UNICEF Child Intake Form. Use your observations of the patient (Ishmael) to complete the form. General Information: Child s Name: UNICEF Nurse:

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1 Student Name UNICEF Child Intake Form Use your observations of the patient (Ishmael) to complete the form General Information: Child s Name: UNICEF Nurse: 1. Briefly describe the