1. Dalia exhibits self-harming behaviors such as being argumentative, engaging in physical altercations, using verbal combativeness, displaying highly sexualized behaviors, and acting impulsively. 2. Cognitive therapy would be used to help Dalia by focusing on changing her dysfunctional thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. The social worker would remain patient and listen to understand Dalia's situation better. 3. Dalia's familial relationships, where her mother tries to control her and her father lets her do anything, in addition to her poor relationships with siblings, likely contribute to her feeling neglected and alone, resulting in her self-harming behaviors.

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Respond by Day 5 to at least two colleagues by explaining a
change for which you might advocate with regard to the policy
your colleague described. Then, explain what responsibility
Eboni’s social worker has to identify lapses in services and
advocate for policy changes
1. Genia Baker
RE: Discussion 1 - Week 4
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In the case of 16 year old soon to be mother Eboni, there are a
few options in the State of California for her to receive
assistance. The first option for her is the Cal-Fresh program,
known federally as Supplemental Nutritions Assistance
Program or SNAP, which "provides monthly assistance to low
income households in purchasing the food they need to maintain
adequate nutritional level. These benefits are for food or food
products for human consumption"(Benefits.gov). To attain these
benefits Eboni would need to be a resident of the state of
California. Another option for Eboni would be the California
Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWorks)
program, "the CalWorks program gives cash aid and services to
eligible needy California families. The program assists families
that has little or not cash and needs housing, utilities, clothing
or medical care, they may be eligible for immediate short term
help. Families that apply and qualify for ongoing assistance
receive money each month to help pay for housing, food and
other necessary expenses"(CDSS,2017). Eboni is also eligible
for the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infant, and

2. Children (WIC). This program will provide supplemental food
for infants not being breast fed, referrals for women to health
care, and nutrition education.
If Eboni remains in California and attends her meetings with the
various programs, she would be allowed to remain on the WIC
program until her child is 5 years of age. As for the
CalWorks and CalFresh programs, Eboni will remain eligible as
long as she meets the income requirements for the program. She
will be eligible to sustain housing, health-care, and energy
assistance to lower her bills as well. California offers great
support to single parents and if the parent cooperates can
manage to use the welfare system to attain a degree and job
skills needed to help provide a job for herself.
The state public assistance policies are in place to aid families
to not feel like their life is over once they have have children.
The guidelines will help Eboni to finish school and look to
further her education on find employment.
References
California Department of Social Services.
(2017).California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids.
www.cdss.ca.gov
Your Path to Government Benefits. www.benefits.gov
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SOCW 6351 Week 4

3. Respond by Day 5
to at least two colleagues
by explaining a change for
which you might advocate with regard to the policy your
colleague
described. Then, explain what responsibility Eboni’s social
worker has to
identify lapses in services and advocate for policy changes
1.
Genia Baker
RE: Discussion 1
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Week 4
COLLAPSE
In the case of 16 year old soon to be mother Eboni, there are a
few
options in the State of California for her to receive assistance.
The first
option for her is the Cal
-
Fresh
program, known federally as
Supplemental Nutritions Assistance Program

4. or SNAP,
which "provides
monthly assistance to low income households in purchasing
the food
they need to maintain adequate nutritional level. These benefits
are for
food or food products for human consumption"(Benefits.gov).
To attain
these benefits Eboni would nee
d to be a resident of the state of
California. Another option for Eboni would be the California
Work
Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWorks) program,
"the
CalWorks program gives cash aid and services to eligible needy
California families. The pro
gram assists families that has little or not
cash and needs housing, utilities, clothing or medical care, they
may be
eligible for immediate short term help. Families that apply and
qualify
for ongoing assistance receive money each month to help pay
for
ho
using, food and other necessary expenses"(CDSS,2017). Eboni
is also
eligible for the
Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infant, and
Children (WIC). This program will provide supplemental food
for infants
not being breast fed, referrals for women to
health care, and nutrition
education.

5. If Eboni
remains in California and attends her meetings with the various
programs, she would be allowed to remain on the WIC program
until her
child is 5 years of age. As for the CalWorks
and CalFresh programs,
Eboni
will remain eligible as long as she meets the income
requirements
Aaa SOCW 6351 Week 4
Respond by Day 5 to at least two colleagues by explaining a
change for
which you might advocate with regard to the policy your
colleague
described. Then, explain what responsibility Eboni’s social
worker has to
identify lapses in services and advocate for policy changes
1. Genia Baker
RE: Discussion 1 - Week 4
COLLAPSE
In the case of 16 year old soon to be mother Eboni, there are a
few
options in the State of California for her to receive assistance.
The first
option for her is the Cal-Fresh program, known federally as
Supplemental Nutritions Assistance Program or SNAP, which
"provides

6. monthly assistance to low income households in purchasing the
food
they need to maintain adequate nutritional level. These benefits
are for
food or food products for human consumption"(Benefits.gov).
To attain
these benefits Eboni would need to be a resident of the state of
California. Another option for Eboni would be the California
Work
Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWorks) program,
"the
CalWorks program gives cash aid and services to eligible needy
California families. The program assists families that has little
or not
cash and needs housing, utilities, clothing or medical care, they
may be
eligible for immediate short term help. Families that apply and
qualify
for ongoing assistance receive money each month to help pay
for
housing, food and other necessary expenses"(CDSS,2017).
Eboni is also
eligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women,
Infant, and
Children (WIC). This program will provide supplemental food
for infants
not being breast fed, referrals for women to health care, and
nutrition
education.
If Eboni remains in California and attends her meetings with the
various
programs, she would be allowed to remain on the WIC program
until her
child is 5 years of age. As for the CalWorks and CalFresh
programs,
Eboni will remain eligible as long as she meets the income

