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I had a look at all ideas I had on theories and wrote them all down relating to Sonny/Stanford, M.

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Did another transcript of second session with Stanford, M

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2001: Stanford & Sonny moved to the UK from Zimbabwe.

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Autism is generally characterized by impairments in social interaction and communications. They are normally sensitive to unexpected change in environment.  

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Autism is generally characterized by impairments in social interaction and communications. They are normally sensitive to unexpected change in environment.  

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It suggests that children with autism disorder are able to show secure attachment behaviours to their parents.

Rutgers, A., Van IJzendoorn, M., Bakermans-Kranenburg, M. and Swinkels, S. (2007). Autism and attachment: The Attachment Q-Sort. Autism, [online] 11(2), pp.187-200. Available at: http://www.scribd.com/document/36938859/autism-attachment-and-parenting [Accessed 30 Sep. 2016].

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 Bowlby explained attachment as when I am close to my loved one I feel good, but when I am far away I am anxious, sad or lonely. 

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 Bowlby explained attachment as when I am close to my loved one I feel good, but when I am far away I am anxious, sad or lonely. 

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Holmes, J. (1993). John Bowlby and attachment theory. London: Routledge.

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Family will not put a time frame on finding a placement for Sonny, he will always be part of family life and be provided with support. Family feel it is important for the right home to be found in order to fulfil Sonny’s health and wellbeing.

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There are 2 potential homes in Sussex the family will view

The family have been provided with plans as to how the homes will meet Sonny’s needs

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Sonny was assigned a ‘complex case professional’ to work in depth for both short and long term outcomes.

Discuss Sonny with hospital staff in order to understand more about him.

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1st March 2015

Sonny was removed from detainment under Section 3 Mental Health Act

Family attempting to find suitable care to continue good work of hospital staff

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February 2015 Sonny was moved to a hospital in Colchester:

No longer violent

Diagnosed with epilepsy

Encouraged with physical activity

Lost 5KGS

Happy and relaxed

Spends 2 nights at home once a month

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28th February 2015

Attacked staff who are believed to have retaliated

Police intervention for a 2nd time

Taken to a secure mental institution

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Sonny moved to a 2nd care home:

Mobile housemates

Settled and happy for first few months

Lack of engagement and activity

No assigned social worker

Became aggressive and violent

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Profound emotional and psychological impact on family:

Feeling hopeless/inadequate

Isolation

Grief

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Sonny was referred to a ‘special school’

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Sonny trashed his room, attacked staff, couldn’t be restrained, police were called.

Sonny was handcuffed and detained under Section 3 of Mental Health Act

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Sonny moved into a care home in the UK:

Only mobile resident

Became aggressive/violent

Unhappy

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Good mental healthcare received in Zimbabwe, including:

Social workers

Psychologists

Speech and language therapists

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Family hoped Sonny was ‘going through a phase’.

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Sonny was diagnosed with severe learning disabilities and autism at 3 years old.
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Age 2+ a developmental delay was noticed:

Speech delay

Inability to walk, feed or adequately toilet

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Sonny was born 1984 in Zimbabwe, the 3rd of 4 children.

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Did a transcript of audio if anyone needs it, M

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I thought this looked interesting. Got quite a bit surrounding history and culture of psychological trauma!

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1. We moved to the UK as it was our family plans to, Sonny's older siblings have been here 20 years (teacher education)
2. It would have had an inevitable effect but I haven't been back to see the change
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4. Sonny was diagnosed at 3 years old
5. We received good mental healthcare, independent from the government. We also had support from social workers, psychologists, speech and language therapists. It took 10 months to put his special educational needs statement together. We found that once the support was stabilised it seemed it was then taken away.
6. Sonny stayed with us for 5-6 years after we moved to the UK. We put him into care, we felt we were not able to look after hims as well as professionals. I feel he needs a service where all needs e.g. personal care, health and wellbeing are met.
7. The nature of our attachment means that the situation put an emotional strain on the whole family.
12. It is difficult to say, he may have done in his own capacity. I couldn't give you a definite answer. I feel he might have felt 'discriminated' against and took matters into his own hands. In some instances he seems to have an understanding.
*Sonny's violence was completely out of character, no more violence since February 2015 when he moved to the hospital in Colchester. Sonny now goes for walks and on the treadmill and trampoline*

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·         Carer to 32 year old son→ severe learning disabilities & autism.

·         Age 2+ ; Developmental regression

→ speech delay

→inability to walk

→inability to feed himself

→couldn’t adequately toilet / recognise or aid these needs

↘ Resulted in; intense emotion &crying

↘incapacity to verbally communicate

↘inability to verbally express needs

·         Social interaction impairment

·         Communication impairment

·         Restricted interests

·         Repetitive behaviour

(Medical investigations, paediatricians, no specialist services = no diagnosis)

·         Referral to Special School

·         Incredible emotional & psychosocial impact on family.

→feeling helpless & inadequate

→ struggling & isolation

→ grief

·         Care home – UK - Only mobile resident

→ became aggressive/violent

→little help for his needs, unhappy and no encouragement

·         Transferred to new home after he;

↘trashed his room

↘attacked staff

→Couldn’t be restrained; police were called.

·         Police handcuffed him & taken to mental institution

↘Detained under Section3 of the Mental Health Act

·         Second home – Mobile housemates – No difference

↘first few months; settled & happy, then reverted

↘ lack of engagement and activity

·         No assigned social worker.

→ Became aggressive & violent

·         28th February 2015

→ Completely trashed room and attacked staff (who retaliated)

→ Police intervention – arrested & handcuffed

↘Placed into a secure mental institution

·         1st March 2015

→Taken off Section 3 Mental Health Act

·   Attempting to find suitable home – to continue good work of hospital staff

·         Never attacked housemates; only staff.

·         Mental institution:

↘Effective management for needs

↘First 2 months only- used physical restraint technique

·         Diagnosed with epilepsy

→Provided/encouraged with physical activity and varied stimulation activities

→Diet change- lost 5kg in past year+

→ Commonly happy and relaxed.

·         Spends 2 nights at home, at least once a month

·         Proposed new home by assigned social worker = unsuitable

↘lack of standards, disrepair, no welcome

↘During visit; expressed dislike and spilled OJ on himself with no reasoning

➡️ Assigned a Complex Cases Professional
Both working in depth for the best long and short term outcomes
Had at least 3 meetings together
Set up meetings with hospital to understand more about Sonny
Looking into potential homes for Sonny - with particular attention to details
2 potential homes in Sussex, aim to view a couple more to assess
Provided plans on how to meet Sonny's needs
In contact with two other homes to meet with managers and staff
Assured that he will always be a part of the family life and provide support

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I had a look at autism and attachment and found these links which I thought we could potentially use or look at for our presentation!

http://www.bacdis.org.uk/membership/documents/ASD_v_attachment_problems_Coventry%20Grid.pdf

http://network.autism.org.uk/knowledge/insight-opinion/autistic-spectrum-condition-and-attachment-%E2%80%93-what%E2%80%99s-connection

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Example of questions for Stanford: (I collected this information from our handbook), I believe that it is the kind of questions that Denise is expecting from us.

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Example of questions for Stanford: (I collected this information from our handbook), I believe that it is the kind of questions that Denise is expecting from us.

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Are different childhood experiences (e.g issues of class, race, and ability) completely exclusive or are there possible commonalities within the immediate experience and some of the possible outcomes?

Does early attachment difficulty always guarantee problems in later life relationships?

Can resilience be enhanced by certain factors or relationships to influence long term well- being or does ‘damage’ stay with people for life?

Do children who have had difficult attachment histories always have difficulty once they become parents themselves?

How can social workers intervene with ‘difficult’ or hard to reach service users? Is social work intervention always positive in influencing children’s lives?

What are the effects of culture, or does individual experience alone account largely for long term life outcomes?

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A Group Presentation, to be carried out using Padlet: https://padlet.com/. You will be given training on this during the module.

The Focus for the Group poster presentation is as follows:

"Using knowledge of human growth and development gained throughout the module, use your presentation to explain how social work intervention, or lack of intervention, has impacted on the lives of your chosen service user and those around them. You should be clear to take a lifespan perspective, drawing from the theories and concepts you have learned throughout the module, and considering how all of these continue across the lifespan and   sometimes inter- generationally.  You should use your presentation to showcase what you have learned throughout the module. "