Case Example One (25 points)
As a case manager at the local Housing Authority office, you are responsible for helping low-income families gain access to safe, afford and when eligible, subsidized housing. Judy ;30-year-old sin, mother of two who has been on welfare assistance for three years. . u years, Judy and her family drifted in and out of homeless -iL..r unstable housing arrangements fell apart. You have been working with Judy in Priding her housing for 18 months.
After Judy was on the list for pub housing for a full year, you were able to help her secure a two-bedroom apartment in a public housing unit designated :ioung families that is located in a safe neighborhood.
Judy and her family have been in their new apartment for six months, and for the Prst time in their yoing lives, her children are experiencing what it means to have a stable home. This afternoon, you received a call from the IOLA police informing you that Judy has been arrested for drug trafficking in her apartment.
The Housing Authority’s policy forbids the use or selling of drugs in public housing units and requires that residents who violate this rule be evicted immediately.
1. As a case manager with the local Housing Authority, what empowering options can you create for your client, Judy?
2. Do you see any value conflicts between the agency’s drug policy and social work values? If so, what are they?
3. When you go to the jail to visit Judy, what will you say to her? 4. How would you feel about this case if Judy’s children were not involved?
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