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Sowk 543 Case Study
Midterm Assignment SOWK 543 University of Southern California
Instructor: David Marsten
October 19, 2012

I. Study
A. Identifying Information
Client is a twenty -six year old African American female. She lives at home with her thirty-six year old husband and six year old son. Client is currently unemployed and is a stay at home mother.
B. Setting
LKI family Services is a community social service program in Arlington Washington which provides social services as well as behavioral health services to low-income community members. The agency is a non-profit agency that is contracted with the county to provide mental health, chemical dependency and housing assistance.
C. Reason for Referral (Presenting Problem)
According to client’s case record, client was referred by a friend to LKI Family Services this past spring 2012 for assistance. According to the program supervisor, client continues to require assistance in order to obtain self-sufficiency. The intake stated that this client and her family have limited resources and there are concerns that there is not enough food in the home and many times they do without water and electricity. The intake referral , who made the referral, wanted to help the client so that they would not become involved with the State welfare services and possibly child protective services.
Client reports that both she and her husband needs to get a job or she will not be able to pay their rent. Client reports that the reason they have not been able to obtain employment is that they cannot find anyone who will give them a chance. According to client’s case record, a previous social worker had assisted both the client and her husband in locating positions however they were both unable to maintain employment due to low job performance and chronic absenteeism. Client records also state that this client had actually turned down several job offers. Client explained that she was “scared” about the job offers because she



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