Shrimp Family Case Study

In the case of the Shrimp family there are different levels of issues that need to be considered prior to start working with Marci and Gary and the issue presented in the case. The first issue is the environment the family is living. The case study indicates “The family lives in a suburban area where resources are generally available” Suburban areas or the suburbs are communities located outside the city. I assumed they are residing in a suburban area because the prices of the rent are cheaper and it appears that Ms. Shrimp is a single mother as one point of view. Furthermore, the lack of male figure in the children. The lack of a partner for Ms. Shrimp it is a double burden for Ms. Shrimp. On the other hand, the case indicates Ms. Shrimp is a volunteer in a local hospital and Ms. Shrimp at this point is unemployed. it may be an indicator that Ms. Shrimp lacks of professional skills or to a worst scenario Ms. Shrimps may have a disability. It is not stated what are the hours that Ms. Shrimps goes to the hospital to volunteer. At this point it is difficult to predict the age of Ms. Shrimp, however for the purpose of the paper I will assume Ms. Shrimp is 26 years old. …show more content…
Shrimp can be married, however Mr. Shrimp works in two jobs to support the family and he does not have time to spend with the kids during the week. Lastly, the there is help around her community, why Ms. Shrimp ask for help. From this last question other questions arose that Ms. Shrimp may need to ask in the first assessment if one is done or even needed, let’s keep in mind the issue is with the