurs most often in infants, the children in the study were two years old or younger. The study found that elevated stress of a soldier returning home increased the risk of child abuse in the home, especially for the soldiers who were deployed more frequently. Surprisingly, the study found that the perpetrator of abuse was not the veteran in most cases; it was another caregiver. This showed that the cause of child abuse in veterans’ homes was not limited to the soldier’s experience and stress following deployment, but also included stress the family experiences when a soldier returns home. This article stresses the need for services and support for soldiers and their families such as parenting instruction, childcare, and classes to ease a soldier’s transition home. Increased child abuse in the homes of veterans is a current social problem that impacts a considerable number of families in our society.