Cynnyia back into the care of an employee at Mentoring Youth Children's Home.
Cynnyia back into the care of an employee at Mentoring Youth Children's Home.
Natalie stated until she is sure MSTT is in the home to help and not looking for reason to consider her an unfit parent she is going to have her guard up. Natalie expressed her interactions with CYS have not been positive and she is not sure how to view other services like MSTT. MSTT violated Natalie concerns and informed her she will have the lead while engaged with MSTT services addressing her concerns and dealing with the family issues developing strategies to prevent youth negative…
CM, Ms. Williams (mother), Ray Onyesoh (BHH Health and Wellness Educator) attended meeting with Timothy at Mott Elementary School with Ms. Begonja (teacher), Toni Nicasio (Clinician) and Jasmine (Clinician). Team discussed Timothy's transition to Mott School. School Staff shared that Timothy is respectful to everyone and has been integrated in the reward program and structure of the classroom. Timothy reports to like his new school and Ms. Williams shared that Timothy is excited to attend school in the morning. Ms. Williams shared her concerns about Timothy being triggered by bullying at PJ Hill Elementary. Jasmine shared that she plans to start a therapy group with a focus on bullying. Ms. Begonja talked to Ms. Williams about reading at home…
3.2.1. Behavioral Factors: Progressive Urbanization; changing in life style Caloric Excess – high, change nutrition style by increase fat intake Less Physical Activity, lake of awareness Increased Tobacco Consumption –high prevalence Predominance of Overweight and Obesity Qualitative Poor Diet Stress 3.2.2. Metabolic Factors: Age; high prevalence in people over 30 years old Gender; increase of NCDs among females than males (H.I. GHOSH, 2014), (PMOH, 2014)…
Tracy Freeland is a thirteen year old Caucasian female. She is a seventh grader at a Los Angeles, CA middle school. Tracey has recently begun a pattern of stealing money from individuals, as well merchandise from stores. She has started to experiment with drugs, alcohol, and sexual activities. Over a four month period that these activities took place; Tracy has also started to act out her emotional turmoil with various forms of verbal aggression, as well as self-mutilation. These issues are not known to be patterns of past behavior, but instead recent manifestations associated with her current befriending of classmate Evie Zamora. However, Tracy’s identified past family history is a source of emotional trauma for her. Tracy is the youngest child, with an older brother named Mason. Their parents are divorced and both children currently reside with their mother. The father does have visitation rights, however due to his current job he is not consistently available. He does try to offer financial support but has some difficulty, resulting in stress upon the family especially for Tracy’s mother. The mother, Melanie, is a high school dropout, and recovering from a substance abuse addiction. She does attend substance abuse recovery meetings, which may be the closest Tracy has “experienced” or been around psychotherapy/counseling. Melanie works as a hairdresser from home to try and financially support the family. Melanie also has an on again, off again boyfriend who is a recovering cocaine addict. While his place of residence is usually half-way houses, he also stays in the family home, much to Tracy’s displeasure.…
A. This program serves dependent and delinquent girls ages 12-18 in a staff intensive residential setting. The program provides a safe haven for girls at risk of more restrictive levels of care or for those who may be transitioning from a more secure residential program. Treatment services, the competency-based curriculum and behavioural interventions are designed and implemented around the six domains of adolescent female development.…
References: U.S Department of Health and Human Services. (2010). Child Welfare and Information Gateway. Retrieved from http://www.childwelfare.gov/responding/casemgmt.cfm…
I conducted an in person interview at Deaconess Cross Pointe, 7200 East Indiana Street; Evansville, Indiana 47715. I interviewed Natalie Goffinett, who has achieved her Master’s Degree in Social Work, and counsel’s children and families at that facility. When setting the appointment to interview Ms. Goffinett, I offered her the option to conduct the interview either in person or over the telephone. Ms. Goffinett and I agreed that an in person interview would be best if I wanted to have the opportunity to tour the facilities, as well as develop a sense for inpatient and outpatient environments. Deaconess Cross Pointe is a state licensed facility offering a full range of mental health services and psychiatric care which can meet the emotional and behavioral health care need of children, teen, adults, and their families. This facility meets, and exceeds my career goals and objectives; I would definitely consider working with this agency, as well as recommending others in need of the services that this facility provides.…
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.…
Carmella B 'Hahn. (2001) Reclaiming Children and Youth [Bloomington] Vol.10, No. 1 (Spring) [accessed 02 January 2012].…
At the time of this article, Dr. Brenda B. Benda, author of this article, was a Professor in the School of Social Work at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Current bibliography information could not be located.…
Children and teen-agers in the care of the Department of Children’s Services are struggling to cope with and deal with the traumatic and confusing events that brought them into care. Their lives have become chaotic and they may feel alone and depressed; often the most stable person in their lives is their caseworker. “Traumatic experiences and an increased susceptibility for further wounds from unstable environments created in foster care continue to increase the vulnerability of this already fragile population” (Jones Harden, 2004, p.30). Caring for children and youth in foster or substitute care can be truly complicated and demanding. When a child is in custody the state is to assume full responsibility for a child‘s well-being and permanency.…
State of Georgia is highly affected by troubled teens that have problems related to abuse, drugs,…
BTG is a 12 week prevention/intervention program to teach positive life skills to at risk youth ages 12-17. This program is at no cost to the family, and for many of the foster youth who attend; this is an assurance that they can participate. BTG aims to provide the teenagers with skills and community resources as well as the necessary tools for positive and successful decision-making. BTG features group activities and discussions, peer guidance, and guest speakers. Areas addressed include anger management, substance abuse, education, and employment. BTG has served over thousands of at risk adolescents and it has been a successful intervention. The director at BTG reported that…
I have always been fascinated with human behavior. Somehow I instinctively knew that our behaviors are affected by many environmental factors. Thus, as a child, I found myself always attempting to psychoanalyze the behaviors of my friends, family, and television characters. In 2005, I enrolled in LeMoyne Owen College. Since LeMoyne does not offer a major in psychology, I elected sociology as my major. Although I loved studying the theories associated with Sociology; I wanted to pursue my studies in Psychology. As a result, I transferred to the University of Memphis in 2007. I hold a B.A. in Psychology and look forward to earning a Master Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. I feel strongly that this is the path that God has put in place for me to take. I look forward to advancing my knowledge in psychology concepts such as brain function, cognition, attention, personality, behavior and many other methods, and researches tools that will better enable me to understand individuals and groups and assist them with their problems in order to help them become productive members of society. I worked for the Regional Intervention Program (RIP) as a classroom coordinator. The Regional Intervention Program has been serving families with young children since 1969. RIP is an internationally recognized parent implemented program in which parents learn to work directly with their own children. Experienced RIP parents provide training and support to newly enrolled families. The program is available to families in which there are concerns regarding a young child's behavior, and is coordinated by a professional resource staff person. This position provided me with an extraordinary view of maladies of childhood behaviors. Regional Intervention Program used the methods of Applied Behavioral Analysis; through this program I have witnessed countless behavioral problems change. Being able to work with children who have behavioral problems and seeing a…
child protective services. In J. Myers, C. Hendrix, L. Berliner, C. Jenny, J. Briere, & T. Reid…