Case Study

You work at Direct Community Services. You have a young person (age 17) who has been referred to your service as he appears to be homeless and engaging in suspected criminal activities. John has reported that he does not fit in. John reported that he felt he was targeted by the teachers as he found it difficult to understand the schoolwork, they were giving him. Although he admits he liked IT and computer work.

John reported that he was having difficulty at home as his parents do not approve of his lifestyle. John and his family fight on a regular basis and his family ask him to leave if he cannot follow their rules. John leaves and has been couch surfing with his friends. John will sleep in the park if he has nowhere else to go. John reports that he has being using cannabis as his friends use it. John also has said that his friends have been doing some criminal activity however he has only joined them a few times and does not like what they do. John reports that he wants to get away from his friends and live a better life. John has reported that he has had a warning form the police to not be involved with any criminal activity and have referred him to the community centre and have asked that he receive support for his substance misuse.

Document your risk management considerations and ways you will respond to identified risks