Cassandra works as a clinical social worker for Child Protective Services. A new family she has been helping has a parent that is starting to raise red flags. The mother is the sole caretaker for the children but is demonstrating some peculiar behaviors. She has not kept consecutive doctor's appointments, has difficulty utilizing public transportation and fails to follow through with basic directions. This parent is always accompanied by another adult when she leaves the home on an errand. When Cassandra starts questioning the mother on her background, it is discovered that she attended special education classes and did not graduate from high school. These factors should arouse concern in what area?
Answer(s): C
Parents with intellectual limitations often demonstrate less positive child-rearing practices. They fail to recognize their children's needs and lack the skills to advocate for them. A clinical social worker should help the parents become aware of eligible community resources. The social worker should keep in mind that the mother's difficulties may result from a lack of resources and life skills. In social work, problems do not always have to be pathological. People of lower socioeconomic status, in particular, may suffer as a result of lack of resources, education, social status, training, etc.,
What is the first step in a psychological assessment?
The first step in a psychological assessment is a biopsychosocial history, wh ich involves identifying the chief complaint, past psychological history, present illnesses, and current mental status. Sometimes this information is difficult to obtain if the patient is unwilling to aid in disclosure. Once the data is obtained, neurological and psychological testing can take place. When all information is collected, the patient is informed of the results and treatment begins.
Strengths-based practice emphasizes the client's resources, abilities, and positive attributes - what the client can bring to the table to help him or herself. Which of the following list of characteristics best describes assessment of a client from a strengths-based approach?
Answer(s): A
All of these on this list are positive forces that a social worker can draw from when helping a client move forward toward positive change.
The strength-based assessment process has two stages. The first includes the ability to define the problem area and the second involves evaluating the situation. What are the two dimensions of strength-based assessment?
Internal strengths include motivation, emotion, and the ability to think clearly. External strengths include significant others, family networks, and community groups.
Timothy is thirteen-year-old male being referred to a clinic for treatment by a detention center counselor. This teenager has been in frequent trouble with the law, demonstrating no regard for right and wrong. He often violates the rights of others, lies, behaves violently, and has a known drug addiction. Timothy is unable to fulfill the responsibilities of family or school. He should obtain treatment for what kind of disorder?
Conduct disorder is a youthful antecedent to anti-social personality disorder. An individual's manner of thinking, perceiving situations and relating to others is abnormal. This disorder is presumed to be caused by a combination of environmental and genetic influences. It is unusual to diagnose someone with anti-social personality disorder as an adult who did not exhibit the traits of conduct disorder in his youth.
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