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Case study of Alicia and Montford.

Alicia and Montford.

As the mental health service coordinator for both Alicia and Montford, I have investigated there bad grades and can attribute the low grades to their living conditions. It is important to bring to light the exact conditions that the two siblings stay in, first, they live in a homeless compound and their parents are generally people who have given up hope and also given up responsibility of their 6 &7 year old son and daughter. Parents are expected to supervise their young ones daily activities including their education to ensure that they are brought up upright and also have good morals. In the homeless institution, Alicia’s and Montford’s parents are not obliged to take care of their young ones since basic facilities such as food, shelter and care is provided by the state through the homeless institution.

Neglect of the children by their parents has resulted has resulted in their drop in school grades. A homeless institution is also not a good environment to bring up young children since they share the same environment with social wrecks such as drunks and drug addicts. This people communicate mostly in foul language based on their environment. The two children have adapted this foul language which can be explained by their swearing and foul language between the parents and other next of kin and relatives.

Before creating a problem solving strategy it is important to identify the problems to ensure that the correct resolutions are identified. The current and past living conditions of Alicia and Montford which have negatively affected their character and social skills. The parents have neglected them and have no major input in their education or social interactions. Lack of a permanent home has also resulted in the children’s behavior and bad performance in school. This neglect has resulted in the children’s studies dipping due to lack of parental supervision. The homeless institution is also not a good environment to bring up 6 & 7 year old children due to the characters found in such institutions are generally bad mannered and can only influence children negatively. The parents have also shown a disregard to the welfare of their children neglecting their education and social life, they are therefore one of the main causes of the children’s non performance in education and even socially. Getting them to a children’s home where the parents can visit them will help the kids get away from bad influences since their parents are irresponsible and one of the causes of the neglect.

To solve the problem, the children should e sent to special schools where they will be given special attention to help them improve their social skills and education. Special institutions provide such young children with basic needs thus ensuring they do not waste their energy in thinking about food or shelter. They also provide constant supervision thus can help supervise their bad behavior. This gives them ample time to concentrate on their studies. The officials are also trained to handle such institutions and can change a child’s behavior in a short period. The special home also has teachers who will cater for Alicia’s and Montford’s education ensuring that they are at par educationally with children of their own age.

The goals for the new intervention will measure if the children’s bad behavior and delinquent behaviors reduces due to their supervision at the special school. The other measurable aspect is if Alicia’s and Montford’s school grades improve due them being changed to their new environment.