This discussion board relates to this week’s learning objective: Examining Child welfare policies and social worker roles. Identify older adult development in societal context. Discuss skills used in gerontology, school, and child social work.The purpose of this discussion board is to help you evaluate how a client’s developmental stage impacts their roles, expectations, and attitudes. Additionally, you will become more familiar with how society regards people in certain life stages and places expectations on them. You will also begin to identify skills, values, and roles that social workers play across the life-span. You can reach learning objectives by reading the case study you are assigned (found in the File Exchange within your group) and providing a thoughtful response that includes critical thinking. You will be expected to apply course concepts to your client’s case.Directions:Create a new thread and in the subject line have your name and the title. Posts should be no less than 300 words and no more than 500 words. Address the following questions in your response:Based on your client’s biological age, what stage of human development are they in? How is your client’s human developmental stage relevant to the case? What unique ethical concerns arise during your client’s stage, and how would you address them? (Hint: Ch7 Talks about birth – 18 CH 8 Talks about 65+ See the Developmental Stages Power Point in the module for additional information.)What are two social welfare policies (Macro Social Work) that your textbook mentioned that you think could help your client based on their Human Developmental Stage and their presenting problems and needs? Why did you select these two programs? (Consult and use your course textbook for specific social policies/programs. Hint: Ch 7, 8, and 11 have some specific policies, as does the rest of the textbook.)What kinds of attitudes does the public display toward people who are in the same human developmental stage as your client? What are the expectations does society have for people in that human development stage?What is your role as a social worker based on your client’s human developmental stage? How could you help your client navigate the attitudes and expectations they face from society?What is one question that you have about your case study/client and its relation to this week’s module materialPlease ensure that you respond to at least one peer in addition to your own post! Peer responses are expected to be a minimum of 100 words. Be sure to include critical thinking and thoughtful feedback in your response to ensure you earn the full amount of points in your post.
Mrs. Harjo and Tony: Mrs. Harjo is 65 year old female who
identifies as Latina. She lives in
Globe, Arizona, and subsists on Supplemental Security Income,
SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program, commonly known as food stamps), and her
garden. Mrs. Harjo has been
living alone since the death of her husband five years ago.
She is the daughter of Mexican
immigrants, and visits her hometown in Mexico for Semana
Santa every other year.
A paternal grandson, Tony (age 13), recently moved in with
Mrs. Harjo following his
mother’s death from acute alcohol poisoning. Tony’s
biological father is serving five years in
county jail on a third conviction. Tony’s biological parents
were never married, and his mother
did not obtain a legal divorce from her first husband. When
Tony was born, the hospital registrar
listed the first husband as the legal father on his birth
certificate. Trying to do the right thing,
Mrs. Harjo went to Tony’s school to give notice of a change
of address and to put her name on
file as guardian and emergency contact. School officials
pointed out that Tony was not legally
related to Mrs. Harjo, and that therefore she had no
authority to authorize medical care, or to
enroll Tony in school.
The principal referred Mrs. Harjo to an attorney, where she
appealed for help in getting
Tony’s paternity corrected. The attorney advised that the
biological father adopt Tony in order to
change the legal parent, but refused to take the case because
Tony’s father was incarcerated, and
the likelihood of an adoption by an incarcerated parent was
too low. Moreover, the whereabouts
of the legal father are unknown, and thus no relinquishment
can be secured. (Garcia, Bain,
Avera, Armenta, 2005)
Tony’s grades have dipped to a C average (he typically earns
A’s and B’s) since the death
of his mother. He is on the freshman baseball team, and cites
this as one of his favorite
activities, but will be barred from playing should his grades
continue to decline. Tony has no
specific academic interests but wants to remain eligible to
play baseball. Teachers report that
Tony has always been quiet, but has had difficulty
concentrating in school since his mother’s’
death two months ago.
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