Ecological model and childhood trauma
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1. Identify how the social worker might have used the ecological model to understand Brandon's situation based on a person-in-environment perspective. Explain the use of the ecological model in this case on micro, mezzo, and macro levels.
2. Describe strengths that the social worker may have missed in assessing Brandon and his mother.
3. Explain how the social worker applied social work ethics and values in the case.
4. Review the challenges that the social worker identifies and explain the impact the abuse could have had on Brandon had his strengths not been identified and addressed.
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This posting discusses how a social worker can use the ecological model for addressing childhood trauma.
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1. The social worker might have used the ecological model to understand Brandon's situation based on a person-in-environment perspective by applying the model to Brandon. The ecological model might have been used to examine how Brandon's environment shapes him into what he is (a). The ecological theory is pertinent because it could have been used by the social worker to see how the event influenced Brandon in his development. According to the ecological theory, there are five systems, namely microsystem, mesosystem, exosystem, macrosystem, and chronosystem. The social worker could have applied each of these systems to study Brandon. The person-in-environment approach could have been used by the social worker by studying the different factors from the environment that come together to create unique circumstances for Brandon. The social worker could have used the holistic approach of ecological theory to find out how Brandon landed in his position and address it with appropriate assistance.
On the micro-level, the ecological model can be used to study the impact of his father, his mother, his peers, and his mother's boyfriend on Brandon's growth and development. Specifically, the impact of these factors on Brandon's challenging behaviors such as physical aggression, using inappropriate language towards female peers, and difficulty following rules at home/ school.
On the mesosystem level, we consider the relationships and interactions between Microsystems in Brandon's life. In the past Brandon had not received enough attention at ...
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