POWERPOINT and 1 PAGE handout This assignment is the final step in working with the case you have chosen. The goal of this assignment is for you to take what you have learned from working with an individual and apply this knowledge to advocate for a broader group within the community or society, addressing a larger issue.Case 1: Joseph, an 8-year-old first grader recently placed in foster care after an emergency removal from his home.Situation: Several schools in the area have asked Children’s Services to provide an informational training for school staff about children placed in foster care and the schools about what to look for and how to support kids who are in this transition. You will be presenting in front of educators, school administrators, and school counselors at a school-sponsored training session. This is an opportunity to advocate for inter-agency partnerships.InstructionsThe assignment is to develop and present your course of action for your client in the context of a broader group of stakeholders. In addition to assuming responsibility for recommending a course of action for your client, you are also advocating that the community consider addressing a larger issue.You received information on your client in the form of case notes, case files, database records, and phone conversations, and you actively analyzed, synthesized, and evaluated the information to better understand the nature of the client and his situation. By now, you must know how to use technology and tools effectively for gathering, storing, and deriving decisions from such data.You created a case conceptualization. You also participated in collaborative conversations in which you sought, listened to, and integrated the opinions of other professionals. You synthesized what you learned into a course of action and recommendations for your client.Now, make a presentation for your peers that communicates the course of action for this client to the stakeholders who are in a position to assist the client in taking the next step. Present the course of action in a way that will capture the interest of the stakeholder group and possibly for others in similar situations. The challenge is to present your case in a way that clarifies the possibility of a new policy or approach to benefit a larger group of people, including other clients, additional stakeholders, and the community or society.RequirementsWritten communication: Regardless of the option you select below, submit a PowerPoint presentation, along with a one-page handout that you would provide to members of your audience.Length: Your presentation should be captured in Microsoft PowerPoint, for a presentation lasting 10–15 minutes.Slide Standards: Each slide should use words sparingly, offering headline-type summaries of key points. Details of what will be presented may be included in the notes for each slide.It does give a min of how many slides are required. So, I will say 12-15 is good enough. Also a one page hand-out ( double spaced and 12 font times new roman). I will attached the paper that was written so you can have some ideas.
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Running Head: CASE STUDY: JOSEPH LANSING
Case Study: Joseph Lansing
April Allen
Capella University
2/24/2019
Case Study: Joseph Lansing
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Summary
This is a case study of Joseph Lansing, a victim of child abuse and neglect. He is eight years old,
but at this tender age he has been abused physically and neglected. The abuse and neglect that Lansing
faced resulted in anti-social behavior. According to the case study, Lansing and his sister had a hard time
living with their abusive mother. Dark bruises were spotted on his arms and wrists forcing his removal
from their home. He was placed in foster care with Ed and Susan Smith. Lansing’s mother was sentenced
to a six-month jail. After serving her term she is supposed to be put in another facility for substance abuse
rehabilitation.
The antisocial behavior displayed by Lansing here is not something especially for a victim of child
abuse and neglect. According to Kerig, & Becker, (2015) maltreated children are likely to show violent
and criminal behavior. Based on the case, Lansing is becoming violent and shows signs of his readiness
to commit a crime. He has threatened his peers that he will take a gun to school perhaps to shoot his
schoolmates so that he could also be arrested. Unfortunately, this led to his suspension from school.
Child abuse and negligence has far reaching psychological problems that make children to be extremely
emotional and very violent. It becomes everyone’s problem from home to school. The school as a social
community would find ways to understand the victim and try to help. Suspending Joseph would not
change his emotional behavior but something more helpful would help a lot.
Nevertheless, Lansing attends Samuels Elementary School, where his performance is
exponentially improving since he was put in foster care. However, this is after he repeated first grade.
This is to imply that abuse and neglect he was subjected to had already affected his academic
performance. Repeating first grade enabled him to revive his decelerating performance. His school
attendance had also improved, where he only absented from school twice. However, his separation from
his mother is still taking a toll on him and according to Child Protective Services Lansing and his sister
who was placed under the care of family relatives was ill-advised.