7. requirements
SOCW 6200 week 6
cheraldo Sweatt
RE: Discussion - Week 6
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Discussion: Dalia’s Behavior
A brief explanation of self-harming behaviors that Dalia is
exhibiting.
Dalia exhibits necessary behaviors which are considered not to
be normal even by her parents (Zastrow, 2016). For example,
the argumentative behavior, especially with authority figures,
does her more harm than good in her life. At the same time,
physical altercations with her peers, verbal combativeness,
highly sexualized behaviors and more so, her impulsive nature
is some of the self-harming behaviors which she exhibits.
Theoretical approaches and practical skills you would employ in
working with Dalia.
Cognitive therapy is the best approach which should be applied
to this situation. In the case of Dalia, cognitive therapy will
help in creating an emphasis on what she thinks, rather than
what she does. Dysfunctional thinking will be professionally
approached, hence dysfunctional emotions and behaviors
changed. Skills I would employ include; remaining patient,
listening to the victim, and professional interaction to get to
understand the situation at a better angle.
How might familial relationships result in Dalia’s self-harming
behavior?
Dalia seems to have everything she wants in life, including all
the comfort and freedom. She believes that her mother is
always trying to control her and at the same time, her father lets

8. her do anything she wants (Moorey, 2010). She does not have a
perfect relationship with her siblings a well. In my view, this
familial relationship is rather intensive and complicated, which
might be the sole reason as to why Dalia exhibits the behaviors
she has in her life. No one seems to be there to look after her,
and nobody is present for her to talk to. She feels very
neglected and alone, with no significant meaning to life.
References
Zastrow, C. H., & Kirst-Ashman, K. K. (2016). Understanding
human behavior and the social environment (10th ed.). Boston,
MA: Cengage Learning.
Moorey, S. (2010). Managing the unmanageable: Cognitive
behavior therapy for deliberate self-harm. Psychoanalytic
Psychotherapy, 24(2), 135–149. Retrieved from the Walden
Library databases.
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9. Cheraldo:
Good post. Currently the stage of development using Erickson's
model would put Dalia in the identity versus role confusion
stage. However, there is a stage where she may also not have
completely mastered due to her sickle cell anemia. What stage
is that and how could this be affecting her now ?
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cheraldo Sweatt
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Discussion: Dalia’s Behavior
A brief explanation of self
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harming behaviors that Dalia is exhibiting.

10. Dalia exhibits necessary behaviors which are considered not to
be normal even by her parents
(Zastrow, 2016). For example, the argumentative behavior, esp
ecially with authority figures,
does her more harm than good in her life.
At the same time, physical altercations with her peers,
verbal combativeness, highly sexualized behaviors and more so,
her impulsive nature is some of
the self
-
harming behaviors whi
ch she exhibits.
Theoretical approaches and practical skills you would employ in
working with Dalia.
Cognitive therapy is the best approach which should be applied
to this situation. In the case of
Dalia, cognitive therapy will help in creating an empha
sis on what she thinks, rather than what
she does. Dysfunctional thinking will be professionally
approached, hence dysfunctional
emotions and behaviors changed. Skills I would employ include;
remaining patient, listening to
the victim, and professional int
eraction to get to understand the situation at a better angle.
How might familial relationships result in Dalia’s self
-
harming behavior?
Dalia seems to have everything she wants in life, including all

11. the comfort and freedom.
She
believes that her moth
er is always trying to control her and at the same time, her
father lets her
do anything she wants (Moorey, 2010).
She does not have a perfect relationship with her
SOCW 6200 week 6
cheraldo Sweatt
RE: Discussion - Week 6
COLLAPSE
Discussion: Dalia’s Behavior
A brief explanation of self-harming behaviors that Dalia is
exhibiting.
Dalia exhibits necessary behaviors which are considered not to
be normal even by her parents
(Zastrow, 2016). For example, the argumentative behavior,
especially with authority figures,
does her more harm than good in her life. At the same time,
physical altercations with her peers,
verbal combativeness, highly sexualized behaviors and more so,
her impulsive nature is some of
the self-harming behaviors which she exhibits.
Theoretical approaches and practical skills you would employ in
working with Dalia.
Cognitive therapy is the best approach which should be applied
to this situation. In the case of
Dalia, cognitive therapy will help in creating an emphasis on
what she thinks, rather than what

12. she does. Dysfunctional thinking will be professionally
approached, hence dysfunctional
emotions and behaviors changed. Skills I would employ include;
remaining patient, listening to
the victim, and professional interaction to get to understand the
situation at a better angle.
How might familial relationships result in Dalia’s self-harming
behavior?
Dalia seems to have everything she wants in life, including all
the comfort and freedom. She
believes that her mother is always trying to control her and at
the same time, her father lets her
do anything she wants (Moorey, 2010). She does not have a
perfect relationship with her