Child adolescent week 9 comment

Comment on each discussion
1:
Jamie Buck
Disorder
Children face many challenges when attending school. There are many pressures from, new environments, succeeding or failing, and social aspects, just to name a few. Many children have no issues with any of this while others may exhibit disruptive behavior, inattention, attendance issues, uncooperativeness, and avoidance in class from an underlying cause, anxiety (Ehemke, n.d.). Primary school children with anxiety may lack the understanding of what is causing their behaviors and will need the assistance of teachers, school counselors and parents to help them sort out what they are feeling and how to express it in a successful way.
Resource
A resource I would use to help teachers better understand a child with anxiety would be a website called, Child Mind Institute. I would either direct them to the website or print off resources for them, such as the Teachers Guide to Anxiety in the Classroom (Child Mind Institute, (n.d.). https://childmind.org/guide/a-teachers-guide-to-anxiety-in-the-classroom/
Script
Hi Ms. Smith, since it is the beginning of a new school year and most of the children are excited to be here but I am sure some may not be. I wanted to take this time to provide you with a quick resource about anxiety in children (hands her the print out from https://childmind.org/guide/a-teachers-guide-to-anxiety-in-the-classroom/). I think this will be very beneficial as the kids settle down in class and you begin to see some discrepancies among the children. Anxiety can present itself in many different forms, such as, “an upset stomach, disruptive or angry behavior, ADHD, or even a learning disorder” (Ehmke, n.d.). If you feel any of the children in your class are displaying such behavior, please reach out to me and we can work together to help the child become comfortable and successful in your class.
Respond 2:Carrol Martin
Topic
The middle school years are often thought of as a period of transition where students are moving from being a child to young adults. Also, children are looking more and more to their peers to fit in and feel accepted. Consequently, having self-esteem can be challenging, and students may need a way to focus on their personal ability to solve problems and develop a sense of achievement.
Resource
A helpful resource for teachers is to utilize is problem-solving drawing as a creative Art Therapy intervention (Lee, 2017). In the research done by Lee (2017), using imaginative problem-solving drawing is a way to help students learn that they can find more than one solution to any given problem and that questions can have more than one answer.
One example of a problem-solving drawing is to present students with an obstacle that prevents them from crossing a canyon to continue their journey. Then they are asked to respond visually by drawing a solution.
Script
Hello Mrs. Daisy, thank you for meeting with me today. You have really gone above and beyond this year with your students, taking the time to focus on their academic goals and their personal goals. As you are well aware, middle school is a time of transition, and students question their abilities. As you have seen in your student Kelly, solving problems can seem overwhelming, and so I would like to take this time to discuss a wonderful resource you could try with Kelly and the entire class. As you can see, in this picture is an obstacle that prevents a person from crossing a canyon which makes it almost impossible to continue on the journey. At this time you would you can ask the students to respond by drawing a solution. Some examples you may see them draw are building a bridge, using a parasail, asking a friend for help, etc. This exercise aims to show students that problems can be viewed from many different angles and that there are many possibilities to solve a problem. I hope you will find this resource helpful, and please let me know if I can be of any help.
Respond 3:RE: Welcome to Week 9! Sharon Ruffin main post (Reeves Family)
Introduction
Jacob Reeves is a 68 year old man who has been referred to counseling by his son, Lucas. Jacob is in the older adult stage of life. He has lost his wife and he is also now a retired firefighter. Jacob is not particularly in favor of counseling although he is attending because he has been referred by his son. He thinks his grandson is taking things that belong to him and has done this more than once. This is a concern for Lucas, his son, who has referred Jacob to counseling. Jacob has been described by his son as grouchy, and moody however at this stage of older-adulthood he thinks he has a right to be grouchy. According to (Broderick