Maylia's Case Study

The reporting party (RP) received a call from mental health psychologist Shannon Salonga from Villa Park High School 18042 East Taft Ave., Villa Park CA 92861 (714) 532-8020 Cell (714) 628-4398. Shannon is resident Olawale's psychologist and sees him at his school. Olawale disclosed during the session that he feels unsafe and bullied by other children in the group home. Olawale revealed that on two different occasions two different kids in the group home have been physically aggressive with him. The names of the two children involved and the dates of incidents were not provided. The Olawale reported that the group home staff always took appropriate action. In one incident a resident ripped up his poster in his bedroom, pushed him off a counter

The IDEA lists 13 different disability categories which children and young adults aged 3-year-olds to 21-year-olds may be eligible for services. Emotional disturbance is one of the 13 disability categories under the IDEA and is the label Sarah was served under. Under the IDEA, emotional disturbance means a condition revealing inability to learn which cannot be clarified by other factors; difficulty building or maintaining reasonable interpersonal relationships with classmates and teachers; unsuitable types of conduct or emotions under ordinary conditions; and general persistent mood of unhappiness or depression.). Sarah met three criteria to be served under the ED label which included her 4 years of behaviors out of the norm, the severity of

Lauren Smith is a five year old Caucasian girl who is demonstrating anxiety when separated from her mother. The family was referred to this service by their pediatrician. Over the past few months, Mr. and Mrs. Smith report Lauren has become increasingly troubled when being separated from her mother. She cries while clinging to her each morning before school and her father describes having to “pry her off” and carry her to the car. Lauren’s parents are also concerned with regressive behavior; she is speaking more often in third person when referring to herself, and she has also begun wetting the bed nearly every night. Mr. and Mrs. Smith had a conference with Lauren’s teacher two weeks ago at which time she told them Lauren was having difficulty concentrating and completing her work. The teacher also voiced concerns about her lack of interest in participating in group activities; she appears to prefer to play by herself. The parents report that Lauren is otherwise healthy and has been meeting age appropriate developmental milestones.

Julia was brought into the clinic by her parents with concerns of issues Julia has been facing in school and the home setting. Julia’s teachers inquired if Julia had a history of seizures as she has been observed appearing to “space out” at times and has to be redirected by her teachers by physically touching her or calling her name in a loud tone to gain her attention. Julia appears to space out regularly particularly when she is receiving instruction or in the process of completing independent work. Julia has seen a decline in her studies as it pertains to math and reading and her parents disclosed that they have had to repeat things numerous times before gaining her attention. Julia was seen by her pediatrician and referred to a neurologist where she was tested for a seizure disorder. Julia’s testing for seizure disorder came back negative.

The foster parent explained Alex had another bad tantrum after school this week. Foster parent explained she does not understand what could trigger the tantrums. The youth never had tantrums this bad. The foster parent, youth and I discussed possible triggers of anger and tantrums. I modeled positive communication and practice coping skills with Alex. Alex and I played a communication game and reviewed poor behavior displayed in the past week.

Ashley came in for behavioral therapy for her adopted child Miracle who was referred by Head Start. (Ashley is Miracle’s biological aunt, but Miracle calls her mom) Miracle has been having trouble with her behavior at home and in school, she has several outbursts daily. Miracle has a hard time with authority figures, she does not like to be told what to do, she also gets angry very easily and her mood changes quickly. Miracle has become physical violent with other members of her family, she throws things at people, bites, kicks, and pulls hair. Miracle also curses and flips people off when she is anger. Ashley is unable to take her to a store because she always makes a scene in public, one time someone threated to call the police because they thought Ashly had kidnapped Miracle. Some other examples of her behavior include: Miracle was mad in school and refused to go into the classroom, the teacher had to physically pick her up and carry her in. The other day she bit a classmate and she flipped the teacher off. Yesterday morning Miracle did not want her hair brushed, so mom did

Mayella stepped onto the stand, but Atticus didn’t. Instead a young Black lady stood in front of Mayella in her black suit.

