Rosa Lee
NAME (primary client): Rosa Lee Cunningham
DATE OF BIRTH: October 7, 1936
CHRONOLOGICAL AGE: 52
SEX: Female
ADDRESS:
FUNDING SOURCE:
DATE OF REPORT: 3/14/2012
Identifying Information: Rosa Lee is a feisty African American female who grew up poor on the fringes of a Capitol Hill neighborhood. Her parents were sharecroppers who had migrated to the city. Rosa Lee had eight children, six boys and two girls, over an 11 year stretch; she was 14 years old when she had her first born. While pregnant with her first child, Rosa Lee dropped out of school without having learned to read. At age 16, Rosa Lee got married; the marriage only lasted a few months. She supported her family by waitressing in nightclubs, selling drugs, shoplifting, and working as a prostitute. Rosa Lee has served time in jail for selling drugs and shoplifting.
Members of household:
Name Relationship Age
Rosa Lee Mother
Bobby Son 39
Ronnie Son 37
Richard Son 35
Ducky Son 30
Patty Daughter 32
Junior Grandson 17
Reason for Assessment: To better understand the growing black underclass trapped in urban poverty, filling America’s prisons, and shooting each other on the street rather than finishing high school.
Natural Support System (Client and Family): ______Yes __X_No (check one, explain below)
Assess relationships with parents and siblings, extended family including friendships and other supportive networks):
Explain: Rosa Lee does not have a strong support network. Rosa Lee never got along well with her mother; her mother always belittled Rosa Lee. Rosa Lee never felt like she was loved by her mother. Rosa Lee did not discuss her relationship with her father in great detail, but Rosa Lee would walk to the bar where her father was at and would help him walk home. Rosa Lee’s father died when she was at a young age. Rosa Lee often seeks the
DATE OF BIRTH: October 7, 1936
CHRONOLOGICAL AGE: 52
SEX: Female
ADDRESS:
FUNDING SOURCE:
DATE OF REPORT: 3/14/2012
Identifying Information: Rosa Lee is a feisty African American female who grew up poor on the fringes of a Capitol Hill neighborhood. Her parents were sharecroppers who had migrated to the city. Rosa Lee had eight children, six boys and two girls, over an 11 year stretch; she was 14 years old when she had her first born. While pregnant with her first child, Rosa Lee dropped out of school without having learned to read. At age 16, Rosa Lee got married; the marriage only lasted a few months. She supported her family by waitressing in nightclubs, selling drugs, shoplifting, and working as a prostitute. Rosa Lee has served time in jail for selling drugs and shoplifting.
Members of household:
Name Relationship Age
Rosa Lee Mother
Bobby Son 39
Ronnie Son 37
Richard Son 35
Ducky Son 30
Patty Daughter 32
Junior Grandson 17
Reason for Assessment: To better understand the growing black underclass trapped in urban poverty, filling America’s prisons, and shooting each other on the street rather than finishing high school.
Natural Support System (Client and Family): ______Yes __X_No (check one, explain below)
Assess relationships with parents and siblings, extended family including friendships and other supportive networks):
Explain: Rosa Lee does not have a strong support network. Rosa Lee never got along well with her mother; her mother always belittled Rosa Lee. Rosa Lee never felt like she was loved by her mother. Rosa Lee did not discuss her relationship with her father in great detail, but Rosa Lee would walk to the bar where her father was at and would help him walk home. Rosa Lee’s father died when she was at a young age. Rosa Lee often seeks the