Client History and BackgroundClareece Jones, a 16-year-old female, was referred to this office for counseling by a teacher at her school. She prefers to be called and given the name “Precious”. She currently resides in a halfway house and previously lived in Section 8 housing with her mother. His mother does not work and receives social assistance from the state. Her mother is physically, verbally and sexually abusive towards Precious. When she lived with her mother, her main diet consisted of fried foods. There were many days when she wouldn't eat and her mother would force her to eat fried foods and then call her "fat." The client is in poor health and is significantly overweight. His father was in and out of the house his entire life. He began sexually abusing Precious when she was three years old. Precious has two children from her father, a 3-year-old daughter with Down syndrome and a 2-week-old son. Her daughter lives with her grandmother, but her mother still receives welfare for Precious and her daughter. Precious attended a public high school until the school discovered she was pregnant with her second child. She transferred to an alternative school called Each Teach One. School tests revealed that she only reads at a second-grade level and passed with passing grades through ninth grade. The most recent event happened after Precious brought her baby home and her mother threw him on the floor. Precious fought back for the first time since the abuse began and took her baby out of the house. It was this event that brought her to the halfway house in which she currently lives. The client's mother visited Precious at the halfway house and informed her that her father...... middle of paper ......ation. Community Resources and ReferralsIn this client's case, there are many community resources that can help her with daily life. The National Parent Helpline is available 24 hours a day to provide emotional parenting support. This would be crucial for Precious as she decided to take care of her two children. Safe Horizons also offers support groups in the client's area for survivors of child abuse and incest, which could greatly benefit Precious in her recovery (Child Abuse, 2014). As Precious approaches adulthood, it might benefit her to connect with community sources such as Adult Survivors of Child Abuse (ASCA), which is a self-help program designed for adults survivors of physical, sexual and emotional abuse. ASCA offers web-based community support groups and “Survivor to Thriver” client workbooks..