Social Work Interventions: A Case Study

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Social Work Interventions : Case Study

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Social Work Interventions : A Case Study

Identity crisis is a scenario where one is not sure of what his or her purpose is in life let alone knowing who that person is as put by Erik Erikson (1970 . It is one of the very vital conflicts that an individual goes through during development (Erikson , 1970 . Lionel in this case is faced with this problem he is undergoing an identity crisis a situation

br that is associated with psychological conflict (Manosevitz Oshman 1974 . He is staring at depression if he is not given the right guidance , in getting depressed he may engage in activities that may be detrimental to his health as well as his mind and he may eventually breakdown . There is a high likelihood of Lionel resorting to use of drugs to get a feeling that he is secure and identify with peers who are doing drugs . His self esteem could get damaged and may become unable to express himself , too shy to even ask questions in class and this may affect his grades . He may in the long run become suicidal if not well handled thinking that it would solve all his miseries . What is very likely is that Lionel may decide to run away from his foster parents in search for his real parents and that could put him in danger of being homeless . Violence is an equally possible option that...