PCN 545 Week 7 Child Abuse Assessment Case Study
Complete the “Child Abuse Assessment Case Study”
Directions: Read the case study of Rachel and answer the questions following the case study.
Rachel is a 15- year-old Caucasian female. Rachel is a ward of the state and lives in a group home with 12 other girls. Rachel is in the group home because she has a pattern of arrests and truancy that led her to juvenile detention. After serving a sentence of 6 months in the juvenile detention center, she was remanded to a therapeutic group home for a year. Rachel sees her mother and father once a week, on family day.
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Rachel has a history of learning difficulties and her case worker reports that she has been diagnosed with a cognitive disability. The case worker explains that Rachel lacks age-appropriate social cues and struggles to make friends.
Rachel was brought into your office by a group home case worker. The case worker explains that she discovered that Rachel has been communicating with an unknown male over a social networking website. The case worker explains that the material that has been shared is “inappropriate” and involves a tactic called “sexting.” There is little known about the online contact, for instance they do not know the individual’s age, name, or true identity.
- Identify three follow up questions you have for Rachel.
- Identify three follow up questions you have for the case worker
- Describe at least three indicators/symptoms you would be assessing for in Rachel’s case.
- Is Rachel a victim of sexual exploitation? Explain.
You are not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.
This assignment meets the following CACREP Standard: 2.F.7.d. Procedures for identifying trauma and abuse and for reporting abuse.
Course: PCN 545 Spousal and Child Abuse, Crisis, and Trauma Counseling
School: Grand Canyon University
- 19/09/2017
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