Josie is an 11 year old bi-racial adolescent who lives with her single mother. Josie has been known to have learning and behavioral problems in school, home and community. Due to her behavioral issues, Josie was asked not to return to her soccer team and is no longer permitted at their school program. While counseling Josie, she stated that she has been extremely depressed and she does not care about life. As a human service professional, the ecological model that I will apply to Josie case is being able to develop a broad understanding of her problems. This model sometimes is referred to as person –in- situation or person-in-environment model, which looks at the individual client in the context (Summer, 2011 pg.71).
As an advocate for Josie, due to her learning and behavioral problems, I will suggest to approach the school or support her mother on approaching the school to obtain a specified plan for Josie to help her with her classroom studies. I will also assist Josie on planning and advocating for her voice and opinion to be heard therefore, my goal will be to pressure the school system to work better for or with Josie situations (Summers, 2011).
The key advocacy issues or risk factors impacting Josie case are: •Learning and behavioral problems: This is categorized in several areas of functioning in which a person has difficulty learning in a typical manner. I believe all three factors contributed to Josie’s family issues including depression, frustrations and suicidal thoughts. •Depression is another risk factor that can impact Josie’s behavioral issues and this is due to her learning and behavioral problems, lack of parental guidance, and the inability to continue with her after school activities.
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Ultimately, my goal on what to do to address the advocacy issues is to be able to become a reflective listener to my client. Being a reflective listener allows the client to know I have heard her concerns and feelings accurately. Reflective listening creates an opportunity for us to correct any misperceptions and it also illustrates my acceptance of where the client is at this moment (Summers, 2011).
This is because when a client talks to me there are two aspects to which i can listen and respond, and it is the content of what the client has said and the feelings that underline what the client has said (Summers, 2011, pg. 154).
Due to Josie’s depression, she needs someone to respond to her feelings and by doing this Josie is being assured that she will get the proper support she desperately needs, which will make it easier for me to talk to her about her problems and issues.
As a professional, I am responsible for creating an environment that makes my client feel comfortable and safe enough to be sharing her feelings without being judged by others. Therefore, I am in charge of communicating in a way that builds rapport and collaboration in regard to Josie problems, this actually means I need to think carefully about how I am going to respond to Josie’s problems before I actually do so. Roadblocks that could occur to be a successful advocacy for this scenario can be due to lack of confidentiality, transportation and money. I feel as young as Josie is; she is not able to be confidential. Thus, for this scenario, Josie’s mother is urged to sign a blanket release of information, so that when the school requests information on Josie situation, all the information is sent to the school (Summers, 2011).
Usually it is stamped in red letters with the word confidential. As a professional, this responsibility belongs to me to protect my client from unnecessary intrusions into her personal information. Socioeconomic status is a measure of an individual’s or family’s economic and social position based on education, income, and occupation. Since Josie is a child of a single mother, it is obvious that she and her mother were living under the poverty level because most single parents are financially struggling. As an advocate, I will provide consistent encouragement, compassionate care and understanding that promote both self-esteem and self-efficacy. These can be accomplished while focusing on basic needs such as providing food, shelter, and good health care (Martin, 2011).
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I am confident that Josie’s mother did not have enough to offer for herself and her daughter. For Josie’s case study, any ethical considerations are generally created to protect and prevent the exploitation of the individuals who come to me when they need help. Most clients tend to look for someone who can provide real assistance. Individuals whose functioning is impaired and tends to benefit from a peer support person who can help them function better educationally, socially and help them become involved in helping them with issues of self-care (Summers,2011).
Good peer support will help this client and it will help clients like Josie to formulate the small action steps needed to move towards her goals as she progresses.
