the scenario is...
billy (2.9yrs) has been attending your program 2 days per week for the last 3 months. billy lives with his mother (jenny) and her partner lance, the father of a 2month old mia. the family lives in a rented 2 bedroom unit on the 3rd floor of the block of flats. the flats are on a serious of dwelling situated near a busy road. there are no fenced off play area for the children and there is limited access to public transport. jenny who has been unwell since the birth of mia spends most of her time at home trying to rest. mia has not yet settled into a routine and is difficult to feed. lance is currently unemployed but does work as a labourer when work is available.
billy is an extremely active child who tends to be loud and implusive. her has poor language skills and his speach is difficult to understand. when billy is not able to make himself understood he become physically aggressive. he has poor social skills and does not relate well to other children, who often reder to billy as being 'naughty'
recently you have notived that billy has become sullen and withdrawn. he is easily upset and cannot tolerate other children playing near him. billy is thin and has sallow skin. he often has a runny nose. yesterday you noticed that billy has 3 elongated bruses on his upper back. 2 of them were red/purple in colour and the 3 was a yellowish brown. you asked lance who usually collects billy about the bruises and he becomes annoyed and said that billy was always crashing into theings. he then grabbed billy by the arm and dragged him out the door without saying goodbye.
QUESTIONS!!!!
1. suggest some strategies that could be put into place by the center to reduce the potential for abuse of billy?
2. suggest startegies that could be put in place in the daily program to support billy?
3. suggest how the center could support jenny in her parenting role?
4. should billy be reported as being a child at risk? why/why not?
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