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For this Assignment, review the “Petrakis Family” case history and video session.In a 3- to 4-page paper, describe a treatment group that would help Helen Petrakis in one of the following areas: (a) caregiving, (b) sandwich generation, (c) serving as a family member of an individual with addiction.Review and briefly summarize the literature about the social issue that is the focus of your group (caregiving, sandwich generation, or addictions).Write a plan that includes the following elements: Type of treatment groupPurpose of the groupMembershipMethod to recruitCompositionSizeOpen/closedMonitoring ._petrakis_video_one_transcript.docx ._petrakis_video_three_transcript.docx ._petrakis_video_fifth_transcript.docx ._petrakis_video_sixth_transcript.docx msw_case_histories_1___petrakis.docx ._petrakis_video_one_transcript.docx ._petrakis_video_three_transcript.docx ._petrakis_video_fifth_transcript.docx ._petrakis_video_sixth_transcript.docx msw_case_histories_1___petrakis.docx Unformatted Attachment Preview Petrakis Family Episode 1 Petrakis Family Episode 1 Program Transcript FEMALE SPEAKER: OK, Mrs. Petrakis, what Id like to do is ask you a few questions just so I get a good understanding of whats going on. First, lets start with what brings you here today. HELEN PETRAKIS: [LAUGHS] What brings me here? Lets get down to business. I will tell you whats going on. My husband and I are Greek. Petrakis, big surprise, right? Were Greek Orthodox. You know what that means? It means tradition and family the old fashioned way. Nothing is more important than family, nothing. Young people today, they dont seem to care so much. For me, its everything to my last breath. FEMALE SPEAKER: Yes, but-HELEN PETRAKIS: So that means I take care of my family, not just my husband, my children, too. We have three. Theres Alek, hes 27, and Dimitra, shes 23, and Athena, 18. They all live at home, and so I take care of all of them. A mothers work is never done. FEMALE SPEAKER: Mrs. Petrakis-HELEN PETRAKIS: Oh no, no. Call me Helen, please. Let me finish. So is it all too much for me? Of course it is. I also work full time at the hospital, billing department. [LAUGHS] You have no idea how much that place overcharges. Let me tell you. Dont get sick at a hospital. They will bleed your money. Anyway, Im already feeling overwhelmed, like a crazy person. Sometimes I find myself crying for no reason. And now my mother-in-laws got dementia and Im running over to her place every chance I get to look after her, too. FEMALE SPEAKER: Wow. You certainly have your hands full. May I ask-HELEN PETRAKIS: Magda. FEMALE SPEAKER: Excuse me? HELEN PETRAKIS: Oh, thats my mother-in-laws name. Shes 81. But dementia is not the worst of it. She fell in her apartment and broke her hip, and how she cant go out. So Im running over there every chance I get to make sure she has what she needs. And then last night, I had a thought. Alek, my 27-year-old. Hes not working right now. What if he moved in with grandma and helped take care of her? That way, I ©2013 Laureate Education, Inc. 1 Petrakis Family Episode 1 can relax a bit, know shes OK, and not be going out of my mind every day like a crazy person. I mean, what do you think? Grandson gets to know his grandmother a little bit, gives his mom a break. Its a good solution, right? Right? FEMALE SPEAKER: Yes. Yes, it sounds real good. Petrakis Family Episode 1 Additional Content Attribution MUSIC: Music by Clean Cuts Original Art and Photography Provided By: Brian Kline and Nico Danks ©2013 Laureate Education, Inc. 2 Petrakis Family Episode 3 Petrakis Family Episode 3 Program Transcript FEMALE SPEAKER: And youre sure Alec is stealing from her? Pills. From his own grandmother. FEMALE SPEAKER: I cant call the police. Hes still on probation! Possession. FEMALE SPEAKER: Have you spoken to him about it? FEMALE SPEAKER: He denied it. But I found them. He got her oxy prescription refilled so he could take them himself. How old are you? FEMALE SPEAKER: Excuse me? FEMALE SPEAKER: I said, how old are you? FEMALE SPEAKER: I dont see what that has to do with anything. FEMALE SPEAKER: Youre too damn young to be doing this job. Thats it. You dont know what youre doing! None of this would have happened! It was your bright idea! Youre the one who told me to have him move in with her and take care of her! FEMALE SPEAKER: I did tell you to do anything! I only suggested it. And we talked about it together. FEMALE SPEAKER: No, no. Thats not true. I followed your advice. Youre going to have to fix this. You have to do something. I dont know what else to do. I cant call the police. He cant go back to jail. Awful things will happen to him. I cant let that happen. I wont! Petrakis Family Episode 3 Additional Content Attribution MUSIC: Music by Clean Cuts Original Art and Photography Provided By: Brian Kline and Nico Danks ©2013 Laureate Education, Inc. 1 Petrakis Family Episode 5 Petrakis Family Episode 5 Program Transcript FEMALE SPEAKER 1: Well, thats it. Thats all I wanted to cover today. Is there anything you want to talk about or ask me? FEMALE