Identify at least three Strengths and three Needs for Maritza. Make…

Question Identify at least three Strengths and three Needs for Maritza. Make… Identify at least three Strengths and three Needs for Maritza. Make sure you addressthe role of social systems and networks of the client (Mezzo and Macro systems). The Perez familyLuis, 41, and Maria, 40, Perez have immigrated to the US from Argentina with their seven children.Rolando is 19, the eldest and only son in the family. Lupe, 17, Anna, 15, Roselina 13, Gracelia, 10,Yesenia, 8, Gariella, 6 and Maritza, 3, have looked forward to the move to the U. S.Luis’ elderly parents, Ramon, 81, and Carmen, 79, have also come with the family, leaving behindmost of their belongings and two dogs that Carmen raised since they were four-week-old puppies.The family was successful in Argentina but decided to immigrate because Luis felt there would bemore opportunities for his children. The family could purchase a small piece of land in a ruralcommunity in the western part of the U. S. with the intention of producing grapes to market to awinery.Luis and the children are quite fluent in English although Spanish is the first language used in thehome. Maria knows some English but lacks confidence in her ability to speak the language. Ramonand Carmen do not know English at all, have no interest in learning the language, and are committedto keeping tradition alive within the family.Luis is the youngest son of Ramon and Carmen and was brought up in a strict Catholic home,educated by nuns through 12th grade. Luis has always been in good health and is unusuallyphysically strong. Luis married his childhood sweetheart, Maria, at age 20.Maria has known Luis her entire life and married Luis at age 19, straight from a convent all-girls’school. Any time they spent together prior to their marriage was chaperoned by a great aunt. Maria’sparents died in an accident when she was young. Maria is an only child and once married, Luis’family is now her only family. The marriage is very traditional in roles.Carmen and Maria had always started their day with Mass but can no longer attend church becausethe closest church is now over 15 miles away and neither of the women know how to drive.Rolando is the first born and only son of Luis and Maria and the hope of their family name. Luis hasplans for Rolando to go into this new family business and looks forward to the many grandchildrenthat Rolando will give to the family. Rolando has great respect for his parents, family and tradition andalways wants to please everyone. Rolando wants to attend college and is struggling with his identity.Lupe is very outgoing and has already adjusted to this community. Lupe has already made a lot offriends in her new school situation and is looking forward to going away to college to be away fromthe rigidness she perceives in her family.Anna is very shy. She has not been able to make friends and every day is a struggle to attend school.Anna spends her time with her mother or grandmother. If she is not with them, she retreats to herroom. Anna’s schoolwork is suffering and she is withdrawing more and more from everyone. Annawants to be anywhere else but right here and feels tired and empty. Anna has started to wear looseclothing and long sleeves even on warm days.Roselina is much like Lupe in making friends immediately. She is an honor student and very athletic.She has found a new pastime going to the mall with her friends. Roselina has been late for dinnerand not always remembering to do her chores around the house. Roselina is not the least bitinterested in “family stories” as she puts it. Roselina was close to Anna but now would rather be withher new friends.Gracelia has been working very hard in school, making some new friends and is quiet and an avidreader.Yesenia and Gariella are excited with their new house and new school; they love their teachers andhave been begging for a puppy.Maritza is always by her mother’s side. When they moved to the States, Maritza had been out ofdiapers for quite a while but now seems to be experiencing quite a few accidents as well asregressing in her use of vocabulary words.Luis has begun to feel unusually fatigued and has had some moments of feeling unsteady when he isworking in the vineyard. He has had some moments of numbness and blurred vision but attributesthem to the long hours.Ramon has been working with Luis. One afternoon, Ramon complains of a headache from “too muchsun,” collapses and dies on the way to the hospital.Carmen has known no other life than the sixty years they had been married. Ramon had made all themajor family decisions, took care of finances. During their years of marriage, they had to bury twoinfant sons and lost an adult son to cancer. Luis is their only surviving child. Carmen had alwaysderived her comfort from her priest. Church now for Carmen is just a place to attend Mass since it is arural community, the priest changes weekly. Carmen finds herself very angry with the entire situationand feels totally alone.Luis tries to plan a funeral for his father but his mother does not want to make decisions. Luis’ stresslevel is high and continues to feel “off balance.” Luis is feeling financial stress and pushing Rolando topostpone going to college to be more help in the fields. Luis continues to drive the point home thatRolando must carry on the family name and take his place within the family business. As Luis isencouraging Rolando to be more involved, he feels guilty about placing this on Rolando becauseeducation was the very reason they had immigrated to this country.Rolando wants to please his father and continues to work in the vineyard but wants to go to college.Rolando is starting to show signs of depression because Rolando is finally willing to admit to himselfthat he is gay but does not want his parents to know. He feels tremendous guilt for he knows theshame he will bring the family. Fear and shame are a constant in Rolando’s life now and each day hefeels more and more hopeless.Carmen has stopped helping with the children and is no longer interested in doing family activities oreven going to church on Sunday. Maria is feeling the strain of not having help and has no energy.Maria feels that she is starting menopause and these are simply the symptoms.The younger children continue to enjoy their time with each other and their new friends. Graciela hasliked school, especially math. The teacher has been calling on Graciela regularly to read out loud inclass. Graciela has been complaining of stomachaches each morning and asking her mother to allowher to stay home.Maria eventually learns that she is pregnant and is fearful to let Luis know because of the strain hehas been under. Normally, she would go to Carmen for advice but Carmen continues to move furtherand further away from the family.Luis continues to work long hours in the vineyard, meeting with local winemakers and marketing hisproduct. There have been some extra financial burdens since the death of his father, such as somemedical bills.Luis falls one day, having total numbness in his lower back and legs. For this reason, he was broughtto the hospital for tests. The family feels it is the strain of what he has been under but the MRI revealsthat Luis has multiple sclerosis that seems to be progressing rather rapidly. Luis is admitted to thehospital with plans to have him participate in rehabilitation.Rolando is starting to feel an enormous burden because his mother has told him that he is now the”man of the family” and needs to fill his father’s role while he is ill. Rolando’s grandmother tells himthe pride that both his now deceased grandfather and father have in his ability to run the vineyard.Rolando works each day and goes straight to his room. He has mostly stopped eating andcommunicates very little. Carmen is now praying openly for the family and cries all the time butcontinues to isolate herself from her family and church.Maria is now overwhelmed with a new baby on the way and with a husband who is ill with aprogressive disease. Maria does not understand what has happened to her life. Social Science Psychology HUMS MISC Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)