Instructions
Review the following scenario based upon the Barnes Family, and then complete your first CTE. You may find it helpful to also review the Barnes Family Timeline to gather the appropriate information about the family. Answer all of the requests noted in the scenario, and be sure to discuss the brain, learning, and behavior in your CTE.
CTE Scenario
You are a social worker in a mental health treatment center for adolescents. Your client is Samantha Barnes, a Caucasian 16-year-old female who was sexually abused by her biological family members for several years in early childhood. She was adopted at age 5 by a racially diverse family, whereupon the adoptive mother died approximately two years later from an illness. Your job is to talk to her adoptive father to provide insight into and guidance on how to help his daughter manage impulsive behaviors and poor academic performance. He is especially concerned about his daughter’s ability to succeed in school, her reckless impulsive behavior, and her future. (The adoptive father is well-educated, but he does not understand how childhood sexual abuse and stress from grief can affect the brain, and subsequently learning and behavior.)
Please use the in brief early childhood mental health as your source.
