Case Study Reco
Objective Information:
Reco remains placed in the foster home of Ms. W. with his brother Yeshua. Ms. W. related that although Reco continues to have episodic difficulties with regulating his emotions and managing his apparent low tolerance for frustration, she has seen improvement over the past year, both in his behavior and his ability to modify his behavior. Ms. W. also reports that Reco continues to have bad weeks on occasion, but she feels that his coping skills have improved markedly over the six months with the resources available to her now. There have been and continue to be minor irregular incidents involving his behavior, but Ms. W. explained she makes sure that each of these are addressed immediately with Reco after they occur. …show more content…
W. remarked that Reco is very pleasant, funny and possesses a comical sense of humor. She explained that she has observed Reco’s caring manner and behavior with his siblings to be like that of a gentle big brother. She emphasized that he regularly demonstrates courtesy in her presence, opening doors for her and assisting with removing groceries from the car to the house without being asked to. Ms. W. also stated that Reco can also become upset when he is not told of changes that might affect him. Ms. W. related that Reco is not usually aggressive, but that he has begun to defend himself, when physically provoked or bullied by his brother. Ms. W. related that Reco is less defiant with her when given instructions compared to the past. Ms. W. stated that she continues to takes Reco and his younger brother to church every Sunday to participate in organized activities with other boys and girls of similar age. DHHS social worker, Lori Weinstein, has reported that the children continue to thrive and are well taken care of in their placement with Ms. …show more content…
In Mathematics-Compacted 4/5, Reco received “I” scores demonstrating that he is in progress toward meeting the grade-level standard. In Learning Skills, Reco earned a code of demonstrating for the topic of collaboration, and a code of progressing in task completion. Finally, in the areas of Rules and Procedures and Synthesis, he earned a code of demonstrating.
Ms. Giles noted that Reco’s strengths lie in the creative ideas he brings to all of the subjects he studies. She stated he can easily think “outside the box”, and has observed that Reco is an auditory learner. She noted that he participates in class consistently, always raising his hand and attempting to participate in class discussions. Reco is currently reading at a level of “Q” which is not bad, but Ms. Giles would prefer to see him reading at an “R” levels going forward to the 2nd
Reco remains placed in the foster home of Ms. W. with his brother Yeshua. Ms. W. related that although Reco continues to have episodic difficulties with regulating his emotions and managing his apparent low tolerance for frustration, she has seen improvement over the past year, both in his behavior and his ability to modify his behavior. Ms. W. also reports that Reco continues to have bad weeks on occasion, but she feels that his coping skills have improved markedly over the six months with the resources available to her now. There have been and continue to be minor irregular incidents involving his behavior, but Ms. W. explained she makes sure that each of these are addressed immediately with Reco after they occur. …show more content…
W. remarked that Reco is very pleasant, funny and possesses a comical sense of humor. She explained that she has observed Reco’s caring manner and behavior with his siblings to be like that of a gentle big brother. She emphasized that he regularly demonstrates courtesy in her presence, opening doors for her and assisting with removing groceries from the car to the house without being asked to. Ms. W. also stated that Reco can also become upset when he is not told of changes that might affect him. Ms. W. related that Reco is not usually aggressive, but that he has begun to defend himself, when physically provoked or bullied by his brother. Ms. W. related that Reco is less defiant with her when given instructions compared to the past. Ms. W. stated that she continues to takes Reco and his younger brother to church every Sunday to participate in organized activities with other boys and girls of similar age. DHHS social worker, Lori Weinstein, has reported that the children continue to thrive and are well taken care of in their placement with Ms. …show more content…
In Mathematics-Compacted 4/5, Reco received “I” scores demonstrating that he is in progress toward meeting the grade-level standard. In Learning Skills, Reco earned a code of demonstrating for the topic of collaboration, and a code of progressing in task completion. Finally, in the areas of Rules and Procedures and Synthesis, he earned a code of demonstrating.
Ms. Giles noted that Reco’s strengths lie in the creative ideas he brings to all of the subjects he studies. She stated he can easily think “outside the box”, and has observed that Reco is an auditory learner. She noted that he participates in class consistently, always raising his hand and attempting to participate in class discussions. Reco is currently reading at a level of “Q” which is not bad, but Ms. Giles would prefer to see him reading at an “R” levels going forward to the 2nd