COUN5420 Capella Blooming Park Behavior Plan and Case Conceptualization

Blooming Park: Behavior Plan
Description
After viewing the media piece, Blooming Park: Behavior Plan, choose one of the cases given and explore the case including the information gathered from all sources (student, teachers, parents, cumulative record, support services, community resource). Use the “Blooming Park: Behavior Plan Template” Word document provided. Consider any prior diagnosis or medications. Take into consideration the grade level of the student in providing appropriate developmental accommodations. School counselors do not diagnose but may direct parents in where to go for assistance. Explore any assessments needed for diagnosing to prepare behavior interventions, if needed, for each activity during the day. Take note of arriving and departing school, transitions from class to class, recess, lunch, and special area activities. Share how you will present (phone call, email, parent/teacher conference, meet individually, 504 or IEP meeting) this to the parents and teachers including the use of any referrals for community resources.
Student information for this case:I am concerned about Kiana Williams, a student in my eighth grade history class. Kiana was my student last year as well, and I feel like I know her pretty well. I am concerned that she may be cutting herself and otherwise engaging in self-harming behavior. Another student actually reported this concern to me. I’m afraid this didn’t surprise me because I’ve been noticing marks on Kiana’s arms.
Kiana is a very sweet kid, and an above-average student. I’ve definitely noticed changes in her behavior over the past year. Last year she was very quiet and I had to work hard to get her to participate in class. This year she’s opened up more–which is great–but she also seems to be much more concerned about her appearance and image in ways that aren’t healthy. She used to just wear sweatshirts and stuff like that to school; now, she’s put together all the time. I guess that’s because she’s fallen into what I would describe as the popular crowd. Last year, I encouraged her to try out for the school play, which I directed, and she got a role in the chorus. This was her first experience with theater, and it turned out that she was talented, and I anticipated that she’d have a prominent role in this year’s play. But she told me that she’s not going to try out. I’m also concerned that her grades have been dropping; she got an A in my class last year, and she’s now struggling to get a C. She was on the A/B honor roll last year every semester, and that’s not the case anymore. Her attendance has fallen too.
I haven’t seen all that much of Kiana’s parents. They don’t always come to parent-teacher conferences. Her mother did come to see her in the school play last year–at least to one of the performances– but I don’t think her father did. My guess is that they’re busy and overwhelmed with their kids and all their activities. Kiana’s older sister is a star basketball player at Sylvia Plath High School. She’s in the paper and on TV all the time, and I know a lot of colleges are interested in her. Her older brother is also an athlete–he’s on the football team and he also gets a lot of attention for his athletic success. Kiana’s younger brother is a sixth grader at this school. He’s autistic and has some learning disabilities.
Interview with Kiana Williams
You invite Kiana to your office to speak with you.
So how is eighth grade going, Kiana?
It’s okay. I have a lot of friends.
How has eighth grade been different than seventh grade for you?
I used to be really quiet and I never had a lot of friends before. Then this summer, I started hanging out with Makayla Davis. Now I hang out with her crowd. It’s a lot more fun being popular. I don’t feel invisible anymore.
Are you going to try out for the play this year?
No, I don’t think so. I mean, it was really fun last year and all. I’m actually a pretty good singer and dancer and I didn’t even know it. But it was a lot of work. I mean, my mom was complaining all the time that she needed to give me rides and stuff. She’s already really busy with my older brother and sister because they’re into sports. I was lucky that she went to one of my shows because my brother was in a tournament. My dad couldn’t make it. He went to see my brother instead. So I guess I didn’t want to deal with that this year. I don’t want to listen to my mom complain all the time that she has to give me rides home from theater practice. Plus my new friends aren’t really into theater. I don’t want them making fun of me or anything. A lot of the kids who are into theater are kind of weird. I mean, they’re nice and all. But people make fun of them. I don’t want to be like that.
How did you feel when your dad didn’t come to see you in the play?
I mean, whatever.