Competency Goal 1 Case Study

Because she was considered a small child, her siblings took extra care to make sure she was okay and that she did not grow up the way she did. Jeannette Walls often took it personally when she thought that she failed her as a big sister. Many times throughout her life “felt like I [she] was failing Maureen, like I [she] wasn’t keeping my promise that I’d [she had] made to her [Maureen] when I [she] held her on the way way home from the hospital after she was born.” (Walls 206). The confilct Maureen was facing, was external. She could not change the fact that her siblings looked after her like she was there own child. They would buy her presents, and try to protect her from the cruel, harsh world their parents put them in. Maureen older siblings made she was

Firstly, Every hardship and obstacles she endured throughout her childhood helped Jeannette to become a successful adult.Jeannette’s parent were very unpredictable, her mother was self absorbed in her hobbies, and her father was an interminable alcoholic. Even though her parent neglected and gave less attention to Jeannette,

Lizzie’s mother reflected on how to give clear directions such as get the child’s attention, give lead-time warning, tell exactly what to do, be brief, use firm voice, and watch to see if they follow through.

Lori had learned how adults should be acting, and she took matters into her own hands and become the adult in the situation, a sign that she is becoming more independent. “Before Mom left, she gave me two hundred dollars” (209). At the age thirteen Jeannette’s mother is already leaving her in charge of their finances and of the family. She trusts that Jeannette has become self-sufficient and trusts that she will do the right thing and make correct choices. Jeannette and Lori have to take up responsibility and put into action the knowledge of being self-sufficient whenever their mother leaves them in

Alex informed the team I am going to sleep at night, but I have to wake up to early to catch the bus. Alex stated, “Mrs. Telisha has been giving me Melatonin to help with my sleep.” Alex’s foster mother shared with the team, “Alex have mood swings frequently.” “Alex commented, “I am ready to go home.” Alex’s foster mother reported, “Alex is very helpful; however, he continues to try to take care of the children.” Alex acknowledged, “I am proud of the progress I made, so I feel like services should end.” Alex’s listened as the QP shared it is important for him to have services when he return home in 3 months to address barriers and prevent a relapse. Alex has made minimal progress with stabilizing his mood, as indicated by Alex having mood swings while in his foster family’s house and getting adequate sleep and having a stable appetite.

Kit pointed out her mother’s unconventional side; the anger, over reacting, her bad traits were no longer controlled. She gave me an example, “years ago, when she saw a spider she would scream and wash all the floors. Well, now,” she added. “She hires people to spray for spiders. She has them spraying in places she never had spiders, just in case they get in the house. She hires multiple people to spray for those spiders.” Kit rolled her eyes. “I tried to explain, that spraying all that poison is bad for her health. She didn’t understand at all.”

She has no siblings. Her typical lunch is well rounded including the proper portions of fruits, vegetables, grains, and meats since all of her meals are made by the family’s cook. Emily and Richard are poor co-parents as Richard often is aloof from parenting issues in the exclusive role of provider for the family so Lorelai is at risk of developing self-control issues (Santrock, 2014). Emily uses an authoritarian parenting style with Lorelai, which is not as beneficial to the child as an authoritative parenting style but is better than her father’s neglectful parenting style as he is exclusively involved in his business and views providing for the family financially as his sole duty as a father (Ludden, 2015). Their discipline practices include giving punishments like forbidding her from doing things without explanation, having screaming arguments with her, and her father ignoring her which are not very good parenting methods and can lead to Lorelai not being happy, being anxious with peers, communicating poorly, lacking self-control, and not being close to the family (Santrock, 2014). She is not allowed any screen time because her parents believed only in traditional, classical education that would prepare her for the education they were determined for her to have to follow in the tradition of everyone getting a great education and then a great job or family. She is of an average

Ines struggled with obeying her mom even though her mom only wanted what was best for her. Her mom knew if Ines went to that party, there would only be trouble because Ines typically did not make good choices with the friends she hung out with the wrong friends. “You are grounded, young lady!” After about a week of not speaking to her mom, Ines asked if she could go to the grocery store. Her mom agreed.

