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Sophia has been removed from her family and placed into foster care for the second time in the last 2 years due to her mother’s ongoing substance abuse. Sophia has missed many days of school and often comes to school dirty and wearing clothes from the day before. Sophia’s mother does not think she has a problem and blames the system for once again taking her daughter.…
R/s Tiffaney (mom) and DeAndre (mom’s paramour) smoke marijuana in the presence of Ty’Marion (9), Glenn, Jr (8), and Zy’Onah (6). R/s DeAndre has a lot of company at the house. R/s DeAndre has a lot firearms and there is concern due to him having PTSD, split personality, and a violent criminal background. R/s three weeks ago, bruises were observed on Jr. R/s the children imitates how to roll marijuana and they talk about drugs. R/s there is a concern for the children’s healthy due to Tiffaney and DeAndre’s alleged health issues. R/s Tiffany walks around with an IV in her arm and DeAndre is always throwing up. R/s when Tiffaney and Deandre lived at their old address they had bed begs.…
Sophia has been removed from her family and placed into foster care for the second time in the last 2 years due to her mother’s ongoing substance abuse. Sophia has missed many days of school and often comes to school dirty and wearing clothes from the day before. Sophia’s mother does not think she has a problem and blames the system for once again taking her daughter.…
The article “How Instability Affects Kids” talks about aspects of instability in households and the negative effect it has on children's mental and physical health and behavior. This coincides with one of the main themes of the novel, Hillbilly Elegy, being that an abusive, unstable home environment can cause hardships in not only one's childhood but also their adulthood. J.D Vance, the author, describes throughout the story of the several house he lived in, each with the newest boyfriend of his mother, who fell under the cycle of drugs, alcohol and abuse. Vance explains the reasoning behind his mother's unstable lifestyle, stating that, “Whatever might be said about my mom’s parents’ roles in my life, their constant fighting and alcoholism…
Some people have children too young in life they suffer the consequences. It’s not just them that suffer it there children as well. As in Japer Jones Jasper is abused by His father. Because his mother died and Jasper’s father wasn’t ready to be a Dad. Japer’s father is also alcoholic when he gets drunk he beats and abuses Jasper, so Jasper left. In the result of this Japer is called quote “A thief, a liar and a thug.” By people of Corrigan. Jasper had to depend on himself because of his father couldn’t cope with his responsibilities as a parent. He had to grow up as quickly as he could to survive. Jasper didn’t have money so he had to still the basics of life. Child abused also happens when Laura’s dad bashes and rapes her. Laura tells her Mum and her mum denies it. I think it’s because she is also scared of her Husband.…
Client is an eight year old, Caucasian female. The client’s mother, age 31, works out of the home. She in not married or in a relationship at this time. Client’s mother is the sole provider for client and her bother, age 10. Client’s mother stated that, “their dad left when she was just a baby and they have had no contact with him since”. Client’s mother stated that client’s dad would drink beer on a regular basis during the time in which they were married. Client’s mother voiced that she and client’s father would argue in front of the children before he left, but they were never violent. Client’s mother voiced that she does not drink alcohol or take drugs and never has. Client’s mother stated that she has never been in jail or in trouble with the law. The current legal status of client’s father is unknown at this time, as he now lives “out of state”. Client’s mother has never remarried and has not brought any boyfriends around the children. Client’s mother stated that client interacts well with her brother, but “they start out playing nice then they get rough and someone starts to cry”.…
In this book Pete Earley a father with a son who becomes mentally ill at age 22, documents his journey with his son through the hospitals, courts, and jail in an effort to show the world what it is like to have a family member with a mental illness. He researches and interviews those in the system and uncovers the truth about what happens to mentally ill in jail and in the outside world. He reveals the tragic mistreatment and hand-tying policies of the government and hospitals that prevent the mentally ill from getting the help and treatment they really need. His past as a journalist makes him creditable and helps him uncover information no ordinary family member would be able to have access too. Through his heart…
Introduction first step to gather as much information as possible about the person and his or her problems and behavior. In this case, Clara a 4-year-old adopted girl is brought by her parents to see Dr. Mason because they have been recently experiencing certain changes in the girl’s behavior. They are concerned, so Mr. and Mrs. Lawson seek help from a professional.…
The essay will be about the Novel Throwaway Daughter a fiction that is about a girl named Grace on a journey of finding her identity. The main story is about a young girl Grace Parker, who was abandoned in front of the orphanage by her mother and was adopted by a Canadian family. She is haunted by the fact why she was unwanted by her parents and she denied her heritage until she witness the death of protesters in Tiananmen square. As she continues to mature and grow she becomes more curious about her mother of what happened to her,thus her journey begins in china on a quest of finding the answers and herself.Grace (Dong-mei’s) journey allows her to fully embrace her heritage, finally giving her an identity through her childhood, adolescence,…
The father, due to his alcoholism, was late for family events, embarrassed himself in front of others, and was harmful to himself when intoxicated. These problems manifest in to bigger problems that the wife and the daughter both had to tolerate.…
Demographic data is gathered to give providers information on a client’s age, address and reason for seeking services. This data can identify environmental factors that can impact a child’s development. In this section of the developmental history form, the provider can learn that Quaushia is from an area of the city that is considered more volatile and violent than other areas. Many youth in these types of areas witness acts of violence on a frequent basis. The neighborhood can become an unsafe place where a child develops a sense of fear rather than a sense of community. Dr. Bruce Perry explains that “persisting fear and the neurophysiological adaptations to this fear can alter the development of a child’s brain, resulting in changes in physiological, emotional, behavioral, cognitive an social functioning” (Perry, 2001). The fact that Quaushia has been recommended for services because she is exhibiting physically aggressive behaviors may be a result of where she is living.…
The young person this case study is about is a young boy named Tom; he is one years old and is currently in foster care due to his grandparents having concerns about his mother’s ability to care for him.…
After Gilbert’s father committed suicide his mother went into a deep depression and could not cope with the day to day activities in her family. It was during this time that Gilbert became the head of the household and the primary caregiver not only to his younger siblings but to his mother as well. In dysfunctional families with deficient parents, the children are often robbed of their childhood and learn to ignore their own needs and feelings (Forward, 1989). A complete shift in roles took place because his mother was mentally not capable of giving her children the needed protection, support, or care. According to Minuchin, (1974), the role reversal develops when families are unable to maintain hierarchical generational boundaries in which the parents’ guide and nurture their children and the children seek comfort and advice from their parents.…
When a parent becomes incarcerated inside a prison whether, the offenders are not the only ones affected. The impact of incarcerating a guardian affects the family on the outside. The children and the remaining guardian, if any, face severe consequences. Studies have shown that children whose parent(s) is incarcerated leads to many psychological, emotional and social disturbances. Imprisonment, incarceration for any length of time, is a life-interrupting event that damages society. Prison rates are raising therefore more and more families being subjected to the effects on incarceration. More and more correctional institutions are accepting family pleas for more family visitation programs.…
Many social issues occur with a child of an incarcerated father as they grow older. It is common knowledge that if a parent or any caregiver disappears from a child’s life, that child’s attachment to that person will diminish. It is hard to establish a child’s trust and takes time, so if a parent disappears that the child has depended on, it can affect the future of the child. He/she may grow up thinking they cannot get too close to someone, fearing they’ll lose that person. A lot of behavioral problems can also occur in a child. This may happen at home, in school, or in the streets. “Absence of the father is associated more with ‘acting out’ behavior (such as hostility, use of drugs or alcohol, running away, school truancy, discipline problems, aggressive acts and involvement in delinquent activities (Rosenburg 2009).”…