ble reason the child\u2019s or adolescent\u2019s problem exists and why. Finally, explain one e<\/a>vidence-based intervention you might use to address the child\/adolescent in this case study and how it will be used. Be specific and support your response using the week\u2019s resources and your research.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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These are the Cases below choose one<\/p>\n
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Child and Adolescent Counseling Cases:<\/p>\n
Mood Disorders and Self-Harm<\/p>\n
Case 1 <\/strong><\/p>\nSalena is a 16-year-old Native American girl who is a sophomore at a local high school. Her mother, who accompanied her to the initial session, referred her for counseling. During the first session, you spent about 25 minutes with Salena and her mother and then about 25 minutes with Salena alone. While you are interviewing Salena along with her mother, you observe that they appear to have a reasonably good relationship. Her mother is worried about her and primarily attributes Salena\u2019s symptoms to the fact they recently moved from the Indian reservation to a more urban area. She believes Salena is having trouble adjusting to the new school and neighborhood. The move was prompted by the fact that Salena\u2019s mother is in a new romantic relationship; Salena and her mother moved in with the mother\u2019s boyfriend. Salena\u2019s father has not been involved in her life since she was about 6 years old. Salena\u2019s mother reports that Salena is often irritable and difficult at home. This irritability has increased substantially in the past 3 months. Salena basically agrees with her mother on this point. They also both agree that Salena is engaging in fewer recreational activities and reporting little enjoyment from the activities in which she participates. During the interview, Salena\u2019s mother describes one of her major concerns: \u201cSalena keeps talking about not really caring if she\u2019s alive or not anymore.\u201d Salena interrupts at this point and says, \u201cMom, you\u2019re making way too much of that. It\u2019s not that big a deal.\u201d But her mother goes on and says, \u201cWhat about the other day when you said, \u2018Maybe if I get hit by a truck I won\u2019t have to take that algebra test\u2019? What am I supposed to do when you say things like that?\u201d Salena responded that she was just expressing her feelings about her upcoming algebra test. Based on your time with Salena and her mother and with Salena alone, you discover she has unintentionally lost 14 pounds and reports little appetite. She also recently quit her part-time job. Her grades have been going down (from low As to low Bs and high Cs) and her attendance has been poor recently; otherwise, she has a relatively positive behavioral record at school. Salena also reports to you that she is having difficulty concentrating and that school is \u201cboring and stupid.\u201d Also, Salena denies using alcohol\/drugs, and this seems to be valid information as it is consistent with what her mother reports. Finally, there is no evidence that Salena is suffering from any medical disorders. She has no history of any mental disorders and no trauma history.<\/p>\n
\u00a0Case 2 <\/strong><\/p>\nMonte is a 9-year-old white male who has been referred to you by a local school. In the referral, Monte was described as exhibiting several behaviors that are very difficult to manage in the classroom. Specifically, he quickly becomes verbally aggressive toward teachers, regularly accuses them of picking on him, and he verbally insults most of the other students in his classroom. The school counselor who has worked with Monte reports that Monte comes from a very chaotic family. He has two older sisters who are often left to care for him. He complains about his sisters being mean, but other than significant parental absence, there is no evidence of abuse in the family. The school counselor further notes that she believes Monte has a tremendously low self-esteem. She says that when other students are not around, he is clingy with teachers and seems to solicit their approval. She reports that Monte was doing better in early elementary school, but over the past 2 years, his behavior has generally declined. She further reports that he has difficulty concentrating and that he states things like, \u201cSchool is stupid. I always get bad teachers. Things will never get better for me.\u201d In the past year, Monte has displayed a pattern of overeating, and there is some concern about him developing a weight problem. He also complains of frequent headaches, and his attendance at school is poor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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