Precious sexually abused by father

Travis Streeter

Midterm Part 1

SWK-501

Dr. Mildred L. Delozia

Claireece Precious Jones Family Assessment

Section 1: Demographic Information

Name

Role in Family

DOB

Age

Claireece “Precious” Jones

Mary and Carls’ daughter

02/15/2004

16 years old

Mary Lee Johnston

Mother

08/10/1979

40 years old

Carl Jones

Father

09/10/1978

41 years old

Mongoloid Jones

Precious Daughter

05/22/2016

4 years old

Abdul Jones

Precious Son

08/13/2020

2 months old

Demographic Information:

The family consists of the biological mother Mary Jones, her daughter Claireece “Precious” Jones and her two grandchildren Mongoloid Jones and Abdul Jones.

A. Parents

Mary Johnston, Aged 40 (D.O.B 08/10/1979) is the biological mother of Claireece “Precious” Jones. Mary is approximately 68 inches tall. Her height and weight appear to be proportionate. Mary is unemployed. She has a history of being physical and verbally abusive toward her daughter Claireece and her grandchildren.

Carl Jones, Aged 42 (D.O.B 09/10/1978) is the biological father of Claireece “Precious” Jones and his two grandchildren Mongoloid Jones and Abdul Jones. Carl is approximately 71 inches tall and his weight appears to be negatively proportional to his height. Carl is unemployed and has a history of sexually abusing Precious. Carl also is an absent father.

B. Children

Claireece “Precious” Jones, Aged 16 (D.O.B 02/15/2004) is the only child of Mary Johnston and the oldest child of Carl Jones and likes to go by the name “Precious”. Precious has a 4 year old daughter named Mongoloid Jones (D.O.B 05/22/2016) and a newborn named Abdul Jones (08/13/2020). Precious is 55 inches tall and obese for her height. Precious is 16 years old in the 8th grade and lives with her mother Mary Johnston.

Mongoloid Jones, Aged 4 (D.O.B 05/22/2016) is the older child of Precious Jones and the second child of Carl Jones. Mongoloid is 40 inches tall and her weight appears to be proportionate for her height. Mongoloid has down syndrome and is currently living with her great grandmother.

Abdul Jones, Aged 2 months (D.O.B 08/13/2020) is the youngest child of Precious Jones and Carl Jones. Abdul is 23 inches tall and his weight appears to be proportionate for his height. Abdul is currently in the care of Precious.

Section 2: Narrative of the Family

A) Presenting Problem(s):

Precious was referred to Los Angeles County Department of Public Services by her teacher Blu Rain after she had trespassed into the classroom where she was found asleep on the floor with her newborn Abdul Jones. There has been evidence of physical abuse noted by her teacher. The teacher also noticed that the baby blanket was covered in blood and the baby appeared to not have had a change of his diaper for a while.

During my first couple of sessions with Precious she stated that at home she was being physically, verbally and sexually abused by her mother and father. She was raped and impregnated twice by her father Carl Jones. She was kicked out of school for being pregnant with her second child at the age of 16 in the 8th grade. She was given the opportunity to continue her education at an alternative school because her math teacher vouched and said she was one of the best students in his class.

After a couple sessions with Precious alone her mother Mary reached out about reconnecting with her daughter and giving her the news that her father passed away from AIDS.

Mary stated that she feels that Precious is responsible for breaking up the family because her significant other Carl showed Precious more attention and continued to say that he loved her and was going to marry her. Mary believes that Precious chose to be with him.

Precious stated that she does not want to live with or see her mother ever again and want to continue to go to school and raise her children on her own. Precious also stated that she would like her and her children to be tested for HIV. The results came back that Precious tested positive and her kids were not.

Social worker: The lack of family support seems to be the main problem for Precious. Her mother constant negativity toward her education has lead to precious believing that she is dumb and that school isn’t going to do anything for her in the long run. The problem is that Precious lacks confidence in herself to be successful. She does not believe that she is good at anything. A solution to fixing this problem is to find Precious a stable home where she can raise her kids and be able to focus on her education without the negative energy from her mother. Another solution could be finding Precious a program where she can learn how to be a mother who wants the best for her children and learn these skills in an environment that is comfortable for her as the alternative school has been conducive to her learning.

B) History of the Problem

The problem began when Precious was molested by her father Carl at 3 years old. Her mother felt that Precious was the cause of her father molesting her and this caused her mother to verbally and physically abuse her due to her significant other wanting Precious and not her.

C) Desired Solution

Precious stated that her mother should never contact her ever again or reach out to her and this will help her move on. She also stated that a job will help her save enough money to find her a suitable place for her to live with her two children. Precious sees that the goal is to feel safe at home and have positive communication without the physical and verbal abuse. She also says that she wants to continue going to school to receive her GED. Mary feels that she is ready to be the support that her daughter needs and to let the past be the past. Since both parties can not come up with a solution they both just agree it’s best if they go their separate ways.

Section 3: Family Structure

A) External Boundaries

This family's external boundaries are closed because they do not like outside help. When the principle came by to discuss an alternative school for Precious so that she can change her life decisions, her mother Mary told Precious to make the lady leave because school isn’t going to do anything but cut your welfare. When it comes to protecting family the grandmothers come by and pretend that Precious daughter Mongoloid lives there with Mary in order to keep her welfare coming when in reality the grand daughter lives with the grandmother.

B) Internal Boundaries

Precious subsystem which is her mother does not allow her to express herself or make decisions for herself. Precious must always do what her mother says or it always results in physical abuse. That makes her boundaries a bit to open. Her parents' involvement in her life is too much but not in a positive way. When Precious attempts to better herself by going to school her mother tells her that she is betraying her because she is going to get her welfare discontinued. Precious isn’t given enough time to herself.

Section 4

A) Mary Johnston and Carl Jones are in their late adulthood lifespan development and Precious is in her adolescent lifespan development.

B) There aren’t any strengths in Precious’s family. Precious herself has many strengths. Her strengths consist of her being ambitious, determined, and open to new things. Precious is ambitious by wanting better for herself and not giving up on school. She is determined to provide a better life for her children and not go back to her mother's house where she was mistreated and abused.

C) There are many problems that are confronting Precious. She is a 16 year old mother of two who cannot read and is still in the 8th grade. She comes from an abusive home where she was raped and impregnated by her father and abused and mistreated by her mother.

Section 5: Ecomap

Green Line- Positive Relationship

Red Line- Stressful Abusive Relationship

Purple dotted Line- Weaker Relationship, does not trust

Yellow dotted Line- Limited Support