Lizzie and her mother focused on the concepts behind smart power which are you have personal power to make choices, every

Mary Walls has proven herself to be completely irresponsible when it comes to parenting. While her parenting style and morals are only slightly different from Rex’s, the way he behaves with them pales in comparison to Mary. As Mary was telling the story of how Brian had managed to beat his childhood seizures and survive, despite the initial thought of him being another soon to be dead child, she explained a philosophy that Walls describes as, “Fussing over children who cry only encouraged them… That's positive reinforcement for negative behavior” (28). Not only does this show us that when the Walls children were babies they were ignored whenever they cried, it also proves that Mary was definitely not an attentive mother when it came to simplistic

Due to Izzy’s mother not having a set career, she has been moving a lot, so she could be closer to her job and just wants to get a good job. After moving from house to house, Izzy’s anger begins to grow, especially because she has to now live with her grandma for the summer and she barely knows her. “‘It’s not that we don’t see eye to eye. We just don’t see the world the same way’ ‘Why can’t I go with you?’ I said, ‘Izzy…’” This quote shows the frustration both the Izzy and her mother are going through. Izzy feels as if her mom is being self centered and not paying enough attention to her. “‘...And after this I can finally graduate. Our lives will change then ‘she reached over and stroked my hair ‘For the better’ I rolled those three words around in my mind; for the better.” This quote expresses how Izzy’s mom feels like she is doing a good thing for both her and her daughter. However, Izzy feels as if she is being neglected and not being given enough

When she and her sibling were growing up her Dad always pushed them to their absolute limits. For example, her father pushed for all of his kids to ski and didn’t let them quit no matter how against it they were. “No matter what the conditions were- blizzards, stomach aches, sixty below zero, we were always the first one on the mountains”. While they were growing up it may have not always seemed that he was looking out for his kids, but all he wanted was for them to have the opportunity to be successful in life. Furthermore, her Dad’s unorthodox and aggressive style of raising showed her that she can achieve anything she works hard for and that she should never give up, no matter how emotionally or physically challenging the task seems.

These outings are frowned upon by her Aunt who helps to take care of her and her brother. She thinks her father should not allow Lizzie to go with him, and should focus on his attentions more on her brother William. Though Lizzie will soon discover

Especially as they grow older and increasingly dependant on others. In order to assess how family relationships affect Mrs Smith, it is important to look at her family background. As a child growing up during World War II, Mrs Smith’s father was away in the navy for most of her formative years (from age 9 to 15) and her mother was the sole carer for her and her siblings. In 1940 Mrs Smith and her siblings were evacuated from their home on the south coast and sent to live with an aunt in a small village outside Bristol. The children had had little contact with their aunt before going to live with her so she was practically a stranger to them and this arrangement, which they were powerless to prevent, had the effect of enforcing their resilience and making them all quite independent characters. Mrs Smith says she remembers returning home after the war and finding it difficult to rebuild relationships with her parents as this would mean giving up her independence. Mrs Smith was married at nineteen and had her first child within a year of her marriage. As she was a housewife she was the main carer for her children and was, according to her eldest daughter, quite a dominant character. As she has grown older, Mrs Smith has found it very difficult to relinquish her dominant role, even though her children are now parents themselves and this has caused some conflict within the family, with

What makes Lizzie Velasquez different from other people include a few things. She was born with an undiagnosed syndrome that only 3 known people in the world have. This syndrome makes it almost impossible for her to gain weight, making her never over 68 pounds ever in her lifetime. Her doctor said she would accomplish nothing in her life like walking, talking, crying, however, she accomplished that and more. She has such a positive attitude towards everything in her life, and that attitude and growth mindset have differentiated her from so many people. Every problem that has pushed itself into her life, she has fought with happy thoughts and used those problems to assist her to achieve her goals.