Emily, Cody And Lucas Were The Ones At Home

You have to contact with the parents. It’s tied to your APPR, you know (with a threatening tone).” I said, “Mrs. Thiam, I don’t know why you have an impression that I don’t communicate with the parents. I had meetings with Paris’s grandmother and Jayjuan’s mother; I spoke to Noah and Titus’s mother, Jamier’s mother and sent a letter to Russel’s mother, too (just to give Mrs. Thiam some examples). Evan’s problem has just started a couple of weeks ago.” Mrs. Thiam said, “You know why? It’s because of Russell. Evan sees what Russell does and Evan thinks it’s ok to do the same. So, you are contacting the parents, that’s good.” I said, “Yes, by the way Mrs. Thiam, I am the one telling students not to tell me what happened in the classroom or how bad he was. If you have good news (about Evan), share that with me. I always start new.” She did not say anything. I continued, “But when it happened (as I pointed the write up), I was very vulnerable.” Mrs. Thiam said dismissively, “Of course.” “I continued, “I do not feel safe, and I do not feel safe for the rest of the class. My job is not only to care for Evan, but also to teach and protect the rest of the class.” Mrs. Thiam said, “Of course” again

A family of four came into counseling. Frank, 43, who works so much. Emily, 39, who is a mom that works from home part-time. Two daughters, Sarah (10 years old) and Whitney (6 years old). One night, Frank came home from work, and Emily called a family meeting. Sarah has decided that she would like to have a little brother because a friend of Sarah’s is going to have a little brother. Sarah spoke with Emily about how much she would love a little brother. After thinking about it, Emily decided to speak with her husband about having another baby. Frank did not seem like he wanted another baby at his age, and was thinking about doing a little traveling now that the kids are getting a little older. Frank has been leaving town a lot more, causing

I took this time to ask Ms. Cortes what is her plan for the end of the month. She told me she was not sure what to do. Her options are Eva's Village and the YMAC. I suggested she goes t the YMCA. This will allow her to stay close to the children's father. I told her she , s not making this decision for herself. She needs to think about her children. She is willing to think about it. I asked her if she want to go play with her children . She said no, because the were playing with their friends. Nicholas and Messiah play well with other children. The do not fight and they are not as aggressive. The only time they cried was when the were thirsty, fell down or climbed to high

R/s last week, Craig (grandfather) slapped Bayden (9) in the face and knocked the child’s tooth loose. R/s Craig is always cursing and hitting the children. R/s Kristine (mom) is not able to protect the children from Craig. R/s on many occasions the dog in the home has bitten the children and others. R/s Craig has guns and knives in his bedroom that are secured. R/s Eliha (8) and Haley (16) are in the home.

Intervention: Ms. Smalls (MHP), Mrs. Clark (MHS) and Taliana discussed Taliana adjusting to the home. MHP encouraged Taliana to ask questions if she does not understand something. MHP praised for willing to communicate with MHS and family. MHP, MHS and Taliana discussed Taliana’s emotions about family visits and no contact with biological mother. MHP praised Taliana expresses her feelings. MHP explained to Taliana and MHS that the DSS case worker will visit next week. MHP provide an update from DSS worker about clothing and eyeglasses. MHP administrated the Casey Life skills. MHP allowed Taliana to share stories about her biological mother and family.

Because I am a parent first I will be discussing “How to be Your Child’s Best Advocate” first. I would have really appreciated the teachers letting me know that there were places to go for support and guidance. I feel that as a parent if I would have read this article written by a previous New York elementary school teacher that the experience would have been less stressful and more helpful to all persons involved. McInerney was very realistic about schools not having the resources or proper training. She suggested looking at long-term goals and things to look for in my own child. As a teacher, I will be looking for some of these skills and learning styles in my students. She suggested, gathering information but not stressing the teacher out about gathering information.

