Case Presentation
By: Diona Covington
Background Information
Female
American Indian/Hispanic
15 years old
Born in Richmond County NC
-Raised in Laurel Hill to 4th grade
-Previously resided in Wagram to 6th
grade
-Current resident of Laurinburg
Assessment
Framework: Identified the needs that placed Lily Bee at risk for academic
failure or out of home placement to consider services through the Children
and Family Support Team program.
Problem Statement
Lily Bee exhibits needs that places her at risk
for academic failure. The support of the Child
and Family Support Team will provide Lily Bee
with avenues to academic success.
At Risk
Circumstances/Behaviors
EOC/EOG score <2
Open CPS In-Home Services Case/Kinship Care
-placed with several family members
Suspension from school for disciplinary reasons
ie, skipping class
Substance abuse
ie, smoking, drugs
Experienced the death of a caretaker
-biological mother unstable (mental & substance abuse)
-caretaker since birth deceased 3/2014
-caretaker as of date of interview deceased 3/14/2016
Parental Behavior/circumstances of substance abuse, mental
health concerns, suspected abuse/neglect
Needs
Educational/Developmental/Vocation
Needs
Emotional Needs
Services /Interventions
After school tutoring
Referral to Y.E.S. Program
Project Pink Program
Mental Health Counselor
NC Mentor Services
Assessment Goals
What were some value differences between you and the client?
What events or life experiences have shaped them into the person they are?
Children who had a parent who died suddenly have three times the risk of depression than
those with two living parents, along with an increased risk for post-traumatic stress disorder
(https://www.chronicle.pitt.edu/story/science-technology-sudden-death-parent-boosts-riskdepression-surviving-children)
Diagnosed depression was associated with a 0.49 point, or half a letter grade, decrease in
student GPA (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16278502)
Some studies have found that foster children perform more poorly on academic achievement
test, have poorer grades and higher rates of grade retention and special education placement
(https://www.princeton.edu/futureofchildren/publications/journals/article/index.xml?
journalid=40&articleid=133§ionid=874)
Children placed in kinship care experience more stability than those placed in non foster care .
Overall, children in kinship care tend to have fewer placements and experience less
placement disruption ( http://www.practicenotes.org/v20n1/kinship.htm
North Carolinas school-based CFST initiative allows schools to create coordinated health care
plans so that every student receives the support she/he needs to achieve academic success
(www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3415796/)
None recommended
Competencies Used
1- Demonstrate Ethical and Professional
Behavior
2- Engage Diversity and Difference in
Practice
4- Engage in Practice-informed Research
and Research-informed Practice
5-Engage in Policy Practice
6-Engage with Individuals, Families, Groups,
Organizations and Communities
9- Evaluate Practice with Individuals,
Families, Groups, Organizations, and
Communities