A young child, diagnosed with Autism, has sustained multiple…

A young child, diagnosed with Autism, has sustained multiple minor injuries over the past year. Brought in by his grandmother, she states, “my daughter says he fell down the stairs again. I know he doesn’t understand dangers sometimes”. When would you suspect chronic physical abuse? 

A client at the crisis intervention clinic reports the follo…

A client at the crisis intervention clinic reports the following problems: she was severely burned as a child, her husband left her 1 year ago, her son was jailed on drug charges 6 months ago, she was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and hypertension 3 months ago and, she was evicted yesterday and has no place to live. Which of the client’s problems is appropriate for crisis intervention therapy?