The Importance Of A Working Relationship With Administrators And Peers At His School

The intervention that was implemented was the invitation for the father to participate in the therapeutic sessions with his son and ex-wife. I explained the client’s recent behavior and the subsequent admittance to my agency. I clarified that the client’s behavior worsens after their divorce which is evidenced by the increased disciplinary infractions he received at school. The client also became more combatant and argumentative with his mother and siblings as reported by them. I proposed the idea of meeting for a family therapy session to uncover the cognitive reasons behind the

Presenting Problem: Dejon has a diagnosis of ADHD- CT, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder, and R/o Learning Disorder. He has presented with being verbally and physically aggressive towards his siblings and mother, and he requires constant adult supervision. He is impulsive and he lacks the skills needed to be trusted in the community. De’jon’s poor judgment leads him to be put in situations where he is either harming others or setting himself up to be injured. He was involved in a shooting of a 7 year old child in the head with bb gun in Marcy 2016. He intentionally obtained the bb gun. He also threatened bodily harm to school staff and was involved with shoving a teacher this past school year. He has poor coping skills and he becomes explosive and dangerous to others when he is in frustrating situations.

Furthermore, stays at a friends house while his mother works from 1:00am to 5:00am. Per documentation the patient presents with mannerism of throwing his head back, laughing at inappropriate times, and throws his hands over eyes to talk. The patient presented with these behaviors during the time of assessment. According to collateral the patient reports to "Ms. Mitchell, principal at Tabernacle Elementary School, that he was going to kill himself and others." Collateral reports that patient cut himself with a broken razor from a pencil sharpener. Further, the patient reports that he is useless and that no one likes him nor does he have anyone to play video games with. The patient expresses these thoughts during the assessment. According to collateral the patient has multiple incidents with his behavior since 2013. As noted, "Some of these behaviors including pulling string out around neck from sweatshirt, smashing milk in cafeteria, kicking others students, swinging a waffle bat at another student, inappropriate language and hitting a student on the bus." The mother expresses that the patient does not see a need to go to school and wishes to stay home.

Daniel self-reported sometimes obeying his parents. He is usually subject to appropriate consequences for bad behavior and usually receives appropriate rewards for good behavior. Mr. and Mrs. Solomon reported practicing good supervision. His parents clearly disapprove of his behavior. Daniel reported his home features some conflict that is distressing. This conflict includes the family yelling at each other.

I am currently doing my field practicum at an agency named Quality Care and Advocacy Group (QCAG). QCAG is a therapeutic clinic that provides an assortment of mental health services to clients that need their psychological needs met. Some of the of the services provided at the agency are in-home counseling, behavior aid, family therapy, individual counseling, life skills, and crisis intervention. Our clients’ ages range from children to adults. Many have acute emotional and psychological disorders that they are struggling to overcome in their life. My caseload typically consists of children, elementary to middle school age. My client is an eight-year-old African American male. My client currently resides with his mother and step-father. He has a younger sister that is one-year-old and his mother is presently pregnant with another girl. The client’s natural father was murdered several months ago. The mother reported that the client feels some anxiety over his father’s death and frequently states that he misses him. The client has a strained relationship with his step-father and habitually opposes his rules. The client has been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and oppositional defiant disorder (ODD). This causes him to misbehave at home and school. The client repeatedly engages in altercations with other students and even staff. The client will attack students and staff with pencils by attempted to stab them. The mother has been called to the

Presenting concerns/condition: Valdimir placement was at risk for disruption before placement change. Valdimir had several reports of display of verbal and physical aggression. Valdimir refused to comply with rules of the home and community. Valdimir struggle with peer and adult interactions daily. Valdimir had several school reports of inappropriate behaviors and interactions with peers. Valdimir refused to communicate his needs.

The following is a case study of a client by the name of Lydia Sanchez. Lydia has been truant 20 times within the past 3 months. Lydia teacher Ms. Ellis sent a referral to the main office because Lydia came in her classroom smelling like alcohol, and marijuana. Ms. Ellis also noted in the referral that Lydia pushed her when she tried to look inside of her backpack. The principal found cigarettes, and a white water bottle filled with alcohol inside Lydia’s backpack. Ms. Ellis noted in the referral that Lydia has not handed in any assignments this year yet. Ms. Ellis told me that Lydia was a straight a student last year, and that she does not know what has gotten into her. Lydia’s mother Stephanie also called into the school stating that her daughter Lydia needs help, and that she has been dating a 21 year old man for the past 6 months. Stephanie does not know what to do with Lydia anymore, and she is worried that she might drop out of high school.

