Within the Discussion Board area, write 300–500 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.
For this Discussion Board, please complete the following:
Jasmine, a 12-year-old girl living in a large metropolitan city, has been in foster care for the past 6 months due to child abuse allegations against her mother and father. Jasmine has thrived during that time, and her therapist has indicated that Jasmine really loves her biological parents and enjoys visiting with them but does not seem to care about returning home. Jasmine’s biological parents have had a difficult time complying with required services, but Jasmine’s mother has made more progress than Jasmine’s father.
Jasmine’s mother entered drug treatment and has maintained sobriety for the past 90 days, and she is contemplating getting her own apartment so that Jasmine can come home.
Jasmine’s father has begun anger management classes but has been resistant to individual and family therapy.
As the assigned caseworker, you still have concerns about Jasmine’s safety but recognize that the goal for this family is re-unification. Based on the case file and the current progress in services, you have to make a recommendation to the court about possible re-unification.
In your Discussion Board post, please respond to the following:
What are your thoughts on family re-unification?
How would you resolve custody?
What services would you recommend be in place for Jasmine to return home?
Would you take into consideration Jasmine’s feelings regarding returning home to her parents?
Responses to Other Students: Respond to at least 2 of your fellow classmates with at least a 100–200-word reply about their Primary Task Response regarding items you found to be compelling and enlightening. To help you with your discussion, please consider the following questions:
What did you learn from your classmate’s posting?
What additional questions do you have after reading the posting?
What clarification do you need regarding the posting?
What differences or similarities do you see between your posting and other classmates’ postings?
