As the semester continues to roll on, the bulk of my work has been in the Day Program there at T.A.S. Last week did not produce much in the way of new activities.
Monday I was at the agency working with the kids in the day program. I co-led group with both the boys and the girls. As we continue to dialog with the kids in group time, I am continually amazed with the lack of respect they have for themselves. I am begining to wonder if the lack of respect comes from being desensitized within not only the community they live in, but also society as a whole. It seems as if the discussions about violence and shootings does not seems to bother them. They see people shot in their neighborhoods and see shooting on t.v., movies, and video games, and I wondering if they have continued to see this behavior as acceptable.
Tuesday I stopped in to see the kid that I have been working with within my case management. I did a questionnaire with him which helps to better understand what kind of treatment plan will work for him. This is a child who has been in services with one of the Therapist, so it was a good tool to reevaluate where he is at, what what may help him continue to improve his behavior.
Wed. i was at the agency again. I led goup discussion with only the boys. It did not go so well. They were more interested in talking about what was going on in the neighborhood than the topic at hand for the group. It is kind of hard for the kids to focus on because they are in group 4 days a week. After time, i think they just decide they don't need to discuss things that indepth any more.
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