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Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) Screening-Hernandez Family Evelyn Ballengee SOCW6200-Human Behavior: Social Environment I Dr. Yelando Cathleen Johnson Walden University

The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) is a tool that was developed for individuals who have endured traumatic life experiences during childhood (0-17 years of age) to determine the outcome of these experiences and how they can affect their behaviors and well-being (Center for Disease Control (CDC), 2020). The tool is beneficial because it can also assist with developing a treatment plan for the child and family. ACEs include assessing for children who have experienced abuse, neglect, violence, mental health problems, substance abuse problems, or having a family member incarcerated (CDC, 2020). After reviewing and learning about the ACEs assessment, I would be able to use this in my social work practice to get a better understanding of the children I am working with and what trauma they have been exposed to. According to the CDC (2020), 64% of adults have experienced at least one ACE and 1 in every 6 adults shared they have experienced at least 4 or more ACEs. Having an ACE score of 4 or higher can put an individual at risk for chronic diseases, injury, heart disease, etcetera (CDC, 2020). The Hernandez family is a case I reviewed and performed the ACEs assessment with both of the children. I spoke with the parents first to build rapport and then moved forward with and built rapport with them. I explained the ACEs assessment to the parents and asked for consent to complete with them and the children to get the best answers possible. I informed the parents that I will be using this information develop a plan for the family. Based off of the information I was given, I determined that Juan Jr. and Alberto had an ACE score of 8 (National Pediatric Practice Community on Adverse Childhood Experiences, n.d). This score tells me that both boys have experienced a lot of trauma and could be at risk of challenges later in life. I spoke with their parents of the score and stated that although their score is high, it does not mean that both boys will guarantee that they will face hardships as they get older.

To begin developing a plan, I recalled Juan Sr. stating that he is always having to work overtime because of their finances and that Elena works as a babysitter so not much income is available to meet the family’s needs (Walden University, LLC., 2021). This vital information will allow me to determine how I can assist the family with financial resources such as linking them to community facilities that can provide rent assistance or bills assistance. Due to the physical abuse allegations, I will provide family counseling sessions into the plan to ensure that both parents have a clear understanding of what kind of discipline is appropriate for their children and what can be harmful for them (Walden University, LLC., 2021). Finally, I will follow up with the family to provide a check-in to ensure that they are completing the necessary requirements on the plan so that their case can be closed.

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References Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2020, April 3). Adverse childhood experiences (ACES)Links to an external site.. https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/aces/index.html National Pediatric Practice Community on Adverse Childhood Experiences. (n.d). Pediatric ACEs and related life events screenerLinks to an external site.. https://www.acesaware.org/pdf_wrapper/pearls-tool-child-parent-caregiver-report- identified-english-rev-7-26-22/

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