Taliana's Interpersonal Skills

Although Twyla and Roberta both struggled with mother issues, they develop different reactions yet similar solutions to their troubles. During her stay at the youth shelter,

Beginning with the complexities of Ida’s family–including her nuclear family with the addition of her aunt Clara–and her social life and later relationships, the eldest-most narrator recalled her perspective of the significant events of the early-to-mid chapter of her lifetime and the outcomes of her relationships within. Almost directly after being introduced to Ida’s point of view, it is revealed that her aunt and best friend, Clara had, through the duration of her sister’s–Ida’s mother–illness, been impregnated with the child of her brother-in-law–Ida’s father. The impending child was to be Rayona’s mother, Christine. Subsequent to the news of

Connie’s parents, who choose to isolate themselves from their daughter, tremendously impact Connie's development. Throughout Connie’s journey she is often isolated. A large part of this is due to Connie's relationship with her mother. Whenever Connie

“I know my mom and dad love each other but their marriage is not healthy and has not been for a long time.” “They don’t even sleep in the same room”. (personal communication, 08/03/2013). Selyna states she feels like her mother is depressed, but would never admit to it. Selyna and her sister Stephanie are very close to their mother. Selyna’s brother Sergio is gay which has caused the greatest conflict with his father and has resulted in a poor relationship with conflict and discord. Selyna states “When my brother came out it was the most stress I have ever seen my family endure it was very hard for all of us. I have never stopped loving my brother and was able to look past it, but my father never has and I don’t think he ever will” (personal communication, 08/03/2013). Selyna describes her relationship with her brother Sergio and her sister Stephanie as close and has depicted on the genogram as extremely close or fused.

In the story, she does her best to help a girl named Tig who lives in the Barbican. Talia dedicates her time to find out who she was, find her a home, and help her during a deadly illness. Jackie, the manager of a children’s shelter says, “There’s not enough of us, There’s not enough money. Can you talk to your father about this?” (Blair 63). Talia responds with, “Of course. He’ll want to help. Will they be adopted?” (Blair 63). The children's shelter is full of needy children and there is not a big enough budget to have the proper requirements to help all the children. Talia goes out of her way to help the children’s shelter by handing out toys and by asking her father who has a great influence on important people to increase the

Pt has a hx of conflict within the family structure. Per report from mother they recently been evicted from their home to living with a friend and her 2 children. Pt states she does not trust her mother because she calls her “retarded and crazy”. Pt reports having low self esteem. Per report from mother, pt father is not participative with the pt.

The first evidence behind this is thrown to the reader immediately. Taylor and her mother, Alice, had the type of bond which is rare to find in this day and age. Being a single mother, Alice raised Taylor to not

Her parents contribute to her not speaking by not interacting with her and asking how she feels ever since high school began. For instance, they do not talk to each other face to face but with notes as Melinda explains, “We communicate with notes on the kitchen counter. I write when I need school supplies or a ride to the mall. They write what time they’ll be home from work and if I should thaw anything.” (Anderson 14). This portrays that the family is very distant with one another and they do not want to face seeing each other. This also is proof that they are a dysfunctional family who are separated into their own worlds. Specifically, to show that Melinda and her family are distant, she says, “I give thanks at Thanksgiving because my mother finally goes to work and my father orders pizza.” (Anderson 57). Melinda is happy that she is not close to her family and prefers being alone. Her mother cares more about her work than spending the holiday with her family. This causes issues with Melinda’s inability to speak due to her not feeling wanted by her own mother. However, even though Melinda would rather have her and her parents go separate ways, she claims, “I bet they’d be divorced by now if I hadn’t been born. I’m sure I was a huge disappointment.” (Anderson 70). Deep down inside, Melinda knows that having her family together is important even though she does not show it physically and emotionally.

Response: MHS expresses the goals are suitable for the youth in care. Taliana asks questions about the interventions and returning home to biological father and step mother. Taliana and MHS provide additional information about Taliana’s behavior patterns. MHS ensure Taliana ask all her questions before MHP explain the length of the IPOC. Taliana express comprehension of each section of the IPOC. MHS check her calendar for the next visit.

Intervention: MHP and MHS debrief an incident of Taliana expressing not wanting to return to the biological family. MHP encourages MHS to set time out daily with Taliana to review Taliana’s daily functions. MHP listens to MHS concerns.

Intervention: MHP and MHS establish a rapport with Maranda. MHP review Maranda’s goals and interventions from the Individual Plan of Care. MHP. Maranda and MHS discuss adoption and feelings about accepting the process. MHP encourages Maranda to have an open mind about being adoption.

Family constellation and attachment. Inna is an only child who is cared for by her married mother and father. Inna’s parents own an insurance and financial company in Highwood, Illinois. Jane and John inherited the business from Jane’s parents. There was no information in Inna’s files that describe Jane and John’s relationship. However, there is information from Inna’s current academic advisor that Jane is very involved in all aspects of Inna’s life and left her job for periods of time to devote extra attention to Inna’s learning and social needs. Inna relies heavily on her mother for emotional support during times of distress. Inna states that she calls her mom whenever she is feeling upset or frustrated. Residential staff report that Inna and her mother can have intense arguments over the phone that are difficult to deescalate. There is no mention of Inna’s

Focus: Miasia will utilize effective coping and communication skills needed to cope with her impending TPR and transition to adoption.

Two years ago sibling B reached out to sibling A about a pending separation from her husband. The major concerns were expressed via phone and text. The result of these dialogues expressed a concern

With this family I firstly had to develop an understanding of the support the mother required for change to take place. It was necessary for P to understand what type of support she required for me to support her to independence.