Blanca Fransisco-Hernandez: Case Study

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Blanca Fransisco-Hernandez is a fourteen-year-old Hispanic female who attended the assessment with her mother and sisters. Blanca was referred by AVID initially, where she previously participated in outpatient therapy, as they are currently close. Blanca was referred to these services following reports of sexual abuse by her older brother, who is now 15 and no longer living in the home. Blanca has been receiving outpatient therapy services with CAN, LLC since 12/2014 and has been compliant with attending sessions.
Mother reports that Blanca has always been a "good girl." Blanca reports that her brother would do "nasty stuff" with her and her sister while her mother was not home. She noted that this occurred for about two months about a year

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