Case Study of an Aggressive Young Boy

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Brandyn is a 9-year-old boy who is having issues with his behavior both at home and at school. He becomes angry when his teacher reprimands him for inappropriate behavior in class and towards his classmates. He bullies the other children and does not seem offended if he is placed on punishment for his inappropriate behavior. Brandyn lives in a single parent home; his mom works a lot of hours to provide for them and she also states her son is misbehaving at home. She is concerned he is following the path of his non-existent father.

I always find myself feeling heavy hearted when I hear of situations where children are clearly troubled. Brandyn displays a number of symptoms that meet the criteria to be diagnosed with conduct disorder. He bullies his classmates and has choked one of them; if he wants something another student has he torments them until they surrender it to him. Brandyn also steals from his peers and the staff at his school, all of this falls under the specifications of Conduct Disorder.

Brandyn’s teacher and mother expressed concern for him, they have both mentioned they would like to help him but they are not sure what to do. The school should provide proper training to the teacher for her to learn how to deal with troubled kids like Brandyn. Instead of having a dismissive towards him that he is just a mischievous child, maybe it will help her to be more patient and understanding. I would also assist his mother in finding a state funded therapy program for her that will not be costly.

In my humble opinion I would diagnose Brandyn with Conduct Disorder and I would make it a priority to try to help him. He is clearly unhappy and seems to be internalizing any hurt he feels. Including him in therapy and after schoo...

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...tive in helping children and their families cope with the matters placed in front of them. I would recommend continuing these intervention programs and work towards implementing them in our school system. The more resources available, the more children can get the help they need. The earlier their conduct is noticed, the earlier it can be dealt with to get them the assistance they need. This can help them to have a clearer path to a brighter future.

References

Weiss, R. (2013). Abnormal child and adolescent psychology. (2nd ed.). London, England: Sage Publications, Inc.

Baker-Henningham, H., Scott, S., Jones, K., & Walker, S. (2012). Reducing child conduct problems and promoting social skills in a middle-income country: Cluster randomised controlled trial. The British Journal of Psychiatry, 201(2), 191-305.

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