Case study: explore a client or client system in the Foundation Practicum 2 experience

Client Case Study

Assignment Overview

The purpose of this assignment is to explore a client or client system in the Foundation Practicum 2 experience. The Client Case Study assignment is the first of three assignments that will inform the course project, Professional Portfolio, due in Unit 9.

By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following EPAS and general practices:

• Competency 1: Demonstrate Ethical and Professional Behavior.

• • C1.GP.C: Demonstrate professional demeanor in behavior; appearance; and oral, written, and electronic communication.

• • • Related Assignment Criteria:

• • • • 1. Utilizing a pseudonym, analyze a client or client system, including the client background and strengths.
• Competency 2: Engage in Diversity and Difference in Practice.

• • C2.GP.A: Apply and communicate understanding of the importance and difference in shaping life experiences into practice at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels.

• • • Related Assignment Criteria:

• • • • 3. Apply micro, mezzo, and macro practice skills to generalist social work practice with the client or client system, including diversity and difference in practice. 
• Competency 3: Advance Human Rights and Social, Economic, and Environmental Justice.

• • C3.GP.A: Apply their understanding of social, economic, and environmental justice to advocate for human rights at the individual and system levels.

• • • Related Assignment Criteria:

• • • • 2. Analyze the problems and issues faced by the client or client system, including relevant social, economic, and environmental justice issues.
  • C3.GP.B: Engage in practices that advance social, economic, and environmental justice.

• • • Related Assignment Criteria:

• • • • 2. Analyze the problems and issues faced by the client or client system, including relevant social, economic, and environmental justice issues.
• Competency 5: Engage in Policy Practice.

• • C5.GP.A: Identify social policy at the local, state, and federal level that impacts well-being, service delivery, and access to social services.

• • • Related Assignment Criteria:

• • • • 2. Analyze the problems and issues faced by the client or client system, including relevant social, economic, and environmental justice issues.
      • 3. Apply micro, mezzo, and macro practice skills to generalist social work practice with the client or client system, including diversity and difference in practice.
  • C5.GP.B: Assess how social welfare and economic policies impact the delivery of and access to social services.

• • • Related Assignment Criteria:

• • • • 2. Analyze the problems and issues faced by the client or client system, including relevant social, economic, and environmental justice issues.
      • 3. Apply micro, mezzo, and macro practice skills to generalist social work practice with the client or client system, including diversity and difference in practice.
• Competency 7: Assess Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities.

• • C7.GP.A: Collect and organize data, and apply critical thinking to interpret information from clients and constituencies.

• • • Related Assignment Criteria:

• • • • 1. Utilizing a pseudonym, analyze a client or client system, including the client background and strengths.
      • 2. Analyze the problems and issues faced by the client or client system, including relevant social, economic, and environmental justice issues.
      • 3. Apply micro, mezzo, and macro practice skills to generalist social work practice with the client or client system, including diversity and difference in practice.
  • C7.GP.B: Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social environment, person-in-environment, and other multidisciplinary theoretical frameworks in the analysis of assessment data from clients and constituencies.

• • • Related Assignment Criteria:

• • • • 1. Utilizing a pseudonym, analyze a client or client system, including the client background and strengths. 
      • 3. Apply micro, mezzo, and macro practice skills to generalist social work practice with the client or client system, including diversity and difference in practice.
  • C7.GP.C: Develop mutually agreed-on intervention goals and objectives based on the critical assessment of strengths, needs, and challenges within clients and constituencies.

• • • Related Assignment Criteria:

• • • • 2. Analyze the problems and issues faced by the client or client system, including relevant social, economic, and environmental justice issues.

Assignment Description

In this assignment, you will present a case from your practicum experience. In this case study, you will discuss the diverse background of the client or client system (for example, age, ethnicity, gender, problems, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, race, class, strengths, and challenges) as well as social, economic, and environmental justice issues impacting the client or client system. Additionally, you will identify micro practice, mezzo practice, and macro practice skills used in working with the client or client system.

Client Info:

Hypothetical Client is a 38 year old male of mixed Caucasian and Filipino descent. He is a Marine combat veteran who served in both the Iraq and Afghanistan campaigns during Operations Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, respectively. Client served as a machine gunner in the Marines and was exposed to multiple IED blasts, indirect small arms fire, incoming mortars and RPGs, as well as experienced the deaths of 4 of his friends during his deployments. Client is from a poor socioeconomic background, raised by his grandmother, mother is a seamstress, father is a janitor. Any other information needed to complete the assignment can be made up by the writer.

Assignment Instructions

Discuss the assignment with your site supervisor and choose a client or client system for this assignment based on the supervisor’s recommendation. Assign a pseudonym for the client or client system to protect client confidentiality.

The assignment you submit is expected to meet the following requirements:

1. Analyze the client or client system and assign a name (pseudonym) to the client or client system (do not use the legal name of clients), including the client’s background (age, ethnicity, gender, problems, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, race, and class) and strengths.
2. Analyze the problems and issues faced by the client or client system, including relevant social, economic, and environmental justice issues.
3. Apply micro, mezzo, and macro practice skills to generalist social work practice with the client or client system, including diversity and difference in practice.

Additional Requirements

• Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.
• APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to current APA style and formatting standards.
• Cited resources: Minimum of three scholarly sources. All literature cited should be current, with publication dates within the past five years.
• Length of paper: 5–7 double-spaced pages, not including title and reference pages.
• Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.