The social work intervention processes applied on a child in need of protection due to the loss of a parent is discussed in this article. In the discussed case, M.O. is seven years old and a first grader in elementary school. The child witnessed killing of his father and sibling by his mother and his mother’s suicide as a result of an act of insanity from which he escaped with injuries. M.O. was inter- viewed in the hospital where he was taken for treatment, and such points like what could be done on an individual, family, organization and community levels to minimize the impact of the experienced trauma and ensure his return to normal life were discussed. The case was studied from the perspective of a generalist social work approach. Alternative social work models were assessed and the most appropriate model was decided by taking the best interests of the child into consideration to ensure his overcoming of the crisis and preparing him to a parentless life.