In-depth Analysis
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From the collaborative meeting, one of the major observations was social isolation. Despite
becoming a good and laidback student, Lansing isolated himself. A student is supposed to interact with
others, but this was not the case. Lansing must have been stressed or depressed. In addition, his silence
portended depression. Matthews et al, (2016) researched the correlation between social isolation and
loneliness and observed that their separateness and both are linked to depression. It was further
explained that lonely people are usually depressed, partly due to the same genes influencing depression
and loneliness. From this finding, it is plausible to conclude that Lansing was depressed. However, his
silence and demeanor at a great level convinced his peers that he is fine and reformed. His schoolmates
obviously could not understand that his silence was gnawing at his inner side. Social isolation or
loneliness, in this case, was due to the depression Lansing was already in. He must have been in pensive
mood overthinking what he could do to reunite with his mother. Essentially, from the collaborative
meeting, the major point extracted is that Lansing was already depressed.
The entire reason for Lansing depression is linked to his separation from his mother. As pointed
out in the case that it was a wrong decision to place Lansing in the foster care, insinuates that he was not
comfortable there. Considering that he was eight years old, his connection with his mother was very
strong regardless of the abuse and neglect. The case reports that when Lansing was questioned why he
wanted to carry a gun to school his response was simple, “I want to be closer to my mother.” This means
that if Joseph’s mother was around him, he would not be depressed or be plotting to be violent. A parent
plays an important role in child development and considering that the family is the first agent of
socialization, his behavior seems to be justified. Already he was aware that his mother was arrested and
believes that the school was responsible for that.
Lansing developed a behavior problem due to depression. From the collaborative meeting, it was
made clear that Lansing wanted to be himself and never wanted to engage in any activity with other
students. This is because he considers himself valueless and finds it difficult to associate with peers and
other people. Children are affected by the way they are treated. They try to find matching situations to
theirs. Joseph due to abuse and negligence, he grew up knowing that he is a bad person who doesn’t
deserve to be with others. Lacking parental love and care was devastating and made him think that if his
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mum hates him, then no one can ever love him. Joseph would feel guilty and uncomfortable spending
time with “good” children when he is a “bad” one according to what the mother taught him theiugh
victimization. He did not join his classmates for games, because his mind was elsewhere. Kerig, &
Becker, (2015) states abused and neglected children are most likely to be depressed and have behavior
problems. Borrowing from this finding, it is logical to state that the school failed to provide counseling
assistance that would have helped avoid bad behavior. Therefore, failure to prevent behavior
deterioration in Lansing’s depressed state justifies his newly acquired antisocial and criminal behavior.
Noticeably, the school had an opportunity to correct unwanted behavior and guide Lansing according.
But, instead his teachers neglected him and in response he isolated himself from others. This isolation
pushed him into depression, hence forcing him to resort to threats to get a reason that would incriminate
him.
Nevertheless, the other point that was offered in the collaborative meeting that I did not consider
much is that Joseph was seeking attention. In Dr. Manning findings Lansing simply lacked attention and if
he got it, he would have obviously been free from depression. Another point that the collaborative
meeting offers is that the school administration was ill-advised to suspend Lansing. This is a child and it
was easy to correct him rather than rejecting him through a suspension. Besides, I was able to integrate
this information by using research findings to buttress my argument. Also, I think I need to gather
information on how Lansing can be counseled and the likely outcome of such counseling. To achieve this,
I would consider administering personality tests. I will also use behavioral change technology through
apps like Look in My Eyes: Steam Train, Learn with Rufus: Emotions to see how they can harness
positive behavior in Lansing (Applied Behavior AnalysisEdu.org, 2019).
Course Action
The first issue that extracted from the collaborative meeting or case study is social isolation. It
was unhealthy to allow a young person of Lansing age to stay away from others. It was the failure of his
teachers to not care about the consequences that such kind of isolation could lead to psychological
effects. According to Lubben, (2017) social isolation is a potent killer but can be addressed by paying
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attention. Although the author’s research focused on older people, where he reports that social isolation is
a growing epidemic affecting more than 8 million old Americans his solution to the problem can be used.
