Ms. Leslie: A Case Study Of Bio-Psycho-Social Psychology

To whom this may concern, it is about this client by the name of Ms. Judy and her daughter Miss Leslie. On January 1, 2016, Miss. Leslie S. (daughter) was placed into protective custody due to her Ms. Judy S. (mother) being arrested for driving under the influence. Ms. Judy’s had a blood alcohol level of .36. Miss. Leslie was attempting to help her mother steer the car, and drove into a line of parked cars. Ms. Judy and Miss. Leslie both have received injuries due to the accident. Ms. Judy and Miss. Leslie was taken to a hospital to receive treatments for their injuries. Afterward, Ms. Judy was arrested and Miss. Leslie was placed in protective custody. Ms. Judy admits to using methamphetamine and marijuana for the last ten years. Ms. Judy …show more content…
Judy and Miss. Leslie behavior and what the best way they both can be assisted. Biological sources do not seem likely to play a factor in this case because there are no reports that say that either of these two have depression, schizophrenia, or any other mental or physical illness. There seems like no sign of health issues and no sign of mental illness. Transitioning into the psychological aspect, Miss. Leslie is in the Erikson Stage of Early Adolescence which means that she is going through identity crisis, and how she fits into a group. Miss. Leslie is trying to figure out who she is, and her mother is not being there can cause her more stress. She also wants to fit into a group possibly at school. During the supervised visit, she insisted her mother bring the laptop. Miss. Leslie also stated that her foster mother gave her child snacks and a laptop. It could be that she is trying to fit into the group around her age and children around her age have laptops and mothers that are stable. As for social-structural sources Believe that both Miss. Gisele and Ms. Jud lack social institution. Miss. Leslie recently began going to school, but there was no mention of any more social institution. Roles are changing before Miss. Leslie was a daughter and a student when her mother decided to take her to school. Now Miss. Leslie roles have changed she now is a foster child and a student that attends schools every …show more content…
Leslie and Ms. Judy, I would like to point out the strengths the family has. Despite having a disinterest of seeing her mother, Miss. Leslie still comes to the supervised visits and talks to her mother and continues to see a therapist. Ms. Judy even though missing some visit also sees her therapist and comes to visits with her daughter. She continues to see a social worker and is trying to change herself. I believe the best way to approach this problem is the microsystem approach which is one on one therapy like they are doing now. Although, I believe mother and daughter therapy could also benefit both of them as well. Part of their visit was discussing that their therapist was not too bright, so if they have the same therapist, it can be discussed there. Also, I believe that there are some boundaries that need to be made between the two. Miss. Leslie is used to taking care of her mother, and that is why she does not respect her. Ms. Judy needs to step up her authority as a mother and tell Miss. Leslie instead of trying to please her. There are different parenting classes that show how parents can set boundaries and what is okay and what is not. There are many families strengthening programs and activities that both Miss. Leslie and Ms. Judy can attend. Some that they are already doing such as counseling session supervised visits, but something I would like to see more of is Ms. Judy attending parent workshops, and maybe some