Client was referred to New Behavioral Network for Therapeutic Support for Families. Client was referred for services to address his history of aggression, which include tantrums, crying, throwing himself to the ground and hitting his sister. The client aggressive behaviors could extend for periods of 15 minutes to several hours when upset on a daily basis.

David is a 17 year old Chinese-American and the only son of Cheng and Li-Hua Wang. He is currently in his sophomore year at a public high school and currently has a 3.98 GPA. In addition to his high academic standings David has a starting position on the junior varsity basketball team and is expected to move up to the varsity level before the end of the season. Aside from one minor traffic citation, David has no criminal record or disciplinary problems in or out of school. His parents, Cheng and Li-Hua, both emigrated from Taiwan and became naturalized citizens shortly before the birth of David. Neither Cheng nor Li-Hua has a college degree but both have been successful in working in the service industry. Cheng currently is a manager of a small Asian market located in their neighborhood and Li-Hua is a teacher’s aide for a small preschool.

The issues in this case study involve Bob Parrish, an seventh-grade student with defiant behavior as a background; Rebecca Philips, a special education teacher with six years of experience; and Mr. Parrish, Bob’s dad. Besides Bob’s defiant behavior, he has moved schools multiple time due to his mother trying to escape Mr. Parrish and has a history of being placed in a self-contained classroom to receive academic instructions. Bob lives with his grandparents and his dad in an unstructured environment. Mr. Parrish is very inpatient and tries to correct Bob’s behavior through acts of violence.

Intervention: MHS reintroduced herself to the client as him counselor. MHS facilitated a family session in the home. MHS explained her role, the purpose of the program, and allowed the client to speak freely about things he wants help with. MHS allowed the client discuss some of his behavioral issues. The client reports that he fights a lot with his siblings. The client shared why he fights with his sibling, the client said they take his things and they are not nice to him. The client and his sibling began to yell and blame each other for all the fighting in the home. MHS asked the mother to shared with the MHS some concerns she has with the client behavior.

This paper covers a client scenario for a human development class at Tarleton State University. The paper will cover the ethical and legal considerations in the client scenario and the student will develop a case conceptualization utilizing theories of human development. An appropriate counseling treatment plan with related interventions is also covered with a diagnosis as well. This paper will examine the human behavior that includes addictive behavior, exceptional behavior, psychopathology, and situational and environmental factors that affect both normal and abnormal behavior.

Through the biopsychosocial assessment, the client revealed information regarding his living situation in Canoga Park. Client’s living arrangement, he is living in a low income apartment complex in the city of Canoga Park. He lives with his three younger siblings, mother and uncle from mother’s side. It is a two bedroom apartment client has to share a room with his three other siblings, his uncle sleeps in the family living room while his parents have their own room. They are placed in a gang infested area where two rival gangs are combating each other. Furthermore, there is consistent police presence because of the problems with the gang members. The area is mainly Hispanic with no diversity. The median income of the individuals that live

History of the Problem: The problem facing the client traces back in the first grade when Charlie was seven years old. The school authority was always in collision with the client in relation to petty thefts, fights, and truancy. These were

Landon has a high risk of becoming a delinquent. He has shown an aggressive behavior and lack of respect to authority. At age 6 he has already stolen a candy bar and has already hit his mother with a 4 foot long stick which caused bruising on his mother. His aggressive behavior and impulsivity may lead to consequences in the future. Considering that Landon lives in a low-income community that has high rates of gang violence Landon could go through that negative path if his behavior is not control on time. Landon’s father has been arrested for domestic violence with Landon’s step-mom which could be the cause of Landon’s aggressive behavior because his dad might be his role model. Landon could be rehabilitated. A solution to Landon’s behavior is to send him to therapy and have him continue his therapy till the age of 17. Also, let Landon spend more time with his dad because he needs father figure more involve in his life.