Sample Case Study In Social Work

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His bright blue hair(freshly dyed), a tongue piercing, and his left ear pierced with a simple purple diamond stud makes Chris Shore stand out in the SAP office. Chris, a petite, 20 year-old man sits at the front desk attentively. Shore works in the SAP(Student Assistance Program) office assisting any student, staff member, and alike that walks through the front door. Chris assists a student that comes in asking about child care paperwork. He gets up and looks for the paperwork briskly--making his necklace swing around his neck. It reads: “Love You More.” Assumingly, a part of a necklace set he shares with his boyfriend that still attends high school.
Eventually, he asks for another student workers assistance. One that is, in fact, getting interviewed for a profile paper. As he goes into a small office searching for the paperwork, I noticed all of the inspirational canvases and posters hung up throughout the office. (TALK ABOUT WHAT SAP IS) After some time, he comes out with a stapled packet and hands it to the student that seemed to be growing impatient. Shore tells the gentleman he can fill it out inside a small area that has a few small free tables. A short girl with damp hair, that’s tied halfway up in a bun, walks in
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Two people wheel in a cart of delicious-smelling food, and immediately everyone’s attention shifts to the food. Chris reorganizes the table that seemed to already be in good condition. The worker that walked with Chris and I expressed how badly she wanted food. After the workers set it all up, one of the TRIO workers, Chris seemed to know her well, opened of the silver cases of food and grabbed a toasted ravioli. “Bad!”, Chris said scolding her jokingly. They all went back and forth about how the food was technically for the students that attended the workshop, but the TRIO workers seemed to think they could have

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