case 5

1. Case analysis
CASE 5
Paulothreatenedtokill herselftwice.Hisharassmentof girlsinthe classincluded
tellingthemthe sexualfantasieshe enjoyedwhile masturbating(andworse).He
fondledhimselfinclass.He foughtandhe stole things.Hisfatherwasin prisonon
drug-dealingcharges.
There wasno helpcomingfromhome forthischild.Andreas(afourthgrader) had a
verystrongdesire torun witha gang and infact had previouslyrundrugsforhisdad.
Accordingto the police,hismomwasknowntoshelterwantedfelonsintheirhome.
In order to solve Paulo’s main problem, he could be assisted by the consoler and
also with a psychologist, because we as teachers can’t do something significant no more
than try to talk about his problem and the reasons why he is doing those thing. We have to
go beyond the problem, because we already know that they are affected by his parents’
situations, so it has to be intervene by specialized people than can offer more help to them
as a family to solve the Paulo’s problem.
And according to the Andrea’s problem, it has to be treated by police, because it
involves legal issues, and as we know her parents are not worried about her, so if she
continue with the problems, she has to be moved to an specific institution where she could
have the attention and the treatment that she need.