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Assignment: Rasmussen Traumatic Events Response and Intervention the Case of Brenna Analysis

To understand how to effectively provide services in response to critical incidents or traumatic events, helping professionals must first assess the client with appropriate assessment instruments for the effects the event has had on the client. Next, social workers must understand theories that offer explanation for how individuals process and respond to crisis/traumatic stress. Lastly, social workers need to be able to apply models for intervening with survivors. For example, being aware of the sexual abuse theories can help sexual trauma practitioners conceptualize the cognitive processing of sexual abuse from the perspective of the child or adult survivor (Summit, 1992). Models provide step by step instructions and techniques for working with crisis survivors. Familiarity with theories and models related to crisis and crisis intervention provides important foundational knowledge that informs effective response to survivors.

For this Assignment: students will show their understanding of how to decipher the differences between a disaster, crisis, or trauma in a client case and applying assessment instruments. The students will demonstrate evidence based application of theories and intervention models and their use with the client based on research learned from the weekly resources (You must use the readings and videos from weeks 3 - 6 to complete this assignment. Remember, instructor lectures are not to be used as a credible resource for any assignment in this course).

You are to pick one of the case studies (child cases or adolescent cases) in the week 6 module (please select a different case than the one you used in the week 6 discussion). Read the selected case study. Identify if the issue(s) in the case is/are an example of crisis, trauma, and/or disaster (justify your selection and support your discussion with reference to course resources). Discuss how you would assess for impacts of the incident on the client (support your discussion with specific course references). Then, outline the impact of the crisis, trauma, and/or disaster on the individual(s) in the case study (Discuss the impact the crisis, trauma, and/or disaster had on the health, mental health, and overall functioning of those involved in the case study). Outline what protective or risk factors were present (support systems, cultural, resources, client personal characteristics, etc.) - give specifics related to each protective or risk factor for the individuals involved in the case. Lastly, discuss the social work interventions your team could implement with the individuals in the case to assist in addressing the crisis, trauma, and/or disaster in the life of those in the case study.

Task (6 to 8 pages):

1. Briefly summarize information about the client and issues outlined in the case.

2. Discuss if the issues outlined in the case is/are an example of crisis, trauma, and/or disaster (justify your selection and support your discussion with reference to course resources).

3. Discuss how you would assess for impacts of the incident on the client (support your discussion with specific course references). Specifically, identify some of the assessment tools you could use with the client in the case and/or their family

4. Explain why you chose each assessment and why it is appropriate to use with the client in the case and/or their family based on the information from the case.

5. Provide an analysis of the impact of trauma on the person presented in the case study. Be specific and provide examples to illustrate.

6. Identify the symptoms/reactions demonstrated by the client in the case study and discuss if these would be indicative of trauma (support this discussion with course specific references)

7. Outline what protective or risk factors were present (support systems, cultural, resources, client personal characteristics, etc.) - give specifics related to each protective or risk factor for the individuals involved in the case.

a. Discuss some of the demographic variables that placed the client in the case study at risk for experiencing this event as traumatic.

b. Discuss what intervention strategies you would use with the client from the case study