Drug Play Case Study

Tommy R. is a 6-year-old boy and a kindergarten student in a K-8 combined elementary and junior high school in the San Jose greater metropolitan area. There has been a meeting requested by his educational team and parents to talk about his behavior in school and cognitive abilities in the classroom. School staff have been receiving complaints from Tommy’s teacher and classroom staff about not following direction and non-compliance. Tommy also struggles with completing some classroom tasks as well.

It is important to remember that each area of learning and development does not work in isolation but they are all in fact interlinked. Good quality activities will cover more than one area of development. For example, allowing children to access the outdoors will not only support their physical development, but encourage their communication and exploration of their environment. Where a child experiences a delay in one area, it is likely to limit their learning and development in the other five...a child with cerebral palsy who experiences hand-eye coordination difficulties is likely to find completing a puzzle difficult therefore hindering

Some of the most common words moving around in the psychiatric circle are attention Deficit; hyperactivity; Ritalin; ADD, ADHD. These words are being most commonly discussed by most educators, physicians, psychologists and young parents in the society today. In spite of extensive advancements in technology which has brought new insights into the brain and learning, there is still a lacuna in the field of problems faced by children who are unable to remain focused on the task given to them in the classroom owing to their inability to pay attention.

Drug courts were developed in response to a perceived need within society and the criminal justice system. This study collected data from 600 participants who successfully completed drug treatment court. The Drug Court Graduate Survey was developed by the court’s treatment program staff to serve as a measure of motivation for successful completion of the program as well as an evaluation of program functioning. The survey asked a variety of questions related to the clients experience in drug court and the client’s suggestions about way the court could change to improve effectiveness. Clients in this drug court provided interesting clues as to why drug addicted individuals enter drug court and what factors helped them successfully graduate.

--Trampoline jumping and crashing on the pillows 10X10, static wheelbarrow activity, therapeutic sit-down fine motor activities, obstacle course and coordination exercises to increase proprioceptive input, hand-eye coordination, sequencing, work behavior, following directions, body awareness, self-regulation, and cognition in order to prepare for therapeutic activities.

this, Strawberry had no team to call his own, as he was suspended from baseball

As many of us do not want to believe it, football is a very dangerous sport and the NFL is full of controversies.  Being a very rugged sport, athletes are exposed to various injuries and are handed dangerous opioids by coaches and team doctors.  Pushing the human body past their designed limit is harmful in the long run.  With the hits that come along in football many players get trauma and have countless concussions.  CTE short for chronic traumatic encephalopathy is degenerative disease found in people who suffer repetitive brain trauma.

Met with Isaac Edward Smith on 03/13/2018 to conduct Diagnostic Interview. Intern Lopez-Ramirez from MRC program and Prince Smith, customer’s father, were in attendance. Isaac would like to be enrolled Project HIGHER because he will graduate from Hanks High School on June 12th and plans to enroll in the Graphics Design program. Isaac reported having Asperger syndrome. He was diagnosed when he was in the third grade and has been attending special education classes since elementary school. The main symptom customer reported was a short attention span. Isaac loses focus in his class after a while and will “drift off” to his own world. As a result, Isaac had been placed in special education classes for science, mathematics, and social studies.

In addition to the cognitive evaluation, Julian’s scores on the Conner-3 supported Julian’s diagnosis of ADHD with elevations in the classroom within the inattention domain. His services continued into the 3rd grade. In the 4th grade, Julian was placed in an ICT classroom with speech services twice a week in a small group setting.

Temptation is the root of all evil. Temptation has been seen since the beginning of humanity. It was seen in the start of some religions, and in most forms of literature. Throughout time and the different kinds of literature I have been exposed to, I have come to the realization that most often it is the youth that falls into temptation. Youthful temptations throughout history suggest that humanity has not changed over time.

There was an official investigation that led to finding high school athletes in Veronia School District in Oregon participated in illicit drug use. The school officials were concerned that drug use would and can lead to increase of sports-related injuries. The school districts adopted the Student Athlete Drug Policy which authorizes random urinalysis drug testing of its students athletes. A student, James Acton, was denied participation in his school's football program when his parents and him refused to consent to the drug testing. The drug testing was completely private. The results were viewed only by limited authorities. Furthermore, the governmental concern over the safety of minors under their supervision overrides the minimal, if any,

Facts: Tannahill was a 6th grade student at the time, who was subject to drug testing after the school district determine there was suspicion. His father, objected to this testing because he believed this was a violation of his child’s 4th amendment; unreasonable search and seizure. The school district first demanded the drug testing of its junior and high school students in 2000. Tannahill refused to sign the consent form for his son to submit to testing. The school saw this as a violation and gave Brody Tannahill, an in-school suspension, drug testing, and removed him from all extracurricular activities. Mr. Tannahill partnered with American Civil Liberties Union to help overturn the school board’s drug testing policy. A week after this

The BDI-2 assessed Eli in the areas of attention and memory, reasoning and academic skills, and perception and concepts. Attention and memory assessed Eli’s ability to visually and auditory attend to environmental stimuli for varying lengths of time. Reasoning and academics assessed his ability to perceive, identify, analyze and solve problems. Perception and Concepts assessed his active sensorimotor interactions with his immediate environment. For example, compares objects based on size, color, and shapes.

Stanford Binet. Larry is diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder and displays symptoms consistent with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. He has been home schooled for grades K-5th. His parents are having financial difficulties which prompted the mother to return to the workforce. Larry has been enrolled in the local Middle School and his mother is concerned about his academic placement. Larry exhibits difficulty with organization, sitting still, staying on task, controlling anger outbursts, and has not been completing work on level with his same aged peers. The school is wanting to place Larry in a Specific Learning Disabled class or a Severely Emotionally Disturbed class. The school psychologist has been asked to confer with Dr. Binet’s clinic for a neuropsychological evaluation to determine why Larry is not performing like other students. Three possible neuropsychological tests have been recommended; the NEPSY-II, the Luria-Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery, and the Kaufman Assessment Battery for

The clinician used a lot of visual supports during this session. These visuals supports range from reading books to pointing at different items in the class room. The clinician helped the clients read the story. Mr. Buckendorf also asked the kids to predict different things based on the reading. Ms. Berger helped her client duplicate sounds that were hard for her client to produce. There were no major behavior modifications made during the session. The