Case Study Of Mr's Relationship With My Father

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MR has been with his significant other for seventeen years. They share four children, ages 17, 12, 14, and 7. MR reports having a good relationship with his significant other and children. MR reports they argue at times, but are a loving family. MR’s family argues a lot over his eldest daughter being pregnant. MR does not have a relationship with his father. MR’s relationship with mother is distant. When MR was younger his mother put him in a residential treatment center in Georgia, while she resided in Baltimore. MR reports his mother doesn’t reach out to him unless she needs something, such as money or her car washed. MR lacks a support system for sobriety. There are several people in his household who use and abuse drugs. MR reports having

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