Kirstin Blaise Lobato was found guilty of murder with a blunt object and sexual penetration of the anus with a sharp object the into the deceased body, multiple blunt trauma to the torso and head as well as penetrations with a sharp object to the torso. “July 8th, 2001 Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officers responded to a report of a dead body behind a dumpster on west Flamingo Road in Las Vegas NV” (FindLaw). Law enforcement identified the body as Duran Bailey, the victim of the murder. Lobato was a resident of Panaca NV, a city northeast of Las Vegas NV, approximately about a three-hour drive from each other. Lobato claimed that she had a previous encounter with Mr. Bailey in Las Vegas a couple days prior to the investigation conducted…
Annie’s mother asks if it is safe to give Annie children’s aspirin because she has some at home. Her husband takes it as a “blood thinner.”…
Ms. Marsha Geddings contacted the Client Assistance Program pertaining to her meeting with her new counselor on Thursday, September 15, 2016, at 11:00 a.m. I reviewed Ms. Geddings’ case and I would like to obtain some additional information from the Lexington Area Office. The Client stated she has some anxiety about her meeting to develop her IPE. I am getting the impression from the case notes that the Area Office Supervisor has and is continuing to address the Client’s concern by reassigning the case to a different counselor. I only have a concern about Ms. Geddings’ willingness to address her anxiety.…
Lynn had a unrestful night and into the morning of 7/15/15. The morning medication was adminstered at 7:00 pm. Although Lynn had been given her morning medication and had eaten breakfast, she began requesting and demanding her 1:00 pm medication. At approximately 8:00 am, Lynn’s behavior escalated and she began to attack the support staff, DSP Clark and DSP Seay. Lynn pinched, scratched, chased, and threatened harm to both DSP’s. Lynn would demand medication and then have moments of sobbing cries, in which she would beg for an overnight stay at a hospital. A phone call was placed to Mobile Crisis at approximately 8:30 am. While on the call, case manager Angela Mullins completed an assessment of the behavior being exhibted by Lynn. CM A Mullins…
This worker Naisha Lawrence and Case work Supervisor Kim Drayton was able to meet with Ms. Kochan, Christopher, Michael, Stephen and Aiden. The visit occurred at the family’s home located at 19 Schlinder drive Rockaway New Jersey.…
Karen Kulhanek is dedicated to her family and the community. She has served for the past 10 years as a room parent. She was an active school board member for five consecutive years. Karen works as a teacher aid and substitute in local private Catholic schools. Her enthusiasm for children’s education has influenced her decision to seek a college degree in teaching. Empowered with insight and first-hand experience, Karen is properly equipped with understanding the problems endured by school administrators, faculty, parents, and students.…
2. Where does Ellen fit with Shneidman’s taxonomy of people who intentionally end their lives?…
Sarah is a 29-year old female completing her first year of residency at a hospital in Southern California. Sarah was born to parents who immigrated to the United States in the early 1980's. Sarah is a born and raised United States Citizen who was born in extreme poverty. She spent much of her early years sharing a room with her mother and father living in a family friends' house in the outskirts of Los Angeles. Sarah's parents were physically unable to give her the attention she needed because of the two jobs they both worked.…
Norma James is a socially isolated 65 year-old widow. She has limited contact with her two adult sons. Norma has no interest engaging in social interaction. She has a history of Type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypertension. Norma has many physicians and takes various medications. She is unemployed, has limited savings, and depends on Old Age Security benefits for income. She smokes cigarettes daily and has been smoking for about forty years. She likes to indulge in alcohol a few times a year. Norma has no driver’s license and depends on friends, neighbours, or the city bus for transportation. Most of the time, she prefers to be at home alone doing personal hobbies.…
1. Four symptoms of anxiety/panic that Josephine is experiencing are, fear, urination, tremors and trouble concentrating. These symptoms are evident through the way Josephine is behaving at home and at the hospital. These four symptoms are usually found in people who are actually diagnosed with an anxiety disorder and panic attacks, cognate to Josephine.…
Kristi and Catherine have a different view of Ryan. For example, Ryan was messing with David when he said that he would steal David’s umbrella and David believed Ryan. When Catherine found out what Ryan did to David, Catherine didn’t like Ryan anymore. Although, Ryan told Kristi nice things about him. For instance, Ryan told Kristi that he lets people stay at his house when it’s raining outside at the bus stop. Then, Kristi decided that Ryan was a kind person. Catherine didn’t tell Kristi about what happened between Ryan and David so Kristi still thought Ryan was a nice person. In conclusion, Kristi and Catherine have a different view of Ryan.…
Introduction first step to gather as much information as possible about the person and his or her problems and behavior. In this case, Clara a 4-year-old adopted girl is brought by her parents to see Dr. Mason because they have been recently experiencing certain changes in the girl’s behavior. They are concerned, so Mr. and Mrs. Lawson seek help from a professional.…
Quality of life is described as the ability to enjoy life. People define it in their own ways. I personally feel that for me to maintain a high quality of life I need to be able to utilize most of my natural senses. Communication is on the top of my list. I am a verbal personality and I spend a majority of my day talking to people placing emphasis on being able to talk to people and hold an intelligent conversation of substance with my peers and children is vital to me enjoying my life. Touch would be second. I would feel deprived if I wasn’t able to feel and or reciprocate a hug to and from my children, family and friends. Cognition comes next. If I am unaware of my surroundings and or the people around me, then I am not living. I would rather not continue to live than to live and not continue.…
In the case study “Keeping Suzanne Chalmers,” Thomas Chan is the Vice President of the software engineering company Advanced Photonics Inc. Thomas has received a phone call from Suzanne Chalmers, an engineer from Internet Protocol, who has been working with Advanced Photonics Inc. on their fiber optic routers. Suzanne requested to arrange a meeting with Thomas, but left no details behind the reason for the meeting. Thomas, who has witnessed this kind of behavior before, believes that Suzanne intends to leave the company.…
Discuss why Mr. Smith`s previous interventions may not have been successful. Formulate a hypothesis regarding what intervention will result in a specific level and direction of desired change in the target…