Case Study Maslow's Hierarchy Of Needs

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The case study that I will be discussing is about a young 3 year old boy Ricky who lives with his one year old sister Michelle and his mother Angela.His parents are seperated.Ricky and his mother and sister lives in a flat in an old housing estate.In this case study,I will be discussing Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs, Ricky’s 2 needs that are being met and 2 needs that are not being met,the strategies which would help Ricky’s needs being met and not being met,the action plan(what we need to do/supports we need) How we can make the strategy happen and finally the interpersonal skills.

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The theorist Abraham Maslow believed that when our physiological needs are met,we then tend to shift up his pyramid and tend to be looking for shelter in order for us to be

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