The author notes that once adequate attention is paid to a person who is vulnerable or in a problem like
Lansing, they are likely to integrate with others. Teachers, administration of Samuels Elementary School
and other students need to embrace Lansing. They need to understand his problem, pay him attention
and show him, genuine love. Scaring and intimidating such a abused and neglected cultivates his
violence behavior and may lead to devastating actions. To help deal with Joseph, teachers need to
engage him in games that can keep him busy like simulation games while introducing him to playing with
other students. Through spending good times with Joseph, it would aid in understanding. Showing love
would reduce the rejection effects that had been build up in the victim’s mind. To reach such a stage, the
abuse, negligence and rejection was growing to irreversible stages and it would cause death if not
handled early.
Depression is another issue that was observed in the case study. There normally low self-esteem
with victimized children. They tend to consider themselves useless. They opt to spend their time alone
and away from the peers. This kills their positive thinking and leads to unhealthy relationships with
friends. To address this problem, Dr. Manning should recommend anti-depressants and counseling.
Counseling will help allay stress and enable Lansing to believe in himself. By believing in himself and
accepting the situation, Lansing will behave positively. Counseling is key in the treatment of depression
and it helps solve several psychological problems. In principle, behavior problem is a psychological
problem, which can be corrected through counseling. Counseling coupled with attention and love Lansing
is likely to change his behavior positively. During counseling, it will be the role of the physician to strength
Lansing emotionally so that he can accept his situation of living without his mother. Ideally, counseling,
attention, and administering anti-depressants have a likelihood of solving this problem.
Recommendations
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I recommend that Lansing takes a personality test. A personality test is critically important in this
case. Beus, Dhanani, & McCord, (2015) noted that personality tests help in understanding safety-related
behavior. Equally, it will be the mandate of the counselor that will be handling Lansing to administer a
personality test to arrive at the best approach to help him. Personality test also informs about a person’s
emotional intelligence. The scores that Lansing’s score will inform the counselor the best approach to
take to correct the negative behaviors for Lansing to function and related properly with others. However,
based on the age of Lansing, he will not be able to take the personality test independently. He should be
guided properly and questions should be simplified for easy understanding.
Another recommendation is that the school should build trust and love among students. To do
this, teachers should praise Lansing in the presence of other students objectively to create a situation
where he can be embraced. Creating high self esteem can reduce stress and make Joseph think positive
about himself. Psychological problems can be handled by giving victims attention and accepting them.
Other students may have fears that Lansing can hurt them, but if teachers pay him attention and
encourage other students to embrace him, he will feel that the school is safer. While building trust and
urging other students to care for each other including Lansing, teachers should monitor his behavior to
identify any misconduct. Further, it is recommended that the school uses behavioral change technology to
correct Lansing’s behavior and make him a more responsible person. This technology will assist in
assessing Lansing’s behavior, interpret it and inform the right behavioral modification therapy. In a firm
conviction, paying attention to Lansing, creating a safe environment and modifying his behavior
appropriately will reform him into a good person. Teachers should take the role of a parent in
understanding, guiding, controlling and taking necessary actions to help such children. For example;
congratulatory messages like “clever boy, best friend, always smart, so kind” and rewards would motivate
him and change his behavior to a good child.
Conclusion
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In conclusion, at Lansing’s age it was wrong for the school to suspend him. This is a child and
possibly his threat to carry a gun to school was just an emotional outburst. The administrator of Samuels
Elementary School had an obligation to help Lansing rather than exposing him to unnecessary
suspension. A school does not just exist for the sake of exam excellence, but it is there to model
behavior. That is why it was ill-advised to suspend Lansing. In addition, Lansing needs proper counseling,
love and care for him to accept that and to live a life without his mother.
