Catherine Jackson Case Study Examples
Client Problem.
Catherine Jackson is a 67 year old women, who suffers from anemia and type 2 diabetes. Catherine uses alcohol as a coping mechanism for her consistent exhaustion. Her exhaustion can be contributed to her anemia and type 2 diabetes, however the use of alcoholic beverages to combat her fatigue can be considered detrimental to her health. This would be considered a safety issue based on Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. Safety being the most dominant issue as her health is a clear priority.
Intervention.
My role in this scenario would be as a Case Worker. Locating services and making sure the client has access to all potential services she may qualify for, that could aid in the recovery of the client. As a social worker/case manager it would also be necessary to determine how severe the …show more content…
By breaking the problem down in an Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence format, the target behavior becomes apparent. In this scenario the Antecedent would be the client’s fatigue, the behavior would can documented as drinking, and the consequence to this would be severe health problems. Thus leaving us with a clear target behavior witch would be drinking, or alcohol abuse.
Units of Measurement
This target behavior and intervention will be done in a weekly format. The Baseline will consist of 4 week period were the number of drinks per week will be calculated and assessed.
ABA. Using the ABA single subject design for the intervention in this scenario to both determine the need for intervention and the success of the intervention. ABA is similar to AB single subject design with an added A or baseline segment, this is a nonintervention segment often used to determine the success of the intervention or the clients willingness to stick with sobriety.
The baseline in this intervention and ABA is a 4 week nonintervention period were the clients alcohol misuse will be documented, the baseline will measure how many drinks per week the client is
Catherine Jackson is a 67 year old women, who suffers from anemia and type 2 diabetes. Catherine uses alcohol as a coping mechanism for her consistent exhaustion. Her exhaustion can be contributed to her anemia and type 2 diabetes, however the use of alcoholic beverages to combat her fatigue can be considered detrimental to her health. This would be considered a safety issue based on Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. Safety being the most dominant issue as her health is a clear priority.
Intervention.
My role in this scenario would be as a Case Worker. Locating services and making sure the client has access to all potential services she may qualify for, that could aid in the recovery of the client. As a social worker/case manager it would also be necessary to determine how severe the …show more content…
By breaking the problem down in an Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence format, the target behavior becomes apparent. In this scenario the Antecedent would be the client’s fatigue, the behavior would can documented as drinking, and the consequence to this would be severe health problems. Thus leaving us with a clear target behavior witch would be drinking, or alcohol abuse.
Units of Measurement
This target behavior and intervention will be done in a weekly format. The Baseline will consist of 4 week period were the number of drinks per week will be calculated and assessed.
ABA. Using the ABA single subject design for the intervention in this scenario to both determine the need for intervention and the success of the intervention. ABA is similar to AB single subject design with an added A or baseline segment, this is a nonintervention segment often used to determine the success of the intervention or the clients willingness to stick with sobriety.
The baseline in this intervention and ABA is a 4 week nonintervention period were the clients alcohol misuse will be documented, the baseline will measure how many drinks per week the client is