Client records hold valuable information pertaining to the services and needs of an indMdual or family. Documentation should refilect the services being provided in an accurate manner. What is another important consideration? 

In MasIow’s hierarchy of needs, the need for love and esteem is referred to as emotional dependency. There are five levels of emotional dependency, all necessary for children to grow into happy indMduals. These levels are safety, esteem, love and belonging and:

Mr. Bentley has been providing clinical social work services to a client forthree weeks based on a referral for self-esteem issues. During the course of assessment, it is discovered there are also drug abuse problems. Since this is not an area of expertise for Mr. Bentley, what should his next step be?

Madeline is a single parent who works for a very controlling boss. He is demeaning and gives her jobs that others refuse. Madeline is afraid to speak up for herself due to needing the money to support her family. When she comes home in the evenings, immediately Madeline begins yelling at her children because the house is a mess. What behavior is the mother displaying? 

One particular personality disorder is more prevalent in females than males and involves 3% of the general population. Symptoms include a pattern of attention seeking behavior that may even become provocative in nature. Victims of this disorder may display rapidly shifting expressions of emotions, show self-dramatization and use physical appearance to draw attention to them. What disorder is described above?