Identifying And Assisting Students At Risk

Discuss about the Identifying and Assisting Students at Risk.

Sally is high school student of Belleview State High School. Sally is the 14-year-old student. She has been always a sincere and intelligent student. She lives with her younger brother and father. Her mother has divorce in a recent year. As a result, she has depressed. Her physical and mental presence at classroom is not appropriate in recent days. The class teacher and other school officials are really concerned about her health and they wanted to have met with her father. Unfortunately, teachers have not met with her father yet because her father has the pressure of work with busy schedule. The teachers are worried that Sally is having family or financial problem so she is not performing good enough in the classroom. In recent days, Sally had left her group of friends without a single reason. Nowadays she is not making communication with her friends or teacher which is totally different and shocking scenario to the school authority. Sally is not completing homework and assignment which is surprising to her subject teachers. When teacher asked her to tell the reason for not completing assignments given deadline than she quickly replies ‘What’s the big deal?' This is not important anyway.

At present, she has caught by teacher with her teary eyes. Meanwhile, whenever the teacher asked her to tell the issue she refused to say about the issue.

Teachers are worried that she will lose her grade in the upcoming examination so as they decided to meet with her parents. On the other hand, teachers did not know about her parent's divorce. She still loves her mother. Meanwhile, her mother is planning to shift in another city along with her new boyfriend. Maybe this issue is costing her mental and emotional strength. Her behaviour has totally changed with her family issue which is impacting her classroom performance.

The school authority went to child and youth mental health centre to love this issue. The case manager forms child and youth mental health centre did interview with Sally's father Mr. Parker. The case manager asked everything to MR. Parker. Her father told in an interview that Sally has totally changed she is fighting with me and her younger brother. Unfortunately, her father told the case manager that her mother is responsible for the depression. He told to a case manager that she had left the family since 3 years and recently she had left the town with her boyfriend. Her father explained that he always worked hard to take care of his family but it is not working. Sally always loved her mother and she is emotionally sensitive. Her mother could have saved her from depression he told to case manager. After the phone conversation, the case manager invited her father to meet and he accepted. English teacher Mr. Long interviewed Sally and he found that she is having financial and family issue after hearing her words. Sally told to English teacher that she does not have enough food and groceries at home meanwhile her father is really working hard.

Theoretical model

Mr. Lockrose is the math teacher who took interview of Sally. Costigan et al. (2013) opined that the impending review and medical check up program help the school to improve the mental and physical fitness of students effectively.

He found that she had emotionally hurt as a result she had failed to perform up to her level in mathematics subject. Mr. Noble is guidance officer who found after the interview that Sally has emotionally stressed because of her parent's separation. He mentioned that her father is also not caring her properly because she is wearing jumpers during summer.

Sally has been affected by the family's current status. Her parents have been separated 3 years ago it has hampered her mental and emotional presence in the classroom and home. She has kept the distance with her close friends in recent days. Meanwhile, she is hanging out with the group of new friends which do pot smoking during weekends.

Her subject teacher including maths and English teacher firstly noticed her in class. They found that she has become irresponsible and casual in the classroom. They also found that she is always crying while sitting in the classroom. As a consequence, they told the school authority about this critical issue. After sometimes school authority tried to communicate with her father MR Parker but he failed to respond. School authority tried to personally interview her about her issue. They found she does not have enough food to eat in the house. They were shocked and concerned about her financial and emotional stress.

Carey, Tai & Stiles, (2013) opined that it is the primary duty of parents to take care of their children's. Any kind of neglected can harm the physical and mental strength of the children. In this case, father is also responsible along with her ex-wife. Mr Parker could have saved her from her current critical mental issue. He was busy with his work and hadn't noticed her daughter carefully, as a result, her emotional and mental strength collapsed in social and educational life. Meanwhile, Sally's teacher identified her mental and emotional issue and they tried to inform about her father. Unfortunately, Mr. Parker did not receive the call on time so as her health became poor.

In this case, her mother is the main reason for Sally's depression. She never communicates with her children. Meanwhile, children always loved their mother more than the father. Her behaviour has totally changed because of her mother's unethical attitude towards her family.

Assessment

Stephenson, Karanges & McGregor (2013) mentioned that the manager from Child And Youth Mental Health Centre can help the school authority and family to solve the mental illness and emotional issues. This department helps the school authority and father to improve the mental fitness of against Sally. Proper caring and guardianship is the key way to protect the children from physical and mental diseases. More specifically, it is the responsibility of the school authority to identify the reasons reason for student's failure or poor grade in school. In this case school authority successfully identified the threatening issues with her student Sally.

Medical checkups program at home and school is the best way to prevent the children from physical and mental diseases.

Theoretical model

Social cognitive theory model would be effective in this case. This theory influences the behaviour of the persons in social, educational and professional life. Emotional strength of the person is affected by the social and family negligence. In this case, Sally has been mentally collapsed because of poor guardianship and parental separation. In particular, mental strength of the person is depending on the social and environmental context. Social cognitive model is essential for establishing high self-esteem. Corrieri et al. (2014) mentioned that the health of a person is easily affected by the family’s issue and social issue. It is effective enough to say that physical and mental health of the person is based on his surrounding including friends and family.

Sally was depressed because she got emotionally hurt with parent's separation. She could not control her emotion; as a result, she poorly performed in the examination. This theory would help her guardian and school authority to understand her emotion. On the other hand, this theory does not give guarantee that health of the patients will improve because mental health becomes serious issues sometimes so as medical treatment requires. Overall social cognitive model is crucial to overcoming mental and emotional threats. However implementing mental and social health care could help the educational institution and family to remove the threat of mental and emotional issues. The behavioural theory would also be appropriate in this case to remove the life-threatening issue which is mental illness.

