Case Study #2: Javari Brown
Over the past couple of months, I’ve had the opportunity to do my internship at Camp Connri. Camp Connri is a part of The Salvation Army and is run by Salvation Army officers Jon and Sienna Jackson. Most of the children that attend Camp Connri come from low income families and the children are considered high risk. Prior to attending camp, the children must be seen by a doctor to fill out medical forms and complete an updated physical. Camp Connri sees children from all over Rhode Island and Connecticut. The ages that attend the camp are from 7-12 years of age, and is equally mixed with both males and females.
As the intervention counselor, my job was working with the children from the moment they arrived …show more content…
I would also reevaluate the current meds he is on to make sure that he is not having any adverse reactions. Under the supervision of the professional, I would recommend, parent-child interaction therapy. Due to the estranged relationship, he has with his mother. I feel this type of therapy would prove helpful for him. They could work together through a set of exercises while a therapist coaches his mother through an ear bud. You learn how to pay more attention to your child’s positive behavior, ignore minor misbehaviors, and provide consistent consequences for negative and aggressive behavior, all while remaining calm. I also feel that due to the lack of parenting from his mother that it would be in the best interest of the child if she took some parenting classes to learn how to be a more proactive parent in Javari’s life. This could help her have a better understanding of Javari’s aggression, tantrums, and anxiety. His anxiety could be a reason for his aggression. An anxious child may keep his worries secret, then lash out when the levels of anxiety are high. There are so many possible causes for his aggression, however, the best course of treatment comes from an accurate diagnosis. If his mother will not play a more proactive role, and Javari is just too much for his grandmother, then a residential setting would be recommended. Javari could receive behavioral and, most likely, pharmaceutical treatment in a nonviolent setting. This setting could provide consistency and structure round the clock, seven days a week. The goal for Javari would be to learn self-control so he can come back home with more appropriate behaviors. Lastly, I would recommend maybe finding a church with a great children’s program. Putting a child into a Christian setting with other peers that are there to learn about God would be a great support for
Over the past couple of months, I’ve had the opportunity to do my internship at Camp Connri. Camp Connri is a part of The Salvation Army and is run by Salvation Army officers Jon and Sienna Jackson. Most of the children that attend Camp Connri come from low income families and the children are considered high risk. Prior to attending camp, the children must be seen by a doctor to fill out medical forms and complete an updated physical. Camp Connri sees children from all over Rhode Island and Connecticut. The ages that attend the camp are from 7-12 years of age, and is equally mixed with both males and females.
As the intervention counselor, my job was working with the children from the moment they arrived …show more content…
I would also reevaluate the current meds he is on to make sure that he is not having any adverse reactions. Under the supervision of the professional, I would recommend, parent-child interaction therapy. Due to the estranged relationship, he has with his mother. I feel this type of therapy would prove helpful for him. They could work together through a set of exercises while a therapist coaches his mother through an ear bud. You learn how to pay more attention to your child’s positive behavior, ignore minor misbehaviors, and provide consistent consequences for negative and aggressive behavior, all while remaining calm. I also feel that due to the lack of parenting from his mother that it would be in the best interest of the child if she took some parenting classes to learn how to be a more proactive parent in Javari’s life. This could help her have a better understanding of Javari’s aggression, tantrums, and anxiety. His anxiety could be a reason for his aggression. An anxious child may keep his worries secret, then lash out when the levels of anxiety are high. There are so many possible causes for his aggression, however, the best course of treatment comes from an accurate diagnosis. If his mother will not play a more proactive role, and Javari is just too much for his grandmother, then a residential setting would be recommended. Javari could receive behavioral and, most likely, pharmaceutical treatment in a nonviolent setting. This setting could provide consistency and structure round the clock, seven days a week. The goal for Javari would be to learn self-control so he can come back home with more appropriate behaviors. Lastly, I would recommend maybe finding a church with a great children’s program. Putting a child into a Christian setting with other peers that are there to learn about God would be a great support for