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The Contract With Parrrish And Son Case Study

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The Contract with Parrish and Son
Issues:
The issues in this case study involve Bob Parrish, an seventh-grade student with defiant behavior as a background; Rebecca Philips, a special education teacher with six years of experience; and Mr. Parrish, Bob’s dad. Besides Bob’s defiant behavior, he has moved schools multiple time due to his mother trying to escape Mr. Parrish and has a history of being placed in a self-contained classroom to receive academic instructions. Bob lives with his grandparents and his dad in an unstructured environment. Mr. Parrish is very inpatient and tries to correct Bob’s behavior through acts of violence. Mr. Parrish want to raise Bob to “be a man”. In addition, he believes that his misbehavior originates from being babied by his mother. He has confessed that he has beaten Bob many times. Although Mr. Parrish is concerned with Bob’s behavior, he has explicitly mentioned …show more content…

This would have help Rebecca plan many activities ahead of time to make a smoother transition for Bob. Although the limited information was given to Rebecca, she did a good job gathering her information. The knowledge on Bob’s home environment will truly help Rebecca make a behavior intervention plan that will help Bob succeed academically.
Perspectives:
Bob: Bob felt victimized by everyone. He felt that no one understood where he was coming from. In addition, he wanted attention for others and adults, since he has never received any at home.
Mr. Parrish: Mr. Parrish’s perspective was to raise his son to be a man. He wants he son to conduct himself, but he is correcting his behavior by physically beating Bob. Rebecca: Rebecca was trying to construct a positive learning environment for her classroom. She genuinely care for all her students and she wants all of them to have an opportunity to learn.

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