Case Study: Precious the movie
Instructions: Students will investigate a movie, series, or a case vignette from this list below and write a 5-page paper analyzing the dynamics of a case from the prospective of a child abuse and family violence professional. Students have the option of selecting their own subject (fiction or non-fiction) for the case study however, it must be approved by the professor for it to be accepted. If selecting your own subject, the case must be (1) related to child abuse & family violence and (2) comprehensive enough to draw evidenced-based conclusions. To get approval, email the professor with the title/name and a brief description of the movie, series, book, etc.
Case Study Options:
- Case Vignette 1(separate document)
- Case Vignette 2 (separate document)
- For Colored Girls (movie)
- Precious (book or movie)
- The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez (Netflix series)
- The Color Purple (book or movie)
- Mommie Dearest (book or movie)
- Antwone Fisher (movie)
Most of the case study options are available on a streaming format (Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, YouTube, etc.). Students should not incur any direct costs to complete this assignment.
The movie selected for this assignment is Precious. movie the stars are Mo’Nique and Gabourey Sidibe (book or movie)
To meet the goals of this case study, students will identify and document the:
- type(s) of abuse and/or neglect (physical, sexual, emotional, IPV, etc.)
- type(s) of injuries sustained (fractures, burns, failure-to-thrive, etc.)
- indicators of abuse and/or neglect (behavioral, physical, psychological, etc.)
- identify the cues that should alert the professional abuse could have occurred?)
- possible cause(s) of the abuse
- identify and apply a theoretical perspective that relates to your case (refer to chapter 1 of the course text)
- possible long-term effects of abuse (behavioral, psychological, socioeconomic etc.)
- possible mandated reporter(s)
- identify all mandated reporters and the appropriate fashion in which this case should be handled
This case study paper MUST be…
- 5-pages long
- Movie citations should have time
- include a cover page, abstract, and reference page, which do not count towards the 5 pages.
- written in APA format
- properly cited, including ALL key terms and ideas related to your case investigation.
- This assignment will be screened for plagiarism. Assignments with similarities of 2% or more will receive a grade of 0