SPEAKER 2: Well, theres one thing. FEMALE SPEAKER 1: Sure. What is it? FEMALE SPEAKER 2: I have a class assignment, and since Im an intern here, Ive been asked to create some sort of intervention. I was thinking about one of my clients here, Helen Petrakis. Shes the one whos stressed out taking care of her own family, as well as her mother-in-law, who fell and broke her hip. FEMALE SPEAKER 1: Yeah, I remember. FEMALE SPEAKER 2: What if the agency started a support group? It would be for Helen and others like her on how to deal with the stress of taking care of an elderly parent. FEMALE SPEAKER 1: How would you get that started? FEMALE SPEAKER 2: I thought about that. It would make sense for us to first do an assessment to see if theres really a need for it. We should also look at whether there are other people who come to the agency who could benefit from having a group like this. FEMALE SPEAKER 1: Interesting. Anything else? FEMALE SPEAKER 2: I havent really thought much beyond that. FEMALE SPEAKER 1: Well, Id like you to. I think that idea is really great. Nice job. But there are some other things you really need to figure out as well, like when would the group meet and how often? Whats going to be our criteria for allowing people in the group? How would we evaluate it? Once we figure out those things, we can decide whether its feasible to start up the group or not. Theres a lot of homework that goes into it before we start up flyers. ©2013 Laureate Education, Inc. 1 Petrakis Family Episode 5 FEMALE SPEAKER 2: Of course. This is great. Ill get started on all of this right away. Thank you very much. FEMALE SPEAKER 1: Thank you. I think this could be a wonderful opportunity for the agency and for you. FEMALE SPEAKER 2: I just think a group like this would be great for Mrs. Petrakis. Shed feel so much better if she could share with other people who are facing the same stress. FEMALE SPEAKER 1: I agree. Again, good job. I really look forward to seeing what you come up with. Petrakis Family Episode 5 Additional Content Attribution MUSIC: Music by Clean Cuts Original Art and Photography Provided By: Brian Kline and Nico Danks ©2013 Laureate Education, Inc. 2 Petrakis Family Episode 6 Petrakis Family Episode 6 Program Transcript FEMALE SPEAKER: So APS has closed the Petrakis case, and theyre not recommending any action at this time. CINDY: What? But Alec stole from his grandmother. Drugs, money. FEMALE SPEAKER: And you put that in your report, and APS closed the case. CINDY: But he left town. Arent they going to go after him? FEMALE SPEAKER: The APS isnt the police. CINDY: I just-- I feel like I let down Helen. It was my fault for going along with her idea to have her son move in to take care of his grandmother. FEMALE SPEAKER: I understand how you feel, Cindy. Tell me, what did you learn from this experience? CINDY: Ive learned a lot, thats for sure. I mean, between this case and school. FEMALE SPEAKER: What do you mean? CINDY: Ive been researching a paper on elder abuse. I had no idea there were so much abuse among elders, like this case. FEMALE SPEAKER: Did you read about the Elder Justice law? CINDY: Yeah, its great. It only just passed, but its going make a difference. I mean, APS gets more funding, and theyre going to start up forensics centers to help improve expertise on elder abuse. FEMALE SPEAKER: Its been a long time coming. I really hope this makes a difference. CINDY: Me, too. You know, ever since I got this case and the stuff Ive been reading, Ive been thinking, I might want to work more with this population, maybe move my career in that direction. FEMALE SPEAKER: Really? CINDY: Yeah. I would never have thought of it before. But once you see the problem up close, elder abuse stops being just statistics. It gets a human face. I think my own grandparents, you know? They need to be protected. ©2013 Laureate Education, Inc. 1 Petrakis Family Episode 6 FEMALE SPEAKER: Well, if you go that way, youre going to be in demand. We Baby Boomers arent getting any younger. Theres going to be a need for good social workers. Petrakis Family Episode 6 Additional Content Attribution MUSIC: Music by Clean Cuts Original Art and Photography Provided By: Brian Kline and Nico Danks ©2013 Laureate Education, Inc. 2 SESSIONS Case Histories Editors Sara-Beth Plummer Sara Makris Sally Margaret Brocksen Published by Laureate International Universities Publishing, Inc. 7080 Samuel Morse Drive Columbia, MD 21046 www.laureate.net Director, Program Design: Lauren Mason Carris Content Development Manager: Jason Jones Content Development Specialist: Sandra Shon Production Services: Absolute Service, Inc. Editorial Services: Christina Myers Copyright © 2014 by Laureate International Universities Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, any information storage and retrieval systems, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncom- mercial uses permitted by copyright law. For permission requests, write to the publisher, addressed “Attention: Content Development Specialist,” at the address above. Editors Sara-Beth Plummer, PhD, MSW Walden University Sara Makris, PhD