Assignment task: Review the attached case study and respond to the questions below as they apply to the case study.
Part 1:
Prepare a case note from AO /anti racist/decolonizing perspectives summarizing the service user's situation based on information we have available. Please do not make any assumptions. If there are relevant elements of situation you are not sure of then these are areas that you need to plan to clarify with service user.
Note: Remember that all notes/communications regarding a service user should be written with the assumption that the service user will read the notes.
Part 2:
With direct reference to theories of practice discussed in class answer the following questions:
How would begin your work with Mary from an AO perspective. In your description include at least 2 theories that we have studied in class. Discuss how your approach would support a collaborative approach (self-determination, empowerment and allyship) to the case study.
Describe 2 roles that you would use in your interactions with Mary and how you will implement the roles to support an AOP approach with direct reference to the case study.
Describe at least 2 ways social location (power and privilege) may impact your response to this service user and at least one potential bias that may impact your engagement with the service user. Discuss how you address this in your interactions with Mary
Case study: Mary
You are working as a case manager in 20 bed women-only residential addictions treatment centre in Scarborough. Your role is to perform intake, and follow-up, checking in on women periodically throughout their stay to help them with goal planning and create plans to increase their chances of remaining sober after their discharge.
Mary is a 28-year-old woman currently on probation for shoplifting and driving while impaired. She has been binge drinking weekly during the past year. Mary is the mother of four children (ages 11, 7, 4, 2 years). Her older two sons are living in foster care. The younger two daughters have complex health problems and developmental disability diagnoses; they live with another relative. She reported that both of her parents, several uncles and aunts, and both of her siblings all have significant drinking and/or drug use problems. She has no close friends and a distant, conflicted relationship with family members other than the grandmother with whom she has almost always lived. She has great difficulty in "getting along" with people. She has worked irregularly throughout her adult life. She describes her present health as "good" but notes that she has attempted suicide in the past. Mary identifies her primary problem as alcohol use.
Today, you are meeting with Mary to determine whether she is a good fit for your program. When she arrives, she appears annoyed and states that her probation officer had "strongly" suggested she join a residential program, or she could be breached for violating her probation order (not to consume alcohol or other drugs). When you inform her that your program is voluntary, she acknowledges that she does want to quit drinking and has agreed to attend.