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Substance Abuse Case Summary

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The father doesn’t believe in medicine anymore. She indicated that he will not take the medicine even if he needs it. He believes that the child should not be on medication. The mother reported that there has been times that he has not given the asthma medication. The mother stated that the father does give Gabriella the maintenance medicine that she needs.

Ms. Segal reports that Gabriella says that her father does give her the medication. However, he would not give Tamiflu last year, child was vomiting. The mother stated that he has called her when the child has had a 104 degree temperature and she has had to tell the father to take the child to the doctor. Mental health for the child was discussed with Ms. Segal. The mother reported that she has looked into counselors in Nassau County. She indicated that she saw someone who has a yoga program. Ms. Segal stated that she thought it might be a group of kids and would be nice for the child. Ms. Segal stated that the group is consist of 8-10 year olds children dealing with stress and anxiety. Ms. Segal reported that she spoke to the father about the program prior to enrolling the child. He said it was good for her. She doesn’t know if he spoke to the yoga director. She gave him the name and address of the clinician. …show more content…

However, she wanted a group program to help the child manage stress and anxiety. The mother reported that she and the father have discussed the child’s stress and anxiety over the years.

Regarding educational-decision making, the mother reported that the child attended KinderCare at 10 months old. The child attended the program for six hours a day, five days a week. She continued there through pre-K. In the subsequent years she attended from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The mother reported that there were no socialization or peer issues were raised. She indicated that there were no learning issues for the

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