Question: Project: Working with the homeless population: The Case of Diane.
Part A: Bio-Psycho-Social Assessment: The assessment should be written in professional language and include sections on each of the following:
• Presenting issue (including referral source)
• Demographic information
• Current living situation
• Birth and developmental history
• School and social relationships
• Family members and relationships
• Health and medical issues (including psychological and psychiatric functioning, substance abuse)
• Spiritual development
• Social, community, and recreational activities
• Client strengths, capacities, and resources
Part B: Analysis of Assessment. Address each of the following:
• Explain the challenges faced by the client(s) for example, drug addiction, lack of basic needs, victim of abuse, new school environment, etc.
• Analyze how the social environment affects the client.
• Identify which human behavior or social theories may guide your practice with this individual and explain how these theories inform your assessment.
• Explain how you would use this assessment to develop mutually agreed-upon goals to be met in order to address the presenting issue and challenges face by the client.
• Explain how you would use the identified strengths of the client(s) in a treatment plan.
• Explain how you would use evidence-based practice when working with this client and recommend specific intervention strategies (skills, knowledge, etc.) to address the presenting issue.
• Analyze the ethical issues present in the case. Explain how will you address them.
• Describe the issues will you need to address around cultural competence.