What are the client’s presenting problems(s)?- intimate partner violence in the presence of the children. Dad also hit one child under the influence of alcohol. Mom moved to a family shelter with her children. Mom filed for custody

Final Examination: Written paper assignment. Length 10-12 pages. Double –spaced. APA format must be used. Part I. Description of client, a. In a paragraph, describe the agency at which you are working with this client and discuss how the client arrived at this agency. (Forestdale, Inc.- Child welfare agency). Client was referred to preventive services by a child protecctive specialist. https://www.forestdaleinc.org/strong-families-preventive b. What are the client’s presenting problems(s)?- intimate partner violence in the presence of the children. Dad also hit one child under the influence of alcohol. Mom moved to a family shelter with her children. Mom filed for custody of the children and got an order of protection. There is a limited order of protection for mom aganist dad and a order of visitation for Dad to see the children. Mom is undocumented and is now navigating the shelter system, child welfare system, family court system. Part II. Biopsychosocial-cultural and spiritual assessment. Provide a biopsychosocial, cultural, and spiritual assessment of this client, in regards to her history and current life situation. Be sure to include: 1.Referral source- referred to preventice services by a child protective specialist from administation for children’s services 2. Presenting problem (if you have not already) 3. History of the problem- there is a history of intimate partner violence. Dad gets drunk and hits mom. Dad was also financially supporting the family. Dad had alot of power and control. 4. Human Rights and Social Justice 5. Previous counselling experience- N/A. in the process of referring the child to play therapy. in the process of referriing mom to invidual counseling and domestic violence support groups 6. Family background- family is originally fro Ecuador. migrated to the US about five years ago. 7.Personal history 8. Medical history- N/A 9. Educational/Learning history- didnt finish high school 10. Current socioeconomic situation and history- mom currently works as a nail technician at a salon 11. Cultural history- hispanic 12. Spirituality/religion- believes in god but not really religious 13. Legal history- mom is a victim of domestic violence. called the police multiple times as a victim. now in family court battling for custody. 14. Psychiatric history- N/A 15. Mental status: 12 Ego functions. Every ego function needs to be discussed. Do not come from a primarily “good-bad “perspective when assessing ego functions. Be descriptive for each via examples. 16. Assess the client’s defensive functioning. Describe each defense mechanism your client uses and give examples. What are the overall defense mechanisms your client uses? 17. What issues do you see your client struggling in Erikson’s psychosocial stages? 18. Is there a DSM 5 diagnosis? If so, what has been diagnosed? N/A Part III. Recommendations and Goals of treatment. 1. What have you and the client agreed upon for goals of treatment? 2. What are your interventions? Demonstrate process recording to highlight interventions) 3. How do you plan on evaluating the work? Part IV. Client-worker relationship. 1. Describe the nature of the relationship between you and your client. How does the client relate to you? Do you see any transference reactions? Discuss your countertransference in working with this client. What feelings come up for you when working with this client? Which countertransference reactions do you view as objective and subjective? Are there any countertransference reactions that you need to monitor and self-explore? 2. Describe cultural, ethnic, gender, sexual orientation and age similarities and differences between you and the client. (If either of you have a disability, discuss this as well). Discuss your countertransference reactions to these similarities and differences, and how they affect your relationship with this client. What sort of transference reactions come up for your client based on these similarities and differences?