Clinical Assessment Toni St.Thomas PSY 270 8/5/11 Donna Busarow Mr. and Mrs. Lawson brought their 4-year-old adopted daughter, Clara, to see Dr. Mason, a psychiatrist. Clara was polite in greeting Dr. Mason, but did not smile and kept her gaze down as she took a seat. Mr. and Mrs. Lawson sat next to Clara and began explaining their concerns. They described Clara as a quiet child who has recently begun throwing temper tantrums, during which she is inconsolable. Her sleep and eating patterns have changed, and she no longer wants to go to preschool.
Other considerations that I may take into consideration in designing an effective intervention for this family is finding out what triggers her tantrums and Clara’s behavior before and after her tantrums to those individuals who are around her when they take place. In axis I, I would enter that Clara would receive a mood disorder. Axis II, dependant personality disorder because a doctor may feel that Clara has shown symptoms of dependant behavior. The remaining axes would be figured out as they go along based off of what they have received from axis I and II. I do feel that diagnosing Clara would be helpful to her and her family.
What has the preschool teacher said about her behavior? In addition to the clinical interview, what other clinical assessment tools would you consider? Why? Other assessment tools that I would consider would be; standardize, reliability, and validity. All of these tools need to be considered when you are trying to do an assessment, otherwise it won’t work correctly.
Outline and evaluate research in to privation. Privation is when a child never forms attachment. A study of privation includes the case study of Genie and Czech twins. Genie was a young girl who was kept in isolation due to her father’s belief that she was mentally retarded, however as she was discovered at age 13, it was too late to test this. Because Genie never formed attachment, her level of speech was very low and even now, has not recovered as upon discovery she was kept in the care of many different psychologists and then was restored to her original home and kept under the care of her mother.
While this scenario might be true in some cases, it is only a stereotype against teen parents. It is important for other teens and adults to understand different types of teen parents in order to avoid stereotypes and discrimination against teen parents. The teen parent who is no longer seen at school after she has had her baby is known as the drop out parent. A drop out mother loses a lot after leaving school. She loses friends, self-esteem, and most importantly an education.
Some of the children live with their parents or relatives while the others live with foster parents. Some live in group homes. When Josie was asked about question two and three she began to go into detail which is as follows. Josie would look after the foster kids under her care, she would visit their schools and confer with the teachers about their performances and behaviors. A number of the children may be facing issues involving their emotions and behavior since they are victims of ill-treatment.
Should parents medicate a child with ADHD? If so, what type of medication is best? Stimulants, or non-stimulants? What about side effects of the medication? These are just a few things that parents of children must consider, once they are told their child has ADHD.
Assignment 301 Principles of communication in adult social care settings Task A Short answer questions You are a social care worker and a service user, Hannah, tells you that she is unhappy taking her new medication. She thinks she does not need it and so she is throwing it away. You know from her care plan Hannah does need to take her medication requarly and gets confused. Hannah begs you to keep this confidential and not tell anyone especially her daughter, who she sees requarly, as her daughter will be very angry. Bi) How would you explain the term ‘confidentiality’ to Hannah?
In Hanging Fire the speaker repeats the lines “and momma’s in the bedroom with the door closed”, at the end of each stanza (3, 11-12). The repetitions of these lines drive home the point that the speaker does not have much of a relationship with her mother. The speaker seeks to spend time with her mother and have an actual relationship, but the constant closed door serves as the separation between the two of them. The speaker is going through many emotions and tough times for a girl, and while she should have the guidance of her mother to help her, she is left alone to navigate her way through puberty and life. In On the Amtrak from Boston to New York City the speaker faces some ethical concerns while listening to an elderly passenger recite some historical facts about landmarks on a train.
Clinical Assessment Michael Lawson PSY/270 08/23/14 Clinical Assessment Some of the questions I would ask would be about her birth parents and her environment, as well as her living situations. When asking about her birth parents I would ask the current parents if they know anything about her birth parents, is there any knowledge of the biological parent’s mental history? I will ask if they recently made changes that may affect her in any way. I will then ask questions about her environment, does she interact with others if so how does she act when interacting with other kids? What about school how as her behavior been in school with teachers or classmates, has there been any changes in her classroom that the parents my