Problem:
Kate says part of her concern is that Ella was calm as a baby, but there has been such a drastic change in her overall nature in the past year. Ella was the product of an uncomplicated, full-term pregnancy with no post-natal difficulties. She was physiologically healthy and her development was on track-she started crawling at six months, spoke her first words at ten months, and started walking at twelve months. She hardly cried and when she did, she was able to self-soothe and usually put herself to sleep. Kate described her as an "easy" child who was typically compliant and pleasant. When asked what has changed in their family, Kate shares that her husband and Ella's father, Jeremy, died in a car accident a year ago. Struggling to remain collected, she shares a brief version of what occurred: "He had been out of town and was on his way home when it happened. His small car got hit a van that ran a red light. A nurse was nearby and tried to help but there was nothing she could do. He was dead by the time he got to the hospital." Ella and Kate had been at the zoo all day and Kate had forgotten her phone at home. When they returned home, they found Kate's younger brother, Richard, with tears running down his cheeks as he waited for them on the porch. He broke the news even before they could enter the house. Kate remembers little of that night, or even the next week or two. Need Assignment Help?