Client: Henry Evans
History
The client is a 12 year old single male who lives with his mother, father, and little sister. He is in the seventh grade with no behavioral problems on record. He has no documented history of medical issues. There has been no evidence of substance use and he currently has no criminal record. The client had a younger brother who died when he was an infant by drowning in the bathtub. The client’s mother and father are both college level educated and seemingly well adjusted, having no documented mental disorders, marital issues or criminal records. Upon interviewing the client’s mother, Susan Evans, she described her son as always being well mannered and polite. She explained that Henry has never had a problem
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Presenting Problem The client’s younger sister recently had an accident where she almost fell through thin ice while skating with her brother and cousin. She told her parents that Henry pushed her towards the thin ice and was laughing as the ice began to crack. As the parents questioned their son about the incident, Mark, came forward and explained that Henry had been doing things that he should not be doing. Mark accused Henry of torturing and killing a neighborhood dog, throwing a stuffed dummy off of an overpass and causing an accident, plotting to kill his younger sister, and had even threatened him if he told on Henry. The client’s mother at first did not believe that her son could at all be capable of such things and had dismissed the incidents as sibling rivalry.
She then found Henry playing with a rubber duck toy that had been in the bathtub the night that his little brother Richard had drowned. The duck had gone missing not long after the police had answered the 911 call and the mother and father had figured that it had been taken by the police for the investigation. When she went to take the bath toy from her son, he began to fight her, hitting and yelling that it was his toy and had been his before it was Richard’s. After hitting his mother repeatedly, Henry then proceeded to take the duck toy, run to the cemetery up the road, where he tossed the bath toy down a well. When Henry returned home he acted
Client’s parents were never married and ended their relationship when her mother was still pregnant with her. The client has 6 siblings. She has not had contact with her father and does not know where he is located. Her mother has refused to discuss him with her. Her mother has had several different live-in boyfriends. Client and her siblings have been in foster care on
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Sometimes, a single tragedy can turn one's life upside down. The catastrophe on April 30th not only changed Jesse’s life, but also the lives of his family forever. After the tragic incident of Jesse’s death, Henry and his dad had to move to Vancouver for a fresh start, because life in Port Salish would be difficult for them. Throughout the novel, living in Vancouver did not offer as much comfort in their lifestyle, and led to even more suffering. Moreover, after IT, Mrs. Larsen was unfortunately exhibiting signs of nervous breakdown and was admitted by her psychiatrist that she had to stay in a psych ward. In which led to their family splitting apart. This was not only because of Mrs. Larsen’s situation, but because Henry’s parents would keep on arguing and blaming each other for Jesse’s death. Lastly, when Farley told Henry that all the money they collected got stolen, instead of letting that tragedy get to him, he told Farley “at least you’re okay”. This was unexpected, because Henry knew that without the money, he could not purchase the Global Wrestling Federation game tickets and bring his family back together. In conclusion, in The Reluctant Journal Of Henry K. Larsen, the tragedy on April 30th caused massive changes in Henry and his family’s
I shared in the first discussion for this book about the first killing I have known by someone close to me. A teen whose widowed father was dating my widowed mother. The partisan side of the victim’s family painted an overly exaggerated defense against him. I like everyone else wanted to witness the trial, but our parents would not allow us, and the school prohibited any student from missing school to attend unless they were called as a witness. On the day of the sentencing, I recalled my mother saying it was not a fair sentencing. I was barely a teen and all I can remember from the trial was that the judge
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Both the client, Lillie Bonifant and the defendant, Joe Roper, are student athletes at Justice City University (JCU). Ms. Bonifant, who is a diver for the university, did not do well on her final dive at the school’s swim tournament. Ms. Bonifant friend’s took her out on the night of the altercation with hopes of trying to cheer her up. On March 14, 2015, Bonifant and her friends arrived at the Lonely Turtle at approximately 10:00pm. Mr. Roper and his friends arrived at the Lonely Turtle shortly before 10:30. Mr. Roper was in a good mood that night since he found out that he received an internship for the summer.
Your client is a young man who has been the victim of a violent crime and as a result has become estranged from his family and is currently living in a shelter.
Robbie J. is a 19 year old African American male and at this time he is currently a freshman at Henderson County University. The client has been referred to this office by his school residential advisor and family doctor. The reason behind this is that the client has not been attending his college classes and has been caught drinking on campus by campus security three times in the past two months. His parents have been advised by the school that if the client doesn’t attend counseling sessions he will be asked to leave and not return back for the following academic school year. The client must attend five sessions and also join an A.A. group.
Ryan Nelson is a criminal lawyer in Massachusetts. He is torn between defending Anthony Cullen, a popular, intelligent and involved senior at Harvard University, for drugging and sexual assaulting Lina Davis. Lina claims Anthony tried forcing himself on her and her last recollection of the night was him offering to walk her home because she started feeling dizzy. Anthony claims he offered to walk her home, but didn’t. Anthony claims to Ryan that he is innocent and there is no direct evidence or witnesses to connect Anthony to the crime. Ryan has a gut feeling that Anthony is lying and that his story does not match up. Ryan feels that he is in a difficult situation and doesn’t know whether to defend Anthony or to turn down his case.
There was a huge explosion down the hall. He was unsure if he should investigate. He heard his mom yelling, Henry why did you lie to me? Dread filled him. He finally got a hold of himself and looked in the red explosion. He saw his mom using her magic to make the explosion. In the explosion he saw his dad
There is an older lady and the rubber duck. The lady lives in the middle of the woods and the city. So now i'll tell them how this story went .
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Two colleagues are conducting a research study on blended families. The parents have been asked for consent to allow their children to participate in the study. Both of the colleagues conducted their own interviews. One the children allowed in the study was absent and colleague (A) decides to sit in on the other colleagues’ interview. In the beginning of the interview Sybil, the student, is asked a question regarding her step sisters. She refuses to talk and immediately starts crying. Then colleague (B), conducting the interview tells her that she must answer the question, and that makes Sybil cry even more. Finally, the colleague gives up and allows her to go back to class. He then calls her mom and tells her that Sybil was uncooperative.