Part B: Assessment

Sally is behaving in an unethical way because she has emotionally hurt. During classroom study, she is not able to make mental presence because of inner distress. She started crying when subject teacher delivers speech in the classroom. Eventually, the subject teacher noticed her with her crying face and they tried to know the real reason behind it. She used to get irritate when the teacher asks questions or tried to communicate with her. Whiteford et al. (2014) stated that the identifying the current mental and physical status of a student is crucial for ensuring good health of students.

When teacher asked why she is not making proper attention in the classroom then she replied ‘What’s the big deal?' This is not important anyway. This reply shocked the English teacher and he decided to meet her parents. The English teacher wanted to tell her parents that she has become irresponsible and casual after hearing her reply. The teacher made the phone call to her father but he did not receive the call because of his busy working schedule and casual behaviour. On the other hand, mathematics teacher got shocked while talking with Sally. She replied she does not have enough food and groceries to eat in the house. After that, teacher consulted with school's higher authority about her current critical status.

School authority consulted with Case Manager from Child and Youth Mental Health Centre. The case manager made the phone call to her father about this issue. The mathematics teacher found that her parents are separated 3 years ago so as she has mentally collapsed. Her father told to case manager that she is not behaving like her daughter because of her ex-wife. He tried to tell all is happening because of her ex-mother. She has left her and she never talks with her children's. He also told that she is regularly fighting with her younger brother without having the reason. He told that Sally has slapped me and her younger brother many times in recent days. After the phone conversation case, manager invited her father to solve this issue effectively. He also convinced him that Sally would be fine after medical treatment.

In this case, it has been identified that Sally has started talking with her close friends. In summer season she is wearing Jumpers which is pathetic. More specifically poor guardianship has caused her mental and physical health in recent times.

Sally has been smuggled in last few months with her mental illness. Parent's separation has harmed her mental strength; as a result, she has failed to perform up to her level in the classroom. Proper care has been taken by the school authority and father to ensure her mental fitness. The case manager from Child and Youth Mental Health Centre has issued certain guidelines to the teachers and her father for improving her fitness.

The father is taking appropriate action to overcome this issue. Meanwhile, her mother is not concerned about what has happened to her. Sally is always known as the emotionally sensitive girl in her family or friends but in recent days she has become totally different. Some medical guidelines have been provided by the case manager to ensure her mental and emotional fitness. In particular, Sally blames herself for parent's separation which is not true. Teachers and father are really concerned about her current mental illness. The case manager is desperately trying to solve this case. The effort of teachers and case manager is appropriate and commendable in this case. Kashdan & Ciarrochi (2013) opined that the implementation of the legislative law could ensure the healthy atmosphere at the workplace and home. Parents play essential role in the mental and physical growth of their children's. Before separation, they should think about their children's. Otherwise, it could harm their mental strength same as Bally's case.

Assessment by the teachers and case manager would help the Sally to remove her mental illness in an effective manner. Wand et al. (2012) mentioned that it is very much pivotal that school authority and parents should take care of their students or children's. Identifying the real issue behind mental and physical illness is an achievement for the school in this case. After sudden treatment, the patients can be fine. Assessment is necessary for the every field of our life either it is education or social life.

Separation has reduced her mental and physical strength in this case as a result Sally is not performing in the classroom up to her level. So as it is effective enough to say that medical assessment is crucial to ensure fitness and well-being of the society.

Determining the level of care and level of responsibility is crucial for knowing the current status of the patients in every field professional and non-professional field. Campbell et al. (2013) opined that in this case mental health of patients could have been improved if there was the level of care and responsibility by the father.

In this case, personal interview and the telephonic interview is an appropriate way to collect useful information. The mathematics teacher has successfully found the information regarding Sally's mental illness after having a personal interview. He found that she doesn't have enough food to eat at home. The teacher is really concerned about her current status then he decided to make the call with her father. Unfortunately, her father did not receive the call because of his busy working schedule.

In particular, implementing review and assessment scheduling can help the school and other business house to identify the current physical status. According to Paul et al. (2013) mental health act, it is necessary that every school and business houses should ensure the health and fitness of their students or employees. Review system helps the organization to know the mental and physical status of their employees.

Useful information by review system would help the school and organization to provide medical therapy for ensuring the growth of students and school. Epstein, Peake & Medeiros (2014) mentioned that the school authority should implement problem domain for solving the mental and physical issue of the student. It will also help the school to collect crucial information regarding student's mental or physical illness. Barnes & Rowe (2013) opined that the assessments techniques and investigation process helps the school to collect medical information or data to ensure the growth of students and educational value. On the other hand, regular communication with parents including, telephonic interview and personal interview would help the school authority or teachers to collect relevant information for maintaining the growth of educational value along with students.

Conclusion:

In this case, the researcher has evaluated the identification and assessment procedure regarding the mental health of Sally. The school authority has identified the issue with the student named Sally. She has struggled in the classroom with her poor mental presence. The teacher made telephonic conversation with her father. After consulting with case manager the school authority able to know that she was depressed because of her family issue. Her parents divorced 3 years ago that's why she has mentally struggled. After the study, it can be said that proper guardianship and proper care is essential for maintaining the mental and physical growth of the child. Assessment technique helps the schools to collect relevant information regarding their student's current mental and physical status.

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