CASE PRESENTATION

A 28 YEAR-OLD AMERICAN INDIAN MALE HAS BEEN A FREQUENT REPEAT OFFENDER IN THE CORRECTIONAL
SETTING AND IS NEWLY INCARCERATED.

MENTAL HEALTH HISTORY ( BIPOLAR, AND DEPRESSION)

DIAGNOSIS OF HIV (3 YEARS)

BIASES???
WORKING WITH INMATES AS A POPULATION.
SOME INMATES NOT FEELING COMFORTABLE WORKING WIT ME BECAUSE IM AN INTERN.

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HIS LACK OF CONCERN WHEN IT CAME TO HIS MENTAL AND HEALTH DIAGNOSIS.
BEFORE ENTERING THE JAIL HE WAS NON-COMPLIANT WITH MENTAL AND HIV MEDICATION.

EVENTS OR LIFE EXPERIENCES HAVE SHAPED THEM INTO

THE PERSON THEY ARE

LOSING HIS DAD.

HAVING TO TAKE CARE OF HIS MOTHER.
CONTRACTING HIV WHILE DEALING WITH MENTAL ILLNESS.

STAFF RECOMMENDATION ABOUT DIAGNOSIS,

INTERVENTIONS OR TREATMENT?
MENTAL HEALTH

SOCIAL WORKER COMPLETES A MENTAL HEALTH

ASSESSMENT.

THERAPY WITH A LCSW FOR REFERRAL TO

PSYCHIATRIST IF NEEDED.

EVALUATION BY THE PSYCHIATRIST

PSYCHIATRIC MEDICATION REGIMENT STARTED

MEDICAL

PRIOR TREATMENT HISTORY

HIV TESTING DONE
RESTORE OR PRESERVE THE IMMUNE SYSTEM
SETUP APPOINTMENTS WITH THE JAILS MEDICAL DOCTOR.
START ANTIVIRAL TREATMENT IF INMATE IS IN COMPLIANT.

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