Real Life Scenarios

The following things would cause concern about a child or young persons development. If the concern was ignored or the problem was left untreated things could get worse and a delay in help or any treatment needed could mean the outcome isn’t as good as if the treatment was started earlier.

It is essential that anyone working with children can identify if a child is having problems and might need extra support, this can be achieved through careful observation in the classroom and playground. If, a teaching assistant or adult in school, were to have any concerns about a particular child they should initially go to the class teacher and share their thoughts but it is important that they maintain as much confidentiality as possible and would need to find an appropriate time to discuss this. This should then be brought up with the pupil’s parents in a sensitive way and at an appropriate time, e.g. parent’s evening.

A child may start school who is already involved with a social worker due to external factors affecting the child’s development. The school may also contact a social worker if they become concerned about a child and their home environment. Social workers can provide advice to the school about the child’s background in order for the school to understand what support should be given.

If a crisis worker hoped that the client would gain insight from some earlier childhood experience to help solve the

Guns are used for self defence and most people freak out when they see a person with a gun strapped at their belt and they want to be as far away from them as possible. But little do they know, that person could be your hero and save you if some tried to kill you. And they are handy if someone is trying to break into your house. “This gun is liberty; hold for certain that the day when you no more have it, you will be returned to slavery.” (Toussaint Louverture). Guns are a liberty and they really are ment for self protection and you shouls be able to protect your home and the family around you. If you witness a close friend or a family member being held at gun point or even being injured, what would you do, sit there and wait it out or would you try to save that person? “It seems strange that bears, so fond of all sorts of flesh, running the risks of guns and fires and poison, should never attack

Child C is a seven year old boy. It is important at this stage of my intervention to be aware of the issues regarding the ways in which our society treats people at such a young age. It is difficult for a child’s voice to be heard; therefore it is essential that I listen and advocate on his behalf if necessary.

CCIB LPA Perryman-French received a call from a parent who was trying out this day care. She brought her one year old child to the program and then snuck around the corner to watch how the child adjusted. (Her child hung on to the gate for a few minutes and then wandered into the classroom. Caller then watch a Ms. Veronica grab a toy (or something) out of a little boy's hand (under two years old) and say "Give me that." Her grab was forceful enough and her tone loud enough that caller immediately reacted. Caller walked away for maybe a half hour, then could not handle the bad feeling she had. She returned and found her child had red swollen eyes and snot on the face, was clearly upset, but the teacher did not comforting, instead, just told

For instance, it is vital to treat the affected individual as a whole person. One should also take the history of an individual into consideration and the necessary coping mechanisms (Withers, 2017). It is also important for one to accept individual differences that may exist within patients. For example, when dealing with an individual affected by substance abuse, trauma-informed care should be the one that acknowledges that people may use substances such as alcohol, or drugs as one way of surviving trauma. This is because without thinking from this perspective, medical practitioners will not be able to assist the involved individual. Another example is when dealing with victims of rape. Some of the victims of rape may not show emotions as a way of coping with the trauma involved (Withers, 2017). Therefore, when dealing with that case, it is important to consider what the individual might have gone

Imagine yourself walking in a mall. Seconds later you hear sounds of an assault weapon being fired close by from behind and hearing shattered glasses. Everybody running and screaming for their lives going to the exit and a lot of bodies falling to ground from getting shot. No security officers standing but just gunned down and helpless. Now the shooters reached you. What would you do now?

Imagine yourself walking through the park with a friend when a man approaches you and starts demanding your belongings. He is wearing a mask and in his gloved hand is a gun. You can see three men who appear to be with him in the distance. The man starts to raise his gun as you remember your licensed concealed carry gun is strapped to your hip. Do you pull your weapon and stop this random act of violence?

* Having to deal with challenging behaviours is an extremely stressful experience even for people who have received training in ways to deal with such situation so for a family member who has not received training this can be an extremely difficult situation as they are unaware of why an

Discuss any medical and psychiatric treatment concerns that you might have for this client(s). How would you address these

The beginning step is to identify the problem. There are two sides to every story and during the initial step it is the educator’s job to facilitate the dialog between the children. Each child should have their turn to speak and give their side of the story. Chances are the two stories will be very different because each of them is coming to the situation from

Felicia is a 22 year old college student that has been referred to your agency for counseling. She is a well-dressed, Caucasian woman, who is majoring in pre-med at Illinois State University which is about 2 hours away from her hose. In your first session, Felicia begins crying stating she “can’t take this pressure and stress anymore” and explains about the domestic violence in her family. She explains that her father is mentally and physically abusive, but more mentally abusive. With more questioning, Felicia explains that her parents have always fought and yelled at each other, but it has become worse since her dad lost his well-paid job and recently started working at a rough, but well-paid job to support his family. She believes that her

Explain how you would ensure that effective communication is maintained when discussing these issues with the child’s parent, the assigned teacher and other external professionals.