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Running Head : TEACHING CASES

Teaching Cases for Special Education

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Dad Knows Best

1 . What is the real concern ? What do you think Jake is at risk for

As a special education needs teacher , Linda notices that Jake has been behaving differently . He has lagged behind in schoolwork , told a morbid confession , and made a disturbing sketch from his own blood . Linda is alarmed and wants to seek the advice of the principal . However , the principal and the crisis intervention team were not able to provide her

with options . Linda needs to reach out to Jake 's father to get professional help for his son

Children living with alcoholic parents tend to have cognitive , emotional and behavioral problems (as cited in National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism , 1990 . Considering the drugs and previous treatment he has gone through , Jake needs more specialized care . With Jake 's aggressive tendencies , he is at risk of physically harming others or himself . A link has been established that as more children with EBD are untreated , the more likely that these children end up in prison sooner or later (Gunter and Kizzire , 2008 . Pertinent data shows that unresolved or unattended violent tendencies in childhood result to juvenile crimes

2 . Does the father have the legal right to make the decision he did

Mr . Ramirez wanted to raise his son normally . At some point , he may have felt like a freak when he was under treatment for alcoholism . He did not want that...