Case Study: Homelessness/Schizophrenia
Case Study: Homeless/Schizophrenia Charla Green ABS 200: Introduction to Applied Behavioral Science Instructor Shannon Tromp February 5, 2012
I. Introduction a. Goals of paper b. Topic of paper II. Micro a. Consider the personality, emotions, beliefs, behaviors, goals interests, mental health, and strengths and weaknesses. III. Mezzo a. Consider any small groups in which they interact such as family, peer groups, social groups, sports groups, or any other small groups in which they are involved. IV. Macro a. Consider any groups in which they have been involved, any organizations, and their community. This could include business, church, neighborhood, school, or other agencies or larger entities. V. Diversity
a. Consider any elements of diversity that may have played a part in the problem they face in life, describing how these factors may have been significant along the different levels. VI. Circumstances a. Individual’s strengths and weaknesses in dealing with their circumstances. b. What their stressors are and how they cope with them. c. How well they adapted to their circumstances. VII. Conclusion a. Reiterate and enforce introduction with restatement of thesis. John Ratliff is a sixty-one year old male who is homeless and suffers from paranoid schizophrenia. John currently lives on the streets in San Francisco, California. He has been homeless for the past six years. He currently does not take any medication for his illness, nor does he acknowledge he has an illness. However, he does admit to the voices in his head constantly telling him mean and hateful things. John is expressing interest in wanting the voices to stop. It is for this reason that John will
I. Introduction a. Goals of paper b. Topic of paper II. Micro a. Consider the personality, emotions, beliefs, behaviors, goals interests, mental health, and strengths and weaknesses. III. Mezzo a. Consider any small groups in which they interact such as family, peer groups, social groups, sports groups, or any other small groups in which they are involved. IV. Macro a. Consider any groups in which they have been involved, any organizations, and their community. This could include business, church, neighborhood, school, or other agencies or larger entities. V. Diversity
a. Consider any elements of diversity that may have played a part in the problem they face in life, describing how these factors may have been significant along the different levels. VI. Circumstances a. Individual’s strengths and weaknesses in dealing with their circumstances. b. What their stressors are and how they cope with them. c. How well they adapted to their circumstances. VII. Conclusion a. Reiterate and enforce introduction with restatement of thesis. John Ratliff is a sixty-one year old male who is homeless and suffers from paranoid schizophrenia. John currently lives on the streets in San Francisco, California. He has been homeless for the past six years. He currently does not take any medication for his illness, nor does he acknowledge he has an illness. However, he does admit to the voices in his head constantly telling him mean and hateful things. John is expressing interest in wanting the voices to stop. It is for this reason that John will
References: Homeless/Schizophrenia Part 1. Retrieved February 4, 2012 fromhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCbf-pKtkhU&feature=related Homeless/Schizophrenia Part 2. Retrieved February 4, 2012 fromhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ideQS5fkt3k&feature=related Hastings, J. MPH, MD; Zulman, D. MD; Wali, S. MD. (2007). UCLA mobile clinic project. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved. Volume 18, Number 4. Retrieved February 4, 2012 from http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/journal_of_health_care_for_the_poor_and_underserved/v018/18.4hastings.html Stergiopoulos, V treatment for homeless populations with severe mental illness: A meta-analysis. The American Journal of Psychiatry. VOL. 164, No. 3. Retrieved February 4, 2012 from http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/article.aspx?Volume=164&page=393&journalID=13