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Currently Suzanne is in her hormonal stage where she can experience menopause. Symptoms can be that Suzanne experience hot flushes and during the night sweating.. This can lead to frustration for Suzanne and she can feel inferior to her husband’s need for intimacy. Other symptoms can be anxiety, stages of depression and emotion instability. This can be the causes or reasons for dysfunctional behavior at work. Suzanne did say during her first session that she gets anxious and experience low concentration at work. Her lack of caring for her appearance and health can lead to a form of depression or emotion instability which are symptoms of menopause. Currently Suzanne is at stage 7 of Erik Erikson’s psychosocial theory. Generativity vs. stagnation,

 Sylvia is 28 years old, stay-at-home mother raising two small children with her husband, who travels frequently for his work. Sylvia finds herself feeling bored and isolated a lot of the time. She finds herself overeating and then feeling bad about her weight gain. She has trouble sleeping at night and takes frequent naps during the day. She has persistent thoughts that she is an unlikable person and cannot manage to do anything right. She feels guilty that she is not a good enough mother to her children. When her husband is home, she questions if he loves her and secretly wonders if

This essay will identify a case I have been involved in and have continuously had to assess whilst on placement. It will refer to a child who will be identified as A. A is a young carer and has only recently returned home after being removed from his mothers care due to her having a substance abuse problem and mental health concerns. I will link the legal framework that was relevant to this case study and describe actions taken. Additionally these actions will demonstrate the application of social work methods and theories that were contributive elements in his intervention, offering explanations as to why these particular methods were used. Before closing, the essay will review any issues of discrimination with a reflection of the

Mallory is a 25-year-old female. She said before coming that she is dissatisfied with multiple aspects of her life. She thought that she would be married or seriously involved with a romantic partner, but she was not. Although her job paid her bills, she found it boring and somewhat unfulfilling. She described mild depressive symptoms to Dr. Santos prior to her first visit.

Marla is a 42-year-old Hispanic female who comes to the mental health clinic complaining of having trouble sleeping, feeling "jumpy all of the time," and experiencing an inability to concentrate. These symptoms are causing problems for her at work, where she is an accountant.

Alice enters my office wanting to work on her anxiety and mood changes. There were some general goals aligned with her assessing a desire to be less anxious and to control sudden mood changes. She also stated she would like to turn her life around, but has no idea where to start. Alice notes she is not bleak. She has enough guts to leave a lot of her shady past behind and enrolled into college.

his worker met with Anthony at home (1405 21st Avenue North apt #1). The interview was recorded and privacy practice were verbally reviewed.

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

What are the characteristics of the individuals in the case study? (300 words) Carla grew up in a small coastal mining town with her Aunt, who was illiterate, due to her parents' death when she was young. The lack of education that Carla's Aunt had, impacted on the level of education Carla had. They are a part of the 32% of Australians (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2006) who live in regional and remote areas, resulting in limited access to services that could benefit them. Carla married young and had two children but a divorce resulted after their second child was born.

Introduction Clarisse “Precious” Jenkins Jones was referred to my office as she is currently a student at “Reach One, Teach One” and was referred to me by her social worker. Although, Precious and I share the same ethnic background, there are many differences in our upbringing. Precious was raised by a single mother, who received food stamps and cash assistance as a means of supporting her family. Precious was also abused by her mother and father who also fathered her children.

Rachel has gone through a very traumatic and stressful year which seems to have caused her to experience depression. Symptoms such as loss of appetite, fatigue, and hypersomnia are being seen within her as well one of the major indicators looked for when diagnosing depression, loss of interest or pleasure in activities or other areas of life. (chapter 7, pg 146)

Personal Statement of Elisa Hernandez Social work for me, it means to advocate for people who are being repressed by providing a service to seek greater social justice. It means to empower people that have a challenging situation by redirecting their focus on the clients’ abilities to empower themselves and reframing a problem by breaking down a solution into smaller and more achievable steps. One value of social work is competence, being prepared and able to help a client by providing resources while recognizing the competence and integrity of the client to choose the best action he/she feels is in their best interest. Another value

The patient reported having feelings of depression and anxiety since a recent job change that occurred six months ago. She also expressed feeling overly emotional in stressful situations for the past six months. The patient reported having trouble keeping details straight at work. She reported that she is not as “sharp” as she was previously. She has disengaged also from activities she once enjoyed including: book club and watching a television show called The Bachelor/ Bachelorette with friends, an activity that she calls “Bachelorette night.” She reported that she has planned a dinner party next month, but has considered cancelling due to feeling overwhelmed about the event. She reported relational problems with her children and recently learned that her daughter is abusing narcotics. The patient reported feeling fearful, fatigued, trouble sleeping, reduced appetite, becomes easily overwhelmed, and ruminates. She explained that she sleeps five hours per night on average. She endorsed insomnia over the past few months paired with difficulty falling asleep due to thinking too much at night. As a result, she explained that she experiences decreased energy during the day and is unable to take naps despite the desire to do so. She expressed that she feels hopeless about the future, given problems at work and difficulty with her children. She stated that she is “not sure what to do.” She explained that she and her husband also experience some marital stress and her husband had commented that she has become more “testy” over

John, age three illustrates tremors and cries uncontrollable. John look as if he is not speaking as he should for his age. His vocabulary is very limited as if he is behind for his age. He is at this time not walking on the level that he should be. John lived with both of his biological parents. In addition, John has not had much structure in his life because he did not have many rules to abide by. Due to the lack of structure, John did not have a set routine of what time to go to bed and he could wonder the house freely. John’s father has had several job. In addition, John’s father also stays out late at night, selling drugs and manufacturing methamphetamines within the home. Even though John’s father sold drugs, there is no reports on him using drugs. In addition, manufacturing drugs in the home may have lead John to be exposed to drugs, which can have an effect on the child’s development. Due to Johns father’s actions, he was arrested leaving John not having a father figure in his life.

Henry is a 21 years old collge student, he is an international student from China, he was born in China and live with his parents until he was 17 years old.Henry is now living in a shared house. Henry reported that he did not have any health problem in his childhood. Recently Henry feels he has been really depressed and he has trouble fall asleep at night. Because he feels he can not do well at school also his parents doesn’t understand him, he feels he can’t focus in class and easily got distracted when doing homework. Henry stated he always doing many tasks at the same time, but normally can’t finish them. And Henry also stated that he have difficuties when communicating with others, and he thinks is hard for him to keep listening