Jason Yellowbird Case Study Essay

The family composition consists of 13 year old Jason Yellowbird, his mother, Carol Yellowstone and father, Stone Yellowstone. Carol and Stone were married when Carol got pregnant with Jason at the age of 17 years old, but they divorced when Jason was only 4 years old. As a result, Jason has had only intermittent contact with his father. Later, Carol remarried and eventually her new husband adopted Jason to make Carol happy. After trying, the paternal connection was not there. At the age of 8 years old, Jason was referred to child protective services due to abuse and neglect that had gone on in his life while his mother and father were married. A decision was made by The Child Welfare Placement Assement and Review Committee (PARC) to place Jason in a treatment foster care at W.H. Halton Center for emotionally disturbed children for 6

Focusing on solutions and not the problem(s), focusing on Jason alone, rather than in his context. Talking about his future, as in where Jason wants to get to, talking about the past, and his successes wherein he has been able to cope. Building on success strategies to help Jason focus on what he is doing well, rather than what’s going badly. 2. Focusing on family strengths, building strengths, increasing skills, and combining resources for the multiple adults in Jason’s life. Although the achievement for both Jason and his family goals are the results of interest, it is the development by which professionals assist this family, such as one that permits, family members to continue gathering skills and capabilities that is the foundation of concentrating on family strengths. Through the process of helping family members prioritize and identify needs, establish practical goals, developing suitable plans for the family, and giving them opportunities for positive family results and goal achievement are maximized. (Sheridan, Warnes, Cowan,Schemm, and Clarke,