Since last review My-Kayla has not made much changes with her defiant behavior. My Kayla continues to have difficulty to adjusting to changes in her life and accepting changes. My-Kayla continues to required verbal prompting and emotional support to express her feelings. My Kayla continues to reside with her guardian. IIH team will continue to provide My-Kayla with Problem solving training,social skills and anger management skills.

The issues presented in this case study involves Sara Olson, who is a veteran teacher, Lenny, a kindergarten student with characteristics of a child with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Peggy, who is Lenny’s mother, and Jessica, who is a classmate of Lenny. The incident originated with Lenny who bit Jessica on her arm during recess hours at the gym. Some of the factors that contributed to this situation were the recess inside the gym due to weather conditions, Lenny’s characteristics of ADHD not being properly diagnosed, not giving proper assistance to Lenny, and not having a well supervised setting during recess. When the misadventure occurred, Sara was unprepared to deal with the complexity

Jaiden is a 14 y/o S/W/F presenting with symptoms of ADHD and OD. Individual was referred by AZ Kelsey Academy. Current symptoms are defiant behavior toward any authority at home or school, disobedient, lies, manipulates and steals at home and at school. Father stated she usually doesn't lose her temper or has angry outburst, but that she enjoy to aggravate others. Dad stated she is known has a bully at school. Dad disclosed he is worry about Jaiden gathering with the "wrong people" or bad influences at school. Father explained Individual have stolen cell phones at home and school. Disclosed at home she is constantly doing things to provoke fights and disruptions at home like taking her sister's clothes w/o permission. Father shared he took

LoWanda is an 11 years old child, who has been educated through the Chesapeake School System, since pre-K. Her home life consist of one brother, which is about 6-7 years older than she is, her mother is her only active parental support. However, LoWanda’s mother is an outstanding role model for her kids, she works as a Paralegal Assistant, in Norfolk, and has a B.S. degree. LoWanda’s mother had worked diligently worked with Lowanda to assist her in excelling in school. During, the time span that LoWanda’s has been in school, she has always been a “B” student. However, LoWanada does have some emotional issues, she has been diagnosed with AD/HD - impulse control. She has been prescribed 2 different prescription medications to control this

Ms. Jeffries is a sixteen-year-old Africa American male who is being referred for intensive in home services by his biological mother. Ms. Jeffries mother reported within the last thirty days he has exhibited the following psychiatric problems: often loses temper (3-5x weekly); easily annoyed (Daily); often argues with authority figures and adults (daily); and refuses to comply with simple rules and request (3-5x weekly). The above-mentioned symptoms are present in the home and school setting and have impacted Mr. Jeffries’s level of functioning at as evidenced by not being able to receive the necessary allotted hour in the classroom setting and impacted his ability to recognize personal danger which has resulted in pending legal charges. When

On the other side of the case is the young white woman, Mayella, who accused the black man, Tom, of assaulting her. Being from a very poor family, she is not given the amount of respect she wants in the courtroom, but is soon not taken seriously after the secret that her father is the one assaulting her is discovered.

Miley is a five-year-old Hispanic/Latino female who attended the intake assessment with her mother Esmeralda and her brother Chris. Miley was referred for services to Children’s Advocacy Network, LLC by her mother due to presenting concerns with disruptive behavior. Miley was not reported to have received mental health services or has not been prescribed any medications prior to attending intake assessment. Mother reported noticing that Miley is displaying “learned behavior” from Miley’s brother Chris. Mother shared that Miley “bites” “snatches” “hits” “yells” “cries” while being disciplined. Mother expressed that even though Chris’ aggressive behavior has “decreased” Miley appears to have “picked up” on Chris’ behavior. Mother continued to

Mr. and Mrs. Lawson brought their 4-year-old adopted daughter, Clara, to see Dr. Mason, a psychiatrist. Clara was polite in greeting Dr. Mason, but did not smile and kept her gaze down as she took a seat. Mr. and Mrs. Lawson sat next to Clara and began explaining their concerns. They described Clara as a quiet child who has recently begun throwing temper tantrums, during which she is inconsolable. Her sleep and eating patterns have changed, and she no longer wants to go to preschool.