1. Analyze a particular case of childhood trauma.

Name:Michael

Gender:Male

Age:7

Heritage:Irish

Spirituality:Non-practicing Baptist

Presenting Symptoms:Wearing multiple layers of clothing, compulsive checking house to see no one has broken in, hurt animals in past, easily triggered into fear

Strength Areas	Close to older brother in a positive way, enjoys sports although not very good at them, relationship with mother is fairly strong
Developmental	Slightly delayed in language, motor, and social skills
Diagnosis	NA
Family of Origin	----
Mother	Suzanne
Father	Not permitted to visit due to family violence, attempted to kill mother
Caregivers	Lives with mother
Siblings	Gregory, 14
School	1st Grade, public school
Socio-economic Status	Working class
Interests or Hobbies	Baseball and sports
Pets	None
Other	Michael wears three to four layers of clothes most of the time. He also gets up every night and goes through the house to check to see that no-one has broken in. He has hurt animals in the past and so Suzanne had to get rid of their dog and cat. Michael witnessed his father trying to strangle his mother when he was an infant and toddler. He has not seen his father since he was 27 months old. Michael's mother and father both grew up in homes where they were physically abused (by their fathers and mothers). His mother, Suzanne, has entered therapy and is making slow, steady progress. She has begun to limit her children's exposure to her own family of origin and she has also attended a parent education course that has been helping her parent in a more positive way. She is becoming aware of the relationship Michael's early exposure to violence has on how he is behaving now. Suzanne's sibling, a sister (single, never married, and no children), occasionally watches the boys. She has just moved into the home, works part time, and enjoys helping out with the boys. Suzanne is feeling very overwhelmed right now. Mother, older brother
	UPDATE: Michael's mother has found it very difficult to respond empathically toward Michael. He has made some progress in treatment, though he continues to be easily triggered into rages and struggles in school. Suzanne basically 'took over' as the caregiver for Michael when she moved in. She moved out about six months ago, as did Michael's older brother, who is now 17. Michael was recently discovered having taken an overdose of his mother's sleeping pills.

• Select a play-therapy theory. In one page, describe the client's presenting problems from the perspective of the selected theory. Use terminology from the theory where appropriate.

1. Explain how two play-therapy interventions and two play-therapy techniques connect to the selected theory.
2. Compare the two play-therapy interventions, then compare the two techniques to each other.
3. Recommend two play-therapy interventions and two play-therapy techniques that fit this child and family.
4. Identify and discuss legal and ethical issues that may arise when working with this case study.