Maria Jones: Life Facts

Birthday: July 7, 1951 66 years old
Black America is a race. Christian religion
Palatine is where I live. N/A II. Individual Client Profile- Physical Description- Personality Photograph
Maria Jones is an elderly lady who is tall, slender, and unkempt. She is a lovely chocolate brown lady with a wicked sense of humour. Her skin has a chocolate brown tint. She has a round face with wrinkles, a pointed nose, and virtually brown teeth with a slight gap between the upper teeth. Jones like long gowns and simple shoes.
Jones communicates with others in a friendly and welcoming manner. However,Maria has a small mark on her left cheek.
 Jones is courageous. She looks at you boldly at face when she talks waiting to answer the next question you might pose over.

B. Development History

1. Pregnancy

Was your mother’s pregnancy normal; uneventful; problematic? My mother’s pregnancy was normal

Describe any problems or unusual circumstances. N/A



2. Delivery

Was the delivery normal; routine; difficult/problematic? The delivery was normal.

Identify difficulties, problems, or unusual circumstances. N/A

Provide Apgar score, if available. 6

Type of delivery. Delivery was done through Caesarian section method

Were you born at full term or prematurely? If premature, by how many months? Born prematurely by three weeks.

Where were you born? Born in Vista health center.



3. Medical Problems

Did you experience any significant medical problems as a child that were out of the ordinary? Yes

If so, please describe the problems and any treatment you might have received. Experienced difficulties in breathing after birth. I was incubated for three weeks and provided with a ventilator to help me breathe.



4. Developmental Milestones

Sat alone. 9 months

Walked. 18 months

First words. 9 months

Toilet trained. 4 years



5. Parental Care

Do you think that your parents found it difficult or easy to care for you as a child? Yes. Explain. I used to cry a lot from the time I was one-year-old until I was three. This was particularly so in the presence of strangers.



6. Social/ Emotional Aspects

a. What were your peer relationships like during childhood? I never liked spending with my peers. Rather, I used to associate and feel more comfortable in the presence of elder children.

b. How would you have described yourself as a child (e.g., outgoing shy;

Bright)? Well, I was a bright kid who always avoided trouble by all means.

c. What types of play, activities, and hobbies did you participate in as a

child? I liked watching cartoons and reading storybooks. I also liked cycling.

d. How would you describe your childhood (e.g., happy; uneventful; Turbulent)? I can describe my childhood to have been happy because I found time and did what interested me.

e. Were there any events that occurred during childhood which you feel

significantly affected you? If so, please describe the events and their effects. N/A

7. Other

Is there any other information about your childhood that is important? I fell with my bike at 7 and broke my left wrist. It took six months to heal.

C. School History

Schools attended I attended the Growing Tree Home Daycare in Palate on

Pleasant Hill School in Palate

Glenbrook South high school in Glenview, Illinois.

A sophomore at Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan.



Current school status (e.g., high school graduate; college sophomore) A sophomore at Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan.

Academic progress in schools (Was school difficult for you? No. In what way? N/A What were your grades? I was an above average student, and could manage over 60 points in exams. What were your strongest/weakest subjects?) I was strongest in arts subjects and weakest in sciences.

Attendance. Punctuality and consistently.

Courses taken (majors, minors, etc.) sociology as my major.

Participation in school-related activities. Poor. I hardly engaged in extracurricular activities.

Peer relationships (e.g., did you have friends in school, did you feel liked by your classmates?) I had friends in high school and College I still have plenty of them. I feel respected and in good terms with them all.

Parental involvement with schools

Vocational history (special non-college job training)-type of training & dates N/A

D. Military Service

If applicable, describe the branch, rank, dates of services, duties, and type of discharge. N/A

E. Employment History

1. Place, types, and dates of employment N/A

2. Primary job responsibilities N/A

3. Likes and dislikes about each job N/A

4. Attendance record N/A

5. Are you happy with your current employment? Explain. N/A

F. Current Social/ Emotional Elements

1. What are your social relationships like now? Would you say you were

the type of person who has many friends or only a select few? Would you call yourself a lonely person? I have a select few friends, those who I believe adds value to my life. I cannot describe myself as a lone person because I am happy with the life I am living.

2. Do you have any special relationships (e.g., girl/boyfriend; spouse)? Yes. If

so, describe them. If married, elaborate under the following section, “ Family History” I have a caring and an understanding girlfriend. She is jovial and very sociable. We are from the same college.

3. What are your major interests, activities, and community involvements,

and hobbies? Please describe them. My interests include paintings and traveling. I like visiting the sick at the hospital and praying with them.

