Case Presentation

SFVC
Semaje Gordon

Client

27 year old female

From Pembroke, NC
Has 4 children and
currently pregnant

Problem statement

Client is currently homeless and a

victim of domestic violence trying to
flee her abuser with no place to go.
Abuser is her childrens father, whom
she has been with for 10 years.

Services

Approved for shelter (her and her 4

children)
Referral from shelter staff to have kids
transported to shelter after school
Referral for Rapid Re-housing
Transportation to OBGYN appointments
Transportation to Housing Authorities

Strenghs and Limitiations

Strengths
Good mother
Resilient
Ambitious
Hard worker

Limitations
No transportation
No family or friends
Currently Homeless
Currently 8 months
Pregnant

Assessment Goals

Client would like to find a place of her

own that suits her and her four children
before she has the baby at the end of
november. She would like to become
more stable and find work after having
the baby and perhaps get her own
transportation. Her overall goal is to
keep striving to have her own stuff so
no one can take that away.

Biases

There was no known biases going into

this interview.
The Value differences that stood out
the most is that I personally have a
good connection with my family while
the client never has.

Life Experiences

The clients life experiences that has

shaped her into the person she is today
is having children and trying to flee
domestic violence. She got tired of
arguing and being beat and not having
anywhere to go so once he was
arrested and locked up she decided it
was time to get herself together.

Staff Recommendations

Our supervisors best recommendation

is to empower the client to strive for
what they want. The staff recommends
she applies for housing, assistance for
daycare, and continue to flee domestic
violence.

No changes recommended for the

agnecy or service *

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