Our department was referred to provide Therapeutic Behavioral Services (TBS) services to a young boy (6 years old) who was living with his 71-year-old paternal grandmother. This young boy had a history of neglect and abuse by his biological parents and also had 11 other siblings all from different fathers. This young boy was in jeopardy of being removed from his home and placed in a higher level of care due to his behaviors, which included tantrumming, assaulting, kicking, spitting, throwing objects, property destruction, ignoring directives and biting his grandmother. On the first home visit, our clinician arrived at their home and witnessed his 71-year-old grandmother restrain the young boy, on the floor, for 1 hour and 40 minutes! The grandmother was clearly overwhelmed and didn’t have the “tools” to raise her oppositional/defiant grandchild.

Sam Telt has attended Lincoln Child Center since 1/22/2008. Sam has been my client for almost 2 years. In that time, Sam has experienced amazing personal growth throughout his time at Lincoln Child Center. His presentation is drastically different than when he initially attended Lincoln and when I was transitioned as his clinician. I feel that he has learned much academically, socially, and personally. Sam continues to build positive relationships with adults that he trusts, such as his teacher, his clinician, Therapeutic Behavioral Service (TBS) worker, mentor, and his uncle.

Our department was referred to provide Therapeutic Behavioral Services (TBS) services to a young boy (6 years old) who was living with his 71-year-old paternal grandmother. This young boy had a history of neglect and abuse by his biological parents and also had 11 other siblings all from different fathers. This young boy was in jeopardy of being removed from his home and placed in a higher level of care due to his behaviors, which included tantrumming, assaulting, kicking, spitting, throwing objects, property destruction, ignoring directives and biting his grandmother. On the first home visit, our clinician arrived at their home and witnessed his 71-year-old grandmother restrain the young boy, on the floor, for 1 hour and 40 minutes! The grandmother was clearly overwhelmed and didn’t have the “tools” to raise her oppositional/defiant grandchild.