Child Interview Assignment

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The person I interviewed is a thirty eight year old mother of two young children. As I previously stated in unit 2 discussion 2, this family is originally from the Caribbean. Mom reported that she was separated from her young children for 10 years; a 13 year old male and 11 year old female. Mom lived in Coney Island, New York in a two bedrooms apartment in one of the projects and dangerous neighborhood for couple years, but recently moved to a better neighborhood in Pennsylvania hoping to give her children a fresh start. Both children have severe behavior issues and are in need of a lot of support, which includes mental health services, but the father wants to be kept out of the children’s care as he fears people will stigmatize his children …show more content…

Mom described her life as being miserable, lonely, unworthy, and chaotic. Although she understands why her husband refuses to get involved, she hopes he would put all of that aside to focus on the children’s needs. Both children have been noncompliant with treatment and have eloped from home and school 5 times last month. The thirteen year old has been hospitalized twice due to aggressions, self-injurious behavior and suicidal thoughts. The hospital recently recommended residential placement because of safety risks. Mom blames herself because of how far things have gotten. She spent years denying her children were in trouble because she was afraid of what people would think and say if they knew about her children’s diagnosis. She made several attempts to talk to her parents about the children’s mental health issues, but they were very dismissive. Her parents described the children’s as being disrespectful, unmannered, spoiled, therefore suggested they discipline the children more instead of making excuses for them. Mom stressed that mental health does not exist where she is from because children know to respect themselves and their parents to avoid corporal punishment. Mom has been complying with getting services for the children, but her marriage is in trouble. While I did not have a solution to her troubled relationship, I suggested she keeps her children in treatment and to seek treatment for herself so she can better her children’s

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