Laureate Education, Inc. Sally Margaret Brocksen, PhD, MSW Walden University Contributors Marlene Coach, EdD, MSW, ACSW, LSW Walden University Eileen V. Frishman, MSW, ACSW, LCSW-R, CH Mary E. Larscheid, PhD, MSW, LICSW Walden University Vanessa Norris, MSW, LCSW West Chester University Sara-Beth Plummer, PhD, MSW Walden University Stephanie C. Sanger, MA, MSS, LSW Assistant Director, RHD, Tri-County Supportive Housing Eric Youn, PhD, LMSW Walden University iii Contents Introduction 1 Part 1: Foundation Year 2 The Hernandez Family 3 The Parker Family 6 The Logan Family 9 The Johnson Family 11 Part 2: Concentration Year 14 The Levy Family 15 The Bradley Family 17 The Petrakis Family 20 The Cortez Family 23 Appendix 26 Reflection Questions 27 The Hernandez Family 27 The Parker Family 28 The Logan Family 30 The Johnson Family 31 The Levy Family 32 The Bradley Family 33 The Petrakis Family 35 The Cortez Family 36 Trademarks and Disclaimers 38 iv Introduction T he following eight cases are based on the true experiences of social workers in the field, although names and other identifying circumstances have been changed. The narratives in this book, combined with filmed repre sentations of scenes inspired by the cases, provide you an opportunity to use true-to-life cases as an experiential learning tool. Whereas some academic programs, professors, or instructors may offer an occasional glimpse into past social work experiences, this book and these cases weave through multiple courses in your foundation and concentration year. Like in true-to-life practice, you will follow these cases through a variety of circumstances, prac tice behaviors, and learning opportunities. This unique format for a social work program enables you to integrate and connect the expected learning outcomes for each course. Each case either explicitly or implicitly offers content on practice skills, research, human behavior theory, and policy. Further, you will see that each family’s concerns can be addressed across all levels of practice, from micro to mezzo to macro. Approach this book as a series of cases to which you have been assigned during your first professional experi ence in social work. We encourage you to use a critical eye to analyze the approaches provided. Remember that each practitioner has his or her own lens or perspective that guides his or her practice and these cases, written in the voices of each individual social worker, offer you authentic, varied perspectives. As you review and dissect these cases, consider your own lens and perspective as a future social worker. The families described in these cases have been connected to social work services in myriad ways. Look closely at how each family member is introduced to the social worker and at the services and interventions that follow. Through reading these cases and then watching them come to life on video, you will see the skills used by social work practi tioners. Carefully identify for yourself how the social worker engages, assesses, and intervenes with his or her client. The social workers who provided these cases offer some of their own personal thoughts about these cases as a series of reflection questions. Use the answers to the questions, posed to the social workers as they wrote these stories, to gain additional insight into the decisions they made to address their clients’ concerns. Reflect on the ques tions and answers as a way to consider whether you would have addressed the client or clients in the same manner. Imagine your first day of practice, preparing for your first client meeting. On your desk is a folder with the last name of the client on the tab. You open the folder to find a case history for your client—perhaps it details family background, medical history, or an accounting of interactions with other agencies. This book is like that folder, preparing you for the client you will soon meet. 1 PART 1: FOUNDATION YEAR 2 The Hernandez Family J uan Hernandez (27) and Elena Hernandez (25) are a married Latino couple who were referred to the New York City Administration for Children Services (ACS) for abuse allegations. They have an 8-year-old son, Juan Jr., and a 6-year-old son, Alberto. They were married 7 years ago, soon after Juan Jr. was born. Juan and Elena were both born in Puerto Rico and raised in Queens, New York. They rent a two-bedroom apartment in an apartment complex where they have lived for 7 years. Elena works as babysitter for a family that lives nearby, and Juan works at the airport in the baggage department. Overall, their physical health is good, although Elena was diagnosed with diabetes this past year and Juan has some lower back issues from loading and unloading bags. Both drink socially with friends and family. Juan goes out with friends on the weekends sometimes to “blow off steam,” having six to eight beers, and Elena drinks sparingly, only one or two drinks a month. Both deny any drug use at all. While they do not attend church regularly, both identify as being Catholic and observe all religious holidays. Juan was arrested once as a juvenile for petty theft, but that has been