Social Work Case Study

Case Study

Description: My client is a single Hispanic male at the age of twenty five. He has been in and out of school due to financial reasons. He works full-time but he schedule is very inconsistent this is another reason he is in and out of school. His overall health is good no issues he does take anxiety medicine on a daily basis without this medicine his nerves get worked up and he gets frustrated easily. He does work fulltime so his finances are good overall every now and then he may ask his father to help him financially. He is a hard working and dedicated person, when he is in school he applies himself and succeeds but like I said before his work schedule intervenes with his school work. He has never been any trouble and has never done any drugs. In high school he played sports and occasionally he plays in city leagues and also plays video games to relieve everyday stresses.
Growing up his parents fought a lot and his father was verbally and physically abusive to his mother.
He has never really had a positive male role model in his life so he has never really trusted any man in his or his mother’s life. This is one reason he takes anxiety medicine everything he witnessed growing up still affects him in many ways as an adult. He has a hard time trusting people. He does have a good relationship with his father but he still cannot get over some of the things his father did to do him and his mother. When he was younger he was not able to communicate with his mother like he wanted but now that he is older he is able to open up to her about his
feelings.

Family: My client has an older brother that is 27 and younger brother that is 23 from his parents. His father remarried and now he has a 16 year old sister and a 22 year old step brother. His relationship with his step mother is very up and down he does not trust her because her attitude towards him is very up and down. His relationship with his siblings is very good they all get along and talk on a regular basis. They all talk their issues out if they have any problems or concerns with each other. He does not really have much of a relationship with his father’s side of the family he feels that when his parents divorced his father and his father’s family divorced him and his siblings also. My client has a small circle of friends he has a hard time letting people into his circle; this is another example of his issues with trusting people.
Presenting Problems/Issues of Concern: My concerns with my client are that he has many trust issues, he does not really open to too many people. He keeps himself in a box and he does not do well with change. He occupies himself with school and work that he does not have much of a social life.
Strengths:
My client strengths are that he keeps himself occupied to help him not think about his everyday stresses. He keeps himself occupied with sports so he does not feel that all he is doing is working and going to school. He may not have much of a social life but he is comfortable with his lifestyle. His relationship with his siblings is very positive the fact that he can talk to them about anything at anytime can help reduce his stress and anxiety.
Client Summary: My client has many trust issues due to his childhood. Even though he and his father have a good relationship and has forgave him for the past he still has a hard time forgetting or letting go of the past. Over the years his relationship with his mother has progressed within the communication side. His relationship with his siblings is very positive. Even though he is in and out of school he is still trying to find ways to get an education. Over all he has a positive relationship all of his family members and he also has a very good support system.