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Case Study: LGBTQ Youth Mental Health

Dewayne is a 22-year-old gay, white male college student who is experiencing bouts of depression and stress. He has identified strengths such as having a strong sense of self, being socially engaged, and advocating for the LGBTQ community, but limitations including a lack of self-care and a shaky support system. The social worker proposes having Dewayne journal or paint whenever feelings of depression or stress occur over the next 2-3 weeks to strengthen his support system and engage in more self-care.

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Case Study: LGBTQ Youth Mental Health

Dewayne is a 22-year-old gay, white male college student who is experiencing bouts of depression and stress. He has identified strengths such as having a strong sense of self, being socially engaged, and advocating for the LGBTQ community, but limitations including a lack of self-care and a shaky support system. The social worker proposes having Dewayne journal or paint whenever feelings of depression or stress occur over the next 2-3 weeks to strengthen his support system and engage in more self-care.

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Case Presentation

By Danielle Parker
Background
• My client is a caucasian male named
Dewayne, he is age 22. He is a student at
UNCP, and is majoring in Business and
Administration. Dewayne has three step
sisters and two half brothers. He identified
himself as gay, when he was a freshman or
sophmore in high school, but he said that it
was something that he knew at a young age.
Problem Statement
• Dewayne said that he experiences bouts of
depression and stress.
Services
• No services
Strengths and Limitations
• Strengths
• Has a strong sense of who he is as a person
• He is engaged in many Social activities
• He’s an advocate for the LGBTQ community
• Limitations
• Does not get a lot of down time
• Has a shaky support group
Conceptual Framework
• The Conceptual Framework that I used was
the practice theory
Assessment Goals
• More self-care
• Strengthen Support System
Intervention/timeframes
• Intervention-Journal or paint whenever
depression or stress occurs.
• Timeframe: two to three weeks.
Questions
What are some biases you had going into the
interview? I had no biases prior to the
interview.
What were some value differences between you
and the client? Value differences between me
and the client. I’m Christian, He’s agnostic. Im
straight, he’s gay. I’m African American, he’s
white.
Continuation
• What events or life experiences have shaped
them into the person they are?
• Previous Relationships
• Becoming Vice president and later President
of Spectrum
• What is the staff recommendation about their
eiagnosis, intervention, or treatment. Their
was nothing recommended.
Continuation
• Whst does research say on their diagnosis,
problem/treatment? According to research
there is a connection between stress and
depression, and both can lead to illness.
• What changes do recommend for the agency
or service (Needs of agency, changes, and
rights issues)? Report those to supervisor.
• Have a professional Social Worker, or
Psychiatrist working in the office.
Competencies
• Competencies used: 2, 6, & 7
• Practice Behaviors Used: 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 6.1, 7.2,
7.3, & 7.4

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