CASE MANAGEMENT

Terminating Intake and Monitoring Planning and Linking Assessment

Section 1: Assess the Client/Consumer Needs (150-200 words) Due Topic 2

I picked Alison in “Developing a Service Plan.”

What I have learned from the video is that Alison has started school and is supposed to graduate and it has brought on more anxiety. Alison has stated that she has had problems with depression and is not feeling any improvement since she started school. She says she wants to feel normal and not like she does at this moment. When she is asked about taking medications she prefers not to take them because she drinks, forgets, and just don’t want to take them but would like to start again. She also needs to get back into exercise because she loves to run, and it helped her with stress. Another important piece of information is that she is having communication with her mom.

I feel that Alison needs to get reestablished with medication to help with her anxiety and depression. Another suggestion would be to get her some tutoring to bring up her grades. As I asses more I would immediately think about a family counselor to rekindle mom and daughter relationship. Finally, I would get her enrolled in a recreation center and hope that she will go to the gym.

Section 2: Assess the Client/Consumer (250-300 words) Due Topic 3

I would have to say that Alison needs more help on the micro level. The micro level is where we look at Alison’s personality, motivation, her biological and psychological characteristics. This level of social work involves one-on-one counseling services for individuals in need. She has mental health problems that are not being supported such as her depression, which can stim from school and other situations, and her communication with her mother. Also, Alison is dealing with a developmental transition as she gets closer to graduating high school.

The social worker now must consider her family history of communication. The social worker must work directly with Alison to find out what will help her best and discuss with the consumer on a plan of action or intervention. Alison has a problem with physical health as well and wants to get back to running because it made her feel good. So, the social worker can also look up places that will help Alison get back to feeling less stress and proud of herself for continuing to do something she loves. The social worker can help find temporary housing, health care and mental health services such as family counseling. The micro level helps the social worker work creatively to help solve problems using the government programs and tools given.

Another thing that can be done to better assist the consumer is to find out if getting her mom or someone close to her more involved in her plan and if this is done we are starting to consider a meso level. The meso level looks at where people function daily, the groups with which they interact daily and how those affect or do not affect their reasons for seeking help (Summer 2015). This level looks at the personal context of that individual’s life. Learning the personal context of Alison’s life can teach the social worker more about what motivates that person, the community cues they receive do make decisions, and what circumstances shaped their way of responding. For Alison I think the social worker needs to figure out why she suffers from the depression, what triggers it, and how to stop if from affecting her school work. This is one reason why a social would help find a counseling or speak with the case manager about counseling.

Section 3: Planning and Linking (500-750 words) Due Topic 5

Section 4: Intake and Monitoring (300-350 words) Due Topic 6

Section 5: Terminating the Case (300-350 words) Due Topic 7

Once you have made all the revisions, complete the assignment using quality academic writing. Cite all sources in-text. Turn in the completed assignment at the end of Topic 7.