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Youth continues to struggle severely with anger control. Recently the youth has become physically aggressive with others when he is upset.
(CANS-Anger Control; Possibly DTO
(FAST-Mental Health; High Risk Behavior)
The father denies any drug use but tested positive for cocaine and marijuana when tested.
Substance Use
The mother just received her 30-day eviction notice from her landlord.
Residential Stability
FAST: Financial resources
In a CFTM with the child present the aunt said that Stanley was a child of the devil.
Emotional Abuse
John and the family have supports through people from local church.
Natural Supports
The paternal uncle who has guardianship of his nephew recently had a stroke and is now bedridden.
Medical/Physical
Harlan does not have a job and currently lives on a fixed income. He has difficulty managing his household expenses.
FAST: Financial resources
CANS: Organization
Lawrence attends 10th grade at a local high school and states that he hates school. He reports currently failing nearly all of his classes.
CANS: School Achievement
FAST: School
The Psychological said that the 16-year-old boy functioned on a 10-year-old level.
Developmental
The father has a lengthy history of criminal charges but isn’t consistently involved in the youth’s life. There is a current warrant out for his arrest for drug related charges.
Criminal Activity
A child reported to the guidance counselor that their black eye was from their father, who was disciplining them for bad grades.
Physical Abuse; Caregiver Discipline; Knowledge; Safety
Lawrence admits to smoking “weed” about once each week for the past 18 months.
Substance Use
The mother and child argue on a daily basis and the neighbors have called the police due to their fighting.
CANS: Family Functioning; Safety
FAST: Family Conflict, Safety, Relationship with Primary Caregiver
Tara’s grandmother passed away eleven months ago. Tara still refuses to speak her grandmother’s name, look at a photograph of her grandmother, or look through her grandmother’s personal belongings.
FAST: Traumatic Grief
CANS: Disruptions in caregiving/attachment losses; Traumatic Grief
The mother withholds video games from her son when he acts out but will allow him to play if he escalates to physical aggression.
Caregiver Discipline; Knowledge
Mr. Moore did not reveal to the counselor that he suffers from depression and is currently not taking his antidepressant medication. He also used to drink excessively, but stopped drinking when Virginia was born.
Mental Health
Virginia ran away from home a week ago and was picked up by the police after her parents had reported her as missing.
Runaway
Nikohl says that she refuses to go to school and continues to refuse even now that she is in foster care because she is afraid of being bullied and made fun of by the other students. She stated that she has bad dreams even by just thinking about being there.
CANS: Anxiety; School Attendance
FAST: Mental Health; School
After Carl’s parents divorced last year he started hanging with some delinquent friends. He’s now driving drunk, taking drugs, and was recently arrested for assaulting a peer at the local bowling alley.
FAST: High Risk Behavior; Substance use; possible mental health
CANS: Decision making; Other self harm; Substance Use; Delinquent Behavior
Deonte is currently diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder due to his hyperactivity and is prescribed Ritalin.
FAST: Mental Health
CANS: Impulsivity/Hyperactivity