Jonathan Adjust To The Home Case Study

8. Selenna has displayed disrespect, manipulating and defiant behaviors in the home. MHS report Selenna, refuses to talk about her past traumas to start the healing process.

Focus: Santonias’s family will learn and utilize healthy communication skills for Santonias to move towards adoption or kinship placement. Ms. Smalls (MHP) and Ms. Givens (MHS) discuss possible placement with maternal grandfather and step-grandmother.

The FS family came to the agency's attention on 03/03/16 (prior to the PUR) for a report of Physical Abuse/Passive Physical Abuse and Unspecified Abuse against the mother. Although the allegations were not substantiated, the family was referred and opened in the voluntary Family Services program on 5/2/2016 due to a multidisciplinary staffing recommendation. Prior to this investigation, the family had multiple investigations and non-accepted reports. The family household consisted of the mother and her 2 children. The father of the youngest child resided with them at the beginning and end of the Family Services case with a separation in the middle of the case. The father of the oldest child (referred to during the review as the first child’s

The reporting party (RP) stated foster child Anthony is failing to strive. According to the RP the child is under weight and height. The RP stated the child is not fed properly. The foster mother stated the child only wants to eat "junk food." The RP advised foster mother to provide proper meals. The foster mother stated the child bangs his head however, the bruise appear to be from a fall. The foster child has an injury to his lip that the foster mother contributed to the child biting his lip. The foster mother stated the child does not like to bath and has dry skin. The RP advised foster mother to proper feed and bath the child. The RP stated the child is attaching to staff and others and not the foster mother. The RP stated the foster mother

QP met with Dontrell and his mom for the first time. QP explained to then the services that will be provided. QP discussed the goals that Dontrell will be working towards. QP explained the rules and guidelines needed to be followed in order to participated in IIH Services. QP asked Dontrell these questions to in order to identify some of his problem areas, how often do he feel angry or frustrated, how does he express his anger, what frustrates him most, how does he express his anger at home, what do your family do when he gets angry at home, and on a scale of 1-10 how does he rate his anger. QP asked Dontrell about his relationship with his mom. QP asked Dontrell about his grades at school, QP asked Dontrell, what he would like to do in the future. QP asked Dontrell to list some

On the event date above, CP arrived to the Jamaica Family Center shelter to meet with Shakia Pinckney. Upon arriving the Cp waited nearly 10 minutes because Ms. Pinckney was in the shower. Ms. Pinckney apologized to the CP for not being prepared for the visit. The CP then noticed that Justin, her son, was asleep in his grandmother’s room and Belinda Pinckney was not present. According to Ms. Pinckney, her mother stepped out. The CP informed Ms. Pinckney that she submitted the referral for parenting classes with Forestdale, Inc. and to expect a phone call from the program. The CP also mentioned to Ms. Pinckney about enrolling into the GED program. Ms. Pinckney stated that she is still interested and also interested in security training. The

Jonathan’s father, David Moore is a con-artist that had to hide from his customers and he needed a place to leave his son, he instantly thought of his in-laws Herbert and Verta but the only problem was that the in-laws did not agree with his job choice. This made his in-laws have trust issues with Jonathan thinking that he was following in his father's footsteps. Even though Jonathan had not

FS arrived to (client) Quinton Garrett's home to discuss and improve Quinton's behavior and progression towards his goals. FS explained to mom that the week approaching is the last week of camp. FS also reminded mom of Quinton's behavior during camp. FS informed mom that services are not nearly as effective if she doesn’t implement structure in the home as advised. FS pointed out to mom that Quinton says mom doesn’t care when he asked why do he act the way he does. FS also pointed out how far praising Quinton for his behavior goes. FS pointed out examples of how Quinton reacts to positive interactions with authority. FS reminded mom how, when Quinton does something he looks at FS because he expects a praise or some type of interaction with