She said that the class teachers her nutrition, how to care for children, and how to make sure you are giving children the adequate amount of attention needed while in the home. CW then asked Iva when she sees the children. Iva staes that visits are on Wednesday and Friday. She then stated that the children are seen at the home of Claris Kilianek. CW then told Iva that she was going to be very honest at this time and that needs Iva to be sure that she is telling the truth. CW then stated that it has communicated to CW that the children Mariah and Briahna have come to the home of the boyfriend to stay the night. Iva stated that this is not true. CW asked again to confirm what Iva said. Iva stated the same thing "The children have not come over here or spent the night. We only meet at Claris's

Terri reported the children are never home without one parent or the other there. The children have never been left unattended.

UCM: CPSW did a home visit for Lance and Ashley. Both children were outside playing with their bicycle. Ashley seemed to be engaged little more than Lance during the visit. Both stated that they are excited that school will start soon for them. The foster parent ( Ms. Dawn) stated that Lance still sees his therapy and it seems to help him with his aggressive behavior at the day care. Ashley was standing next to the CP and quietly listening to the conversation. Ms. Dawn asked Ashley if she can go and play while grownups are talking. Very quickly Ashley got upset and started screaming. Ms. Dawn tried to help Ashley to calm down and it escalated more. CP gave little time Ms. Dawn so she can help Ashley to calm down. Shortly after the screaming

I thought it would be a good idea to put some routines and charts in affect for the Cortes household. The charts I used were for discipline, chores and rewards. The last time I was at Ms. Cortes’ house, the boys had ripped up her list of rules. This made it difficult for Ms. Cortes to enforce them and be consistent. The discipline chart had five steps; step 1. Starting point, 2. The warning, 3. The timeout, 4. No TV or games and 5. Go to bedtime early. Right next to the discipline chart, we hung up the rules. I explained the Time out chart and the rules to Ms. Cortes and the children. Once Nichole and Messiah realized what the charts represented they tried to take them down. The chore and reward chart have pictures and the chore written under them. The will make it easy for the boys to follow it. The reward chart listed each boy’s name, the days of the

Today Miss Orbach had to do two things, she has been putting off cleaning the kitchen and mopping the boys floor. I started off by having Susan put Lucas inside his playpen. She was not sure whether or not this was going to work. I told her that it is a possibility that he won't stay in there, because he is used to being able to get to her when he feels like it. I said that and it will also be a distraction to ask one of the other children to watch him, because Lucas is not their responsibility. She as to figure out a way to manage the situation on her own.

She stated that she would like to stay with her mother and not with her father. She indicated

Introductions were made and the meeting purpose was stated (initial). Parents were provided with parent rights. In attendance were Diane Mize (Therapist), Brenda Muth (Psychologist), Christine Garcia (RSP teacher), Michelle Madrid (Gen. Ed. Teacher), Michelle Anderson (Gen. Ed. Teacher), Greg Brisbine (Principal), Erica Ultreras (Assistant Principal), Ben Larios (Dad) and Michelle Larios (Mom).

Mekah threw up today around 9am, and the school nurse tried calling all the number all day. Shirley returned the nurse’s call from the neighbor’s phone, and picked the child up around 1:20pm. He was experiencing a stomach virus, and it was unknown if Shirley took him to a doctor. The children are constantly unkempt, and Hayden had on the same clothes all week. Mekah had a bandage and was bleeding. He stated “they” were trying to pick a bb pellet out of his left on the night prior to intake. The children never know who they are going to spend the night with. Mekah spent the night on 4-12-16, with a friend, on a school night. The children are being dropped off at times by different people; there is no consistency. The children were attending

PER REPORTER: Mom works at Menge Mart. After work, she comes home for a minute and leaves the children home by themselves. When Halee was in a facility, they left the older child home alone with no phone. This was before Thanksgiving. Someone bought the child a phone card so she wouldn't be without a phone. It's unknown if they had food then. Halee goes to someone else's home to eat. They are left home all the time. They don't know when they will come back when they are gone. Mom and Zack are always going out of town. They went to Missouri two times. Mom would move back to Tennessee if it wasn't for the children being in school. They are left with no phone and they have to borrow a phone. They have no way to reach someone if something happened.