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.