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

Case Study #3 The Contract with Parrish and Son Issues: 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.

Initial Case 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 has no previous involvement in the juvenile justice system. On January 13, 2016, Daniel appeared in custody before the Honorable Judge Earle C. Mobley after being charged with burglary, grand larceny, grand larceny auto and petit larceny. Daniel's parents were present in the court and he was represented by

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

Start and End date of each service: Valdimir entered care with SAFY on January 13, 2017. Valdimir was discharge on June 5, 2017. 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

Introduction 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.

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.

Victoria is a 14 year old white female and currently resides with her father Scott Barno. She is in the 8th grade. Victoria was referred by LCOCYS for stealing a car and running into a house. Victoria has broken into her mothers' house approx 5 or 6 times. She has also broken into a friends house and stole her friends mothers' car. There are concerns regarding Victoria cutting herself. LCOCYS would like to improve parenting skill increasing the skills/knowledge by providing educational instruction, coaching and modeling. Assist parents with identifying their strengths and develop a routine. Assist Victoria will developing coping skills. Help family/youth reduce feelings of tension and anxiety by developing strategies to identify feelings and

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

Kyle is not getting the attention he wants at home and it is interfering with his transition into middle school, which is difficult for many children. Kyle has started misbehaving in school. He does not like his new school. He believes he does not fit with any of his old or new peers. He has been talking about moving in with his father and brother. Kyle has been more disobedient at home. He was even caught stealing. Charges have been made and he will have to go to court. Worried about his behavior and consequences his grandmother has made an appointment the school’s counselor because she is worried about him. She is unsure about what will happen in court. Moreover, she wants to report to the court that Kyle is doing better. This manuscript will discuss the presenting problems, application of theory and personal values that will impact the execution of

Final Integrative Paper Final Integrative Paper Treatment Plan Name: Charlie Primary Language: English Education: Fourth Grade Level Referred by: Parents of the Client or Patient Description of the Client: The client is an 11-year old fourth grade student by the name Charlie. The client is usually in the association of trouble since joining the first grade thus

Case Summary (13 year old female) Client dines SI. Client was cutting; the last time client cut was eight months ago. Client disclosed engaging in cutting when she was angry. Client becomes upset when parents are fighting with younger brother. Client feels that her brother is treated unfairly and she wants to be able to stand up for him, but is unable to. Client also becomes upset with the injustices at school and in society. Client wants to be able to stand up for and protect the less fortunate. Client has always been an A and B student and is expected to be so by her parents.

The client endures many stressors in her life; sexual abuse, emotional abuse, physical abuse, absent father, teen pregnancy, school suspension, poverty and harassment from peers and community. The client has negative self-image issues but does not self-harm. The client shows signs of internalizing disorders, mostly depression. The client does not prove to be delinquent; she values school and only violates conduct orders when she steals food because she has none at home.