I won't be working out until later today. I woke up and checked what time my final was due for Case Management and realized it was 5pm instead of 10pm
- So, I've got to get all of that finished before I take care of my lifting. I'd like to be done with the project by 2pm so I can get a standard afternoon session in.
My assignment is to develop a case plan for this woman. It involves figuring out her social history, family history, personal assesment, developing a plan of service/counseling, how to administer testing, etc., etc.- Interesting, indeed. Here's the case if you're interested in looking.
"Mary is a 40 year old woman who recently divorced her husband of 25 years. She was awarded custody of her two sons, John (17) and Tim (14). They were not happy that their parents divorced and wanted to live with their father. In the last month, the boys have been acting out at home, school and in the neighborhood. At home, they engage in verbal altercations with their mother and call her derogatory names. At school, their grades have dropped from A/B honor roll to D/F. Her oldest son is in jeopardy of failing his junior year of high school. Additionally, John has started smoking marijuana in the home and Mary has caught him offering it to Tim. She is afraid to confront him because he has threatened to hurt her in the past.
Mary works full-time as a bartender and is often away from home at night. She admits that her job has played a role in her marriage breaking up and her children not wanting to live with her. The boy’s father is in the military and deploys regularly for long periods of time. Mary admits to having numerous extramarital affairs and believes she may be pregnant. She is not sure that she wants to keep the baby if she is pregnant but doesn’t know if she wants an abortion or give the baby up for adoption.
Mary has a history of depression and is prescribed Wellbutrin but she does not take her medication on a regular basis. She denied any suicidal or homicidal thoughts at the present time but has a history of suicide attempts when she was in her early 20’s.
Mary’s family lives in the same community but she does not have regular contact with them because they do not approve of her lifestyle: working at a bar and having affairs. She does not have any friends that she feels she can use for support."
