Arnie Grape: Case Study
I received a call from a Deputy Sherriff in Endora reporting the repeated dangerous activities involving the minor child, Arnie Grape. In my role, I must assess not only the actions of the minor, but I must also assess the living conditions (i.e. family , home, siblings, etc.) and make a recommendation for the child’s future supervision and appropriate sustained support for the family in-residence with the minor.
Client: Arnie Grape (Primary) – Caucasian, 17 years old soon to be 18 years old and developmentally delayed.
Sub-Client: Bonnie Grape - Mother/Widow, 47years old (approx), Caucasian, morbidly obese, severely depressed, unknown spiritual identification (assumed Christian), SES – low to lower-middle class, heterosexual, rural …show more content…
First, I would like to improve the family’s communication skills. I would give daily activities that require everyone to participate in communicating with each other and as a family. This activity would require them to share how they are feeling, and share something interesting that happened in their day. They would continue this activity for eight weeks, with all family members participating. I would highlight that family relationships and understanding for one another is extremely important in helping their family heal and move forward. I would acknowledge all the hard work the family is doing as a whole unit and encourage them to work on themselves individually also. This is why I would engage Bonnie in understanding the importance of her role as the mother and decision …show more content…
Based on superficial cultural awareness research, I would ask more in-depth questions about family views with regard to mental illness, grief, nutrition, and sustained family therapy. I would work on their interdependency issues with keen attention to cultural practices and maintaining respect and deference to family/cultural traditions. Second, I would try to communicate the significance, and importance of having outside help, while still being culturally sensitive to their views. Last, I would try to expand their social relationships being that their mindset is in the form of hierarchy instead of equality. This could open many more doors for the family because depending on their economic and social status they may have certain views that are not necessarily "proper" in today's society. As social workers, we need to ourselves to be more culturally aware and be positively open to the different values and beliefs of the people we work to
Client: Arnie Grape (Primary) – Caucasian, 17 years old soon to be 18 years old and developmentally delayed.
Sub-Client: Bonnie Grape - Mother/Widow, 47years old (approx), Caucasian, morbidly obese, severely depressed, unknown spiritual identification (assumed Christian), SES – low to lower-middle class, heterosexual, rural …show more content…
First, I would like to improve the family’s communication skills. I would give daily activities that require everyone to participate in communicating with each other and as a family. This activity would require them to share how they are feeling, and share something interesting that happened in their day. They would continue this activity for eight weeks, with all family members participating. I would highlight that family relationships and understanding for one another is extremely important in helping their family heal and move forward. I would acknowledge all the hard work the family is doing as a whole unit and encourage them to work on themselves individually also. This is why I would engage Bonnie in understanding the importance of her role as the mother and decision …show more content…
Based on superficial cultural awareness research, I would ask more in-depth questions about family views with regard to mental illness, grief, nutrition, and sustained family therapy. I would work on their interdependency issues with keen attention to cultural practices and maintaining respect and deference to family/cultural traditions. Second, I would try to communicate the significance, and importance of having outside help, while still being culturally sensitive to their views. Last, I would try to expand their social relationships being that their mindset is in the form of hierarchy instead of equality. This could open many more doors for the family because depending on their economic and social status they may have certain views that are not necessarily "proper" in today's society. As social workers, we need to ourselves to be more culturally aware and be positively open to the different values and beliefs of the people we work to