Assignment task:
Client History
Married to Hector for more than 30 years, Celia Sanchez has been in this country for about half her life. While there are aspects of the United States Celia appreciates-particularly the economic opportunities for her family-she never imagined that she would raise her children outside of Mexico. Indeed, coming to the United States was Hector's dream-not hers. Devoted to her family, Celia has never worked outside the home and does not drive. She delights in cooking for her children and grandchildren, talking with her neighbors and by telephone with her sister and cousin, and taking care of the home.
Given her desire to stay close to home and family, Mrs. Sanchez has not developed the proficiency with English that her husband has. This has been a barrier to her efforts to care for the family. For example, in the relatively few instances that she has been so ill that she required the services of a physician, she needed one of her sons to interpret for her. She often struggled to advocate for her children in the school system, which seldom provided interpretation or bilingual educational staff. And when one of her children came in contact with the juvenile justice system, Celia was unable to understand fully the legal implications of the choices she faced.
Recently, the son of her sister Dolores came to the United States from Mexico (see Roberto's history). Given her dedication to her family, there was no question Celia would welcome Roberto into her home; however, Hector does not fully support this decision.
Most of Mrs. Sanchez's extended family still lives in Mexico. However, Celia has two cousins in California, and her ex-brother-in-law (Roberto's father) was recently deported, after living in Chicago for several years. Celia returned to Mexico for a brief visit a few years ago for the funeral of her mother, but, given the expense and time involved, she mostly settles for telephone calls with her sister; when Alejandro can help her set it up and her sister has sufficient bandwidth, they video chat.
Mrs. Sanchez has been concerned with how to stretch their money to accommodate her family's needs. After seeing how other neighbors stretch their budgets by utilizing some public resources, Celia wanted her husband to apply for financial assistance, but he is adamantly opposed. Unwilling to oppose Hector, Celia has secretly been obtaining commodities from her Church pantry. Since she is an active parishioner at the Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, her visits there do not raise her husband's suspicions.
Question: Discuss 4 risks and protective factors for Celia incorporating a strengths perspective. The Risk and protective factors are to be assessed at the individual, family/community, and larger society levels.