CASE STUDY 16:  The Centerville Emergency Shelter is situated in a commercial neighborhood near the center of the city, in an area that includes many abandoned storefronts and a few parks. The building includes two dormitories, a common living room, a kitchen/dining room, and two communal bathrooms. The shelter’s part of the building is a relatively small space.    There are eight teens living at the shelter.  Most of them have been involved, on and off, with child protective services and/or the juvenile court system for years. Six have been living on the streets prior to entering the emergency shelter. All eight of the residents and two CYC practitioners were returning from spending an hour playing basketball at an area park.  Two youth, who were friends in their community prior to their residence at the shelter, were playfully “trash talking” with each other on the trip back.  Jerome, one of the CYC practitioners, commented that friendly affectionate banter is okay as long as it contains no put-downs or gang slang. Sandra, the other CYC practitioner in the van, remained silent. As the boys exited the van, several of them playfully pushed each other and were loud.  Jerome stayed with the van to clean and lock it up.  Meanwhile, Sandra unlocked the door of the building and reminded the youth that they needed to calm down and put away their gym clothes. Continuing their horse-play, one youth pushed another youth hard enough for him to fall onto the couch. Bill, another CYC practitioner who had not gone with them on the outing, entered the room as this happened.  He immediately called a group session with a loud, commanding voice and presence.  The group meeting was focused on ‘personal boundaries.’  Bill and Sandra addressed when to stop playing around, how to stop before getting into someone else’s personal space, and why self-control is important. The discussion centered on “rough housing” and “horseplay,” which are not safe or allowed inside the program building.  Bill explained to the youth, “The room was not big enough for any kind of rough housing.”

13. It is the first day of camp. The best plan is to provide activities that will _____.

30. Significant renovations created an addition with a meeting room upstairs and a game room on the main floor. Which of the following characteristics of good environmental design for residential care are evident in this decision?

22. The best way to accomplish getting the snack made in this situation is to _____.

75. A good time to discuss cleanliness, health and hygiene is during snack preparation because _____.

36. What would be the best way to translate the Red School House’s mission to “provide the best individual care for children based on their developmental needs” into an educational and care plan for Adrienne?

40. One day, the CYC practitioner, Laurie, noticed something moving on Ricardo’s head. When she examined it closely, she thought she saw head lice and nits in his hair, although she did not have much experience with these matters. She called it to the attention of the center’s director, who confirmed that she thought it was lice. The center director told Laurie to inform Ricardo’s grandmother, who usually came to pick him up, that she must get him checked out by the doctor before he came back to the center. Since it was only 45 minutes until the end of the day, the center director said it would be okay to keep Ricardo in class until the grandmother came to pick him up. The Red School House employs two bilingual CYC practitioners, but both were not working on the day that the staff discovered that Ricardo had head lice leaving no one able to communicate this to the grandmother.  What should the center director and Laurie have done about telling someone about the possibility that Ricardo had lice?

9. To avoid injury approaching Joseph in this situation you would do all the following except _____

8. As the crisis management coordinator, you are aware that in this circumstance _____.

CASE STUDY 13:   Mary, a 17-year-old African American female, has a history of depression and a suicide attempt a year ago. She also has been self-abusive at times. Recently, she was observed picking at scabs on her arms until they bled on several occasions. Sandra is a youth worker, also African American, who has spent extra time with Mary over the past several days. One afternoon, Antoinette, another youth, approached Sandra to inform her that Mary had told Antoinette that she wanted to kill herself. Antoinette said that Mary was depressed about her relationship with her mother and that Antoinette was worried about whether Mary was going to give up on life. Sandra asked Mary to help her prepare snacks. While they were working together in the kitchen, Sandra asked Mary if she was doing okay. Mary said she was fine. When Sandra asked Mary if she had made the statement about wanting to kill herself, Mary strongly denied it. Sandra asked Mary if she wanted to hurt herself, and Mary said, “No, not at all.”