Models of Service Delivery: Violet

1.         Read the following case study:

            Violet was a student in human services.  She enrolled in school as a single mom with three children, ages 3, 12, and 15.  Violet had served in the military for three years and was receiving funding from the Armed Services.  She still struggled to provide for herself and her family while she was in school.  Her eldest girl needed special medical services since she was a diabetic and had allergies.  She had been hospitalized four times last year when she experienced breathing difficulties.  Her 12 year old son had learning difficulties and psychological problems.  The school officials and the school psychologist recommend a special school for at least six months.  Child care is required for her 3-year-old while she is in school.

2.                  List the services this family needs.

3.                  List the services the family might get under the medical model.

4.                  List the services the family might get under the public health model.

5.                  List the services the family might get under the human services model.

Models of Service Delivery:  Teenage Pregnancy

This class activity provides a review of the three models of service delivery discussed in Chapter 4. You may review the models by referring to Table 4.4 in Chapter 4.

• In 1999, the estimated U.S. teen pregnancy rate was 87 pregnancies per 1,000 females ages 15 to 19, with 74 to 95% of the pregnancies being unintended.  This is a 25% drop from the 1990 rate but is still the highest rate in the developed countries (Moss, 2004, ¶ 2-4).

You are going to work in groups to discuss the problem of teenage pregnancy.  Brainstorm the reasons that it occurs and the reasons it is a problem.  The class as a whole then discusses their conclusions.  List all possible services that are available to a female who suspects she is pregnant and subsequently finds she is indeed pregnant, then apply the models of service delivery to teenage pregnancy by categorizing these services as medical, public health, and/or human services.

Reference

Moss, T. (2004, Nov.). Adolescent pregnancy and childbearing in the United States.  Retrieved February 20, 2009 from Advocates for Youth: http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/publications/factsheet/fsprechd.pdf.