The reporting party (RP) stated her daughter Anislee Jells age 3 attend The Parent Cooperative Community preschool. According to the RP her daughter's paternal grandmother Joanne Jelle works for Heart to Heart 2401 Olympus Dr., Roseville, CA 95661 (916) 788-0199. Heart to Heart is supposed to provide structured child care while adoptive parents attend training courses, however children attend the preschool all day when their parents are not in training. The RP stated she worked full time and shared custody with her ex-husband who would drop off and pick up the child on a regular basis which is suggested by the attached letter. The RP stated the facility was staffed with teachers who provided care and supervision to her child along with several

HomeInstead senior care is located in many parts of Minnesota; they provide services to seniors living at home or in healthcare facilities. HomeInstead is a private care organization the send healthcare workers out to seniors home to help them with daily living needs. HomeInstead is providing services that focus on healthcare improvement, and investing in professional staffing. HomeInstead senior care wants to give its caregivers all the tools to properly care for their customers. Many of the time seniors just need some companionship, this a service the organization provides.

Facilitator and CFS, met with client and client’s foster mother to the process of identifying the client and family need and strengths. The cft meeting took place at home. Wrap team asked the client for good news. Client shared that he saw his little sister over the weekend. Foster mother shared that the client and siblings attend a family visit over the weekend with mom. CFS and FF praised the client for sharing and for spend time with his family. Foster mother shared that client was happy to see his other siblings and mother but the meeting was short. Foster mother explained that mother had to leave. FF praised foster mother for taking the client to the visit. FF asked foster mother is she is aware of the next court day. Foster mother shared that the next court day is 11/2/16 and the client will be present.

UCM: CPSW did a home visit and met with Ms. Barksdale and her son Calvin at her home. Calvin was playing and watching tv during the visit. Ms. Barksdale stated that she has completed her parenting assessment and did not complete parent and child observation because her attorney recommended not to complete one. Ms. Barksdale stated that she has documents stating that she does not need to complete her parent and child observation. CPSW requested the documetns from Ms. Barksdale and she stated that she has lost the docuemtns. Also, CPSW talked about her progress on UA's. Ms. Barksdale stated that she has been calling everyday about her color and has not missed any UA so far. CPSW reminded Ms. Barksdale about her next pre-hearing court date on

personal communication). The child in the Gann’s care was in six different homes in the year leading up to placement with them and it was the result of physical abuse; one removal was the result of physical abuse by the caretaker’s adult son. The agency needs to do more thorough background checks on anybody who will be in frequent contact with the child in everyday life to strive for more stability, so that the child does not endure multiple placements in such short amount of time.

Jaclyn is 23 years old single African American mother who has her four year old son enroll at Berean Head Start Centers, one of the programs under the umbrella of Total Community Action, INC of New Orleans. One of the requirements is that families who have children enroll at any of the Head Start or Early Start Programs parents are to meet with the Social Worker or the Family Service Worker to complete a Partnership Agreement. The Partnership Agreement is to help families set reachable goals in an attempt to enrich their future and provide a better quality of life for them and their children. Jaclyn came into the center to update her partnership agreement; during this interview we learn that she had been to the doctor that morning, when the she was told by her doctor that she is four months pregnant with her second child. Jaclyn “stated she is not ready to have another baby at this time”, however her son always asks her when he is going to have a brother or sister to play with. Jaclyn also revealed she has gained excessive weight and have been diagnosed with hypertension, “Jaclyn stated she is experiencing bad headache during the day when she is working, and she is not sure how long she will able to work with these bad headache”. Recently Jaclyn’s mother has been bringing her grandson to school. I inquired about Jaclyn; “she stated Jaclyn is in on bed rest, with complication in her pregnancy”.

A,B) MSTT had Christine go back and review the reasoning for her adopting Jake and what specific behavior change she is looking for with Jake. Christine explained She adopted Jake because she wanted help a kid in need and when she and her husband met Jake it was sweet and kind. She explained during their weekly visits with Jake everything went well and Jake was looking forward to being adopted by them. She stated Jake even wanted to take on their last name which is why his last name is Andersen. She express she only wants Jake to be apart of the family. MSTT asked her what she mean by that ans she explained