expunged from his file. Elena has no criminal history. They have a large support network of friends and family who live nearby, and both Elena’s and Juan’s parents live within blocks of their apartment and visit frequently. Juan and Elena both enjoy playing cards with family and friends on the weekends and taking the boys out to the park and beach near their home. ACS was contacted by the school social worker from Juan Jr.’s school after he described a punishment his parents used when he talked back to them. He told her that his parents made him kneel for hours while holding two encyclo pedias (one in each hand) and that this was a punishment used on multiple occasions. The ACS worker deemed this a credible concern and made a visit to the home. During the visit, the parents admitted to using this particular form of punishment with their children when they misbehaved. In turn, the social worker from ACS mandated the family to attend weekly family sessions and complete a parenting group at their local community mental health agency. In her report sent to the mental health agency, the ACS social worker indicated that the form of punishment used by the parents was deemed abusive and that the parents needed to learn new and appropriate parenting skills. She also suggested they receive education about child development because she believed they had unrealistic expectations of how children at their developmental stage should behave. This was a particular concern with Juan Sr., who repeat edly stated that if the boys listened, stayed quiet, and followed all of their rules they would not be punished. There was a sense from the ACS worker that Juan Sr. treated his sons, especially Juan Jr., as adults and not as children. This was exhibited, she believed, by a clear lack of patience and understanding on his part when the boys did not follow all of his directions perfectly or when they played in the home. She mandated family sessions along with the parenting classes to address these issues. During the intake session, when I met the family for the first time, both Juan and Elena were clearly angry that they had been referred to parenting classes and family sessions. They both felt they had done nothing wrong, and they stated that they were only punishing their children as they were punished as children in Puerto Rico. They said that their parents made them hold heavy books or other objects as they kneeled and they both stressed that at times the consequences for not behaving had been much worse. Both Juan and Elena were “beaten” (their term) by their parents. Elena’s parents used a switch, and Juan’s parents used a belt. As a result, they feel they are actually quite lenient with their children, and they said they never hit them and they never would. Both stated that they love their children very much and struggle to give them a good life. They both stated that the boys are very active and don’t always follow the rules and the kneeling punishment is the only thing that works when they “don’t want to listen.” They both admitted that they made the boys hold two large encyclopedias for up to two hours while kneeling when they did something wrong. They stated the boys are “hyperactive” and “need a lot of attention.” They said they punish Juan Jr. more often because he is particularly defiant and does not listen and also because he is older and should know better. They see him as a role model for his younger brother and feel he should take that respon sibility to heart. His misbehavior indicates to them that he is not taking that duty seriously and therefore he should be punished, both to learn his lesson and to show his younger brother what could happen if he does not behave. During the intake meeting, Juan Sr. stated several times that he puts in overtime any time he can because money is “tight.” He expressed great concern about having to attend the parenting classes and family sessions, as it would interfere with that overtime. Elena appeared anxious during the initial meeting and repeatedly asked if they were going to lose the boys. I told her I could not assure her that they would not, but I could assist her and her husband through this process by making sure we had a plan that satisfied the ACS worker’s requirements. I told them it 3 SESSIONS: CASE HISTORIES • THE HERNANDEZ FAMILY would be up to them to complete those plans successfully. I offered my The Hernandez Family support through this process and conveyed empathy around their response to the situation. Juan Hernandez: father, 27 Together we discussed the plan for treatment, following the Elena Hernandez: mother, 25 requirements of ACS; they would attend a 12-week Positive Parenting Juan Hernandez Jr.: son, 8 Program (PPP) along with weekly family sessions. In an effort to reduce some of the financial burden of attending multiple meetings at the Alberto Hernandez: son, 6 agency, I offered to meet with the family either just before or immediately after the PPP so that they did not have to come to the agency more than once a week. They agreed that this would be helpful beca ... Purchase answer to see full attachment