CASE

PRESENTATION 
Victoria Clowers​
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Background Information
Problem Statement
Services
Goals, Interventions, and Timeframes
Strengths and Limitations
Framework
Interviewer’s Reflection
Competencies used: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5,
2.3, 3.1, 3.2, 5.1, 5.3, 6.2, 8.1, 8.3, 9.2
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: 3
 Name: Jane Doe
 Gender: Female
 Age: 26

PROBLEM STATEMENT:
• This client is a Cumberland County Worth Court participant. 
• In North Carolina, a person is only allowed a conditional dismissal of a conviction for
prostitution only once. The Cumberland County Worth Court is a form of conditional
dismissal so long as participants complete the program in its entirety.  Along with completing
the Worth Court Program, participants are also required to pay restitution to the court. 
• Claims/Overview of Problems: 
• The client lacks safe and steady housing.
• The client was initially living with an abuser that she claims pushed her into sex
trafficking in order to pay rent. 
• The client lacks stable employment.
• The client quit her most recent job without a plan for a follow up job. She claims she
kept getting sick and could not go to work. 
• The client lacks financial security.
• The client is currently an online student at a University and without internet, she is
struggling to maintain her attendance. She claims to enjoy school, but also relies on the
refund checks each semester to pay bills.
• The client lacks self-worth and has depression/anxiety. 
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SERVICES

CUMBERLAND COUNTY CONNECTIONS OF HEALING MINDS: JANICE FAYE'S RANCH:

WORTH COURT: CUMBERLAND COUNTY: -Provides free mental health -Provides trauma-informed,
-Free access to resources in the -Provided budgeting class. counseling. equine-assisted therapeutic
community. -Provides computers and free -Works together with other services. 
-Funded by grants to provide internet. partners to develop a plan for -Kidnapping, sexual assault,
financial assistance.  -Assists with referrals to other each individual​. bullying, abuse and neglect
-Serves as conditional dismissal agencies. counseling specifically for
from conviction. - Provides case management. women. 
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GOALS, INTERVENTIONS,
AND TIMEFRAMES:
PERSONAL GOALS: CUMBERLAND COUNTY WORTH
COURT GOALS:
• Finding stable housing that is safe, • Client is required to pay a portion of her
affordable, and away from her abuser.  bills to establish responsibility and
• Finding and maintaining a job to accountability (70/30 ratio).
create financial freedom. She is working • Client will attend all scheduled
with CCC to develop a resume and appointments with providers (unless she
apply for jobs online.  secures a job and must reschedule
• Completing school and developing a them).
plan to pay or get forgiveness on • Client will attend probation and pay
loans thus far.  restitution independently. 
• Work on developing d\self-worth and • Client will graduate from worth court
letting that reflect in all aspects of her with necessary skills and abilities to
life.  succeed independently. 
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STRENGTHS AND LIMITATIONS

-Meeting requirements of the program. -Limited support system in the area

-Left her abusive relationship/developed -Finances

SELF-WORTH
-Past trauma
-Very smart – currently in good standing in
college despite adversities faced.

-Becoming self-sufficient
FRAMEWORK: 7

• The overall framework for interactions with this client is

dependent on which lens of the program we are examining: 
• Healing Minds: Person-centered and Person-in-self
perspective. Mr. Leonard has used cognitive behavioral
therapy,  EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and
Reprocessing), and clinical hypnosis to treat her severe trauma
and self-worth concerns. 
• CCC / Janice Faye's Ranch: Person-centered and Person-in-
environment. The staff has conducted
psychosocial assessments to determine where her strengths &
weaknesses are. This has created a better overall picture of
the client's situation in order to create a realistic plan of
action. 
• Cumberland County Worth Court / Parole:
If "compassionate law and order" approach existed it would be
that. 
INTERVIEWER'S REFLECTION:
• Disclaimer: Most of this information is second-hand information from my field supervisor. I have had 8
minimal interaction with the client as it is a clinical environment. 

• What are some biases you had going into the interview?
• I had assumed that the trauma of the sexual trafficking would be more visible and apparent. There
is this societal idea of how a traumatized person behaves and that they are "broken." I was
surprised by her strength and did not expect her to be as happy and caring. 
• What were some value differences between you and the client?
• We have grown up in completely different environments. She seems to value her family
significantly less than I do but given her past trauma with her family it is understandable. 
• What events or life experiences have shaped them into the person they are?
• Growing up in a single-parents household. Growing up in a lower socioeconomic status.
Struggling to find jobs and watching her mother struggle with money growing up. 
• What is the staff recommendation about diagnosis, Interventions or treatment?
• Staff recommended trauma-informed animal therapy as well as standard counseling. 
• What does research say on their diagnosis/problem/treatment?
• Research shows the Cognitive-behavioral therapy can often treat depression and anxiety that is
caused her self-worth issues. 
• What changes do recommend for the agency or service (Needs of agency, changes, and rights issues)?
Report those to supervisor.
• I believe that she should be in a residential treatment program so that she does not have to worry
about paying rent and making enough money while she works through her trauma. 
THANK YOU
Victoria Clowers
Vmc006@bravemail.uncp.edu