The following is a case study which you must study first before answering the questions.
You are a social worker working in a hospital. The doctor in the pediatric (children's) ward has referred a child whom he is treating. He mentions that the child was admitted two days ago to hospital with a fractured rib. The child's name is Nadia and she is five years old. He became concerned about her safety after he found some bruises and marks on her body. The doctor has not spoken to the mother about his concerns but he met her when the child was admitted to hospital. The only information he has about the mother is that she is a young mother with two other children aged 3 years and one and a half years, both boys. The mother's name is Rizana. The doctor also mentioned to the social worker that the mother visits Nadia regularly during visiting hours and brings the other children along as well.
Rizana is a single mom she has been divorced for a year. She is not employed as she has to take care of the children on her own. She lives on her own and receives social support from the government. Rizana finds it hard to manage on the social support. Her husband does not have any contact with the children. Rizana has very good neighbours but she tries not to ask them for help. However sometimes when she has to go out of the house she asks the daughter of the neighbor who is eighteen years old, a univerisyt student to help take care of the children. The children like her a lot and enjoy being with her. Rizana’s family (mother and sisters) visit her once a week to see how she is doing, they often help her with money and buying things for the children.
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS
1. Draw an eco-map of the family.
2. How and when would you contact the mother? Explain your actions.
3. Goal setting is an important phase in any intervention, what are the goals and objectives of your intervention in this case?
4. Using the social support and stress perspectives of ecological assessment, explain what are this family’s support systems?
5. Describe the micro-system of this family, who are individuals involved, relationships and levels of functioning.
6. Using the ecological systems theory for assessment explain what important steps you will follow in the assessment of this case?
7. Using the readings on the different intervention models, what would you recommend as the best model(s) of intervention for this family? Why?
8. What factors are important in the planning of intervention in this case?
9. Using strength’ based perspective what do you think are Rizana’s strengths?
10. How would you end the interview so that the mother accepts the offer of social work services and is willing to return?