References
Applied Behavior AnalysisEdu.org.(2019).What is Behavioral Change Technology?. Retrieved from:
https://www.appliedbehavioranalysisedu.org/what-is-behavioral-change-technology/
Beus, J. M., Dhanani, L. Y., & McCord, M. A. (2015). A meta-analysis of personality and workplace safety:
Addressing unanswered questions. Journal of Applied Psychology, 100(2), 481.
Kerig, P. K., & Becker, S. P. (2015). 12 Early Abuse and Neglect as Risk Factors for the Development of
Criminal and Antisocial Behavior. In The development of criminal and antisocial behavior (pp.
181-199). Springer, Cham.
Lubben, J. (2017). Addressing social isolation as a potent killer!. Public Policy & Aging Report, 27(4), 136138.
Matthews, T., Danese, A., Wertz, J., Odgers, C. L., Ambler, A., Moffitt, T. E., & Arseneault, L. (2016).
CASE STUDY: JOSEPH LANSING
Social isolation, loneliness and depression in young adulthood: a behavioural genetic
analysis. Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology, 51(3), 339-348.
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CASE FILE
Joseph Lansing
Samuals Elementary School
EVALUATION TEAM REPORT
Student’s Name:
Joseph Lansing
Grade: 2nd
Age
8
Date of Report: 2/20/12
Evaluator: Dr. Abby Jones-Martin, School Psychologist
Areas of Assessment:
Background
Medical History
Achievement
Cognitive Functioning
Motor
Vision and Hearing
Background
Joseph is currently attending 2nd grade at Samuels Elementary School. He was referred for an evaluation at
the request of the elementary intervention assistance team. Concerns were indicated in the following areas:
Attention and concentration
Change in motivation and effort
Recently become more withdrawn
Recently become more hostile toward peers and teachers
Joseph was recently removed from this home where he resided with his mother and younger sister until he
was placed in foster care following a period of significant neglect and possible physical abuse. A recent report
filed by the school initiated an investigation of the boy’s living situation. The school was legally obligated to call
when a teacher reported seeing dark bruises on Joseph’s arms and wrists. He was placed in foster care with
Ed and Susan Smith, and has been living there for the past two months. This has been his only placement
since his removal.
At the time of this assessment, Joseph’s younger sister was placed in the care of a family member. However,
Child Protective Services determined that this was not a good placement for both children. His mother is
currently in jail serving a jail sentence for six months and then will have to complete a year of court-mandated
substance abuse treatment at a treatment facility in another part of the state. Joseph has not spoken to his
mother since his removal from the home. He is aware of where his sister is located but has not had contact
with her in the past two months.
Academic Progress
At the time of this assessment, Joseph had been attending Samuels Elementary School, where he’d been
since kindergarten. A review of his school records show that he repeating the first grade due to too many days
of school missed. Teacher reports indicated that Joseph made great progress by repeating a year and was
able to make gains in the areas he was deficient during the year he repeated. A review of this records shows
that during his repeated first grade year he only had two absences.
A review of Joseph’s records indicated proficient scores on statewide 2nd-grade academic proficiency in most
areas. Results of this assessment indicate adequately developed skills in the areas of reading, math and
writing. His performance almost placed Joseph in the advanced-proficient range in both writing and citizenship.
His performance was as follows.
Writing
Reading
Mathematics
Citizenship
Science
Established
Proficiency
Standard
5
217
217
216
215
Established
Advanced
Standard
7
250
250
250
250
Joseph’s
Level
6
233
241
248
208
Below
Proficiency
Standard
Meets
Proficiency
Standard
X
X
X
X
Advanced
Proficiency
Standard
X
A review of Joseph’s records did not indicate any significant attendance concerns. It should be noted that at
the time of this assessment, Joseph was serving two days of a five-day suspension for threatening to bring a
gun to school. His suspension was instituted to remove Joseph from school pending the results of this
assessment and a school intervention team behavior determination meeting.
Attendance Report J. Lansing
Excused
Unexcused
Suspension
Expelled
TOTAL
Total
2
1
1 (5 days)
0
110 days in school
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