4. In summary, how would you describe your overall “fit” into a social

context (e.g., generally popular; shy except with close friends)? In general, I am not so popular. I am confident and an easy person to relate with. I enjoy the company of my close friends the most.

G. Self-Description

1. What do you like about yourself? What are your strengths? One thing I like about myself is that I am a result-oriented person. Am so stubborn when I need to achieve certain results and will do anything to achieve the results.

2. What do you dislike about yourself? I take time to understand my failure to achieve something.

3. Describe any current fears or worries. N/A

4. What do you see as your personal accomplishments? The current education level. I believe it will brighten my life in the coming days

5. What is the most difficult thing you’ve accomplished? Why do you

think this is so? N/A

6. Describe the most painful event that ever happened in your life. U/K

7. What things would you like to change in your life and about yourself? N/A

III. Family History

Family of Origin

Describe each member in your family of origin (mother, father, siblings) using the following format:



We are a family of three, dad, my young brother and myself. Mother is deceased. Died on 23/4/1974 from high blood pressure.

Father’s name is Williams, born on 2/03/1931. He is a widower. Williams occupation is teacher at a high school. Williams has not suffered any serious medical complications except that he has been asthmatic since his childhood. He is a tall, and an upright man with beard covering the most of his face. Williams is equally sociable and liked by many who know him.

We have only one sibling in our family, Jackson. He is a short fat boy who is so shy. He does not like associating with strangers. Born on 4/12/2004. He is in elementary school. He has not shown any serious medical complications his entire life.

2. Family Function

a. Describe your parent’s past/current relationship. Raised from a single parent family, where father raised us alone.

b. How does each other family feel toward you? I feel respected and recognized as the elder child in my family.

c. How do you get along with and relate to each other family member? We support and advise each other at the family level.

d. Are there any problems currently operating within the family? Were there any in the past? If so, explain. N/A

e. Describe the socioeconomic (overall financial/living) conditions of the family now and during childhood. We are living in difficulties because dad was left alone to care for all our needs as opposed to the past where mum used to support dad and assist him raise money for our various needs.

f. Did you have any special care situations during childhood (e.g.,

adoption; foster care)? No. If so, when did they occur and what were they like? N/A

g. Did any significant stressful event occur in your family during

childhood? Yes. These might include deaths, domestic violence, drug/alcohol abuse, physical abuse, job loss, or other traumas. If so, explain. The death of my mother in the year 2011 was a difficult time for all of us in my family.

Is there anything else about your family life during childhood that

you’d like to add? No.

3. Extended Family

a. Give brief descriptions of extended family members, living or deceased, who are/were especially meaningful or significant. I remember my deceased grandmother. She loved and cared for me and my family, both socially and financially. She used to teach me and my brother on morals and values in life. She was resourceful to our parents too because they turned to her for advice anytime they encountered difficulties.

4. Fictive Kin

a. Provide a brief description of people (living or deceased) in your life that are/were not blood relatives, but have or had significance to you. (e.g., A Godparent, a close family friend that you may have considered an aunt or uncle, etc). One person who is very significant to me is a teacher who became our family friend. She used to pay part of my fees at college when my parents could not do so. The name of this teacher is madam Selena.

B. Current Relationships

1. Marital Status

Married, separated, single, widow/widower, divorced. widower

Length of present marriage. N/A

How would you describe the quality of the present marriage (e.g., communications; enjoyment; conflict)? N/A

Were you or your spouse married before? No

If so, what were the dates, lengths of marriages, and reasons for divorce? N/A

What are the socioeconomic (overall financial/living) conditions currently like? Average

2. Children

a. Names. Dylan Bayles and Shantel Lopez

b. Ages. Bayles is 22 years old while Shantel is 33 years

c. School history /status. Bayles has a diploma in sociology, a course he completed two years ago from a college in Michigan. His high school and primary education were also based in the same state. There was no much information regarding Shantel’s education but she is currently a health care provider in a local dispensary at Palatine.

d. Brief description of physical appearance and personality. Dylan is tall and dark with kinky hair. He is jovial and always smiling. Shantel is equally tall with a big body. She likes short skirts and fat heels. She has a black mark in her left eye.

e. How would you describe this child’s behavior? How easy or difficult was the child to manage? Both of these children are easy to manage.

f. Relationships with peers and siblings. Supportive, free and sociable

g. Describe any significant childhood events. U/K

h. What is this child’s current occupational & marital status? Dylan is dating while Shantel has been married. Level of current involvement with family. Shantel is less involved with this family due to her commitments at work and her family as opposed to Dylan who is always an active and a whole member of this family. Any other significant data about child/relationship with family. No