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case Cs Assessme , ~ 9 N TYPE cO YW Therapy - 01/17/2013: Met at Ms. Olson’s place on Overland Drive the four Rucki children. I took this opportunity to speak about our plan for the children to have equal access with both parents. 1 told them that this is not going to be an easy process, that they will have to enter certain zones of discomfort, but that I would assist them in that and be present to answer any questions, function as a facilitator as they spoke to their parents or about their parents. The two older children, Samantha and Gianna, continued to state that they had no interest in seeing their father ever again, and they were not going to cooperate in any program where that might be a goal. I asked them to reconsider that position and that if it was based upon anger or fear, that we could talk about it and work on those very issues. I informed them that the court had ordered that this process of therapy continue. I also informed them that in meeting with them in times past, I had concluded that none of the children suffered from significant disorders independently of the massive amount of family tension, misinterpretation, the marked anger and amenity toward father. The closeness they have with mother was also honored, but I noted for them that it seemed to come at the expense of father not being able to be in the picture. Nia excused herself at the time of the session that spanned some 1 hour and 15 minutes. I informed the girls that we were going to continue to move and that the expectation is that they would have time with both their mother and their father and hopefully could resolve their own anger, fear and frustration, which I termed the adjustment disorders that they had experienced as a result of this family being in chaos, in conflict for such a long period of time and not receiving any outside help or assistance. I told them the court had appointed me to assist them, and not their parents, at this point in time, and that I would work in their best interest, but I wanted to assure them that as I approach this case, I believe their best interest was to have reasonable access to both parents. At that time, the two older girls stated that Nico was not interested in them and that he had avoided them in school, they LJ Assessment ‘“ CASE = e ° TYPE “foo: CO ug Therapy bellevea ne was spreading rumors about them, that he he opportunity to contact them, but had chosen not to. They believed that he was allowed to ignore their mother while they were being held to some standard to see their father. I informed them that was not the case. I informed them that Nico had some issues with mother, and I had spoken to him about them and that he was told that he had to address these issues and I told them that he had told me that he, in fact, would do so, but he had to let his anger settle somewhat. I told them that I had confidence that Nico could manage this situation as I had confidence that the girls could do the same vis-a-vis their father. . However, I informed the girls I was concerned that they felt their brother, Nico, was turning against them or they were becoming alienating from him. I informed them that I wanted to have a session with they and their brother to make sure that the children were together and could communicate, that I did not want to see this family further fractured or polarized. As noted, Nia left that session looking, to some degree, upset. Assess ~ - CASE, TYPE PROGRESS NOTE: w Therapy 01/18/2013: I contacted the Olson home and Ms. Olson allowed me to speak with Nia. I told her I had been witness to the fact that she was upset by our meeting and that she had to leave because she was not feeling well. I told her I fully understood that these were difficult sessions and that it was my opinion that her not feeling well was because of the tension and the issues we were discussing. I tried to normalize her experience, as well as to give her support that her leaving was not, in any way, seen as her ducking out of the situation, but merely that she had remained as long as she could and, at this point, she needed some break. I told her those uncomfortable feelings may arise, again, and that if I am in the vicinity, if she could just let me know that she was experiencing those, I would, in fact, respond to the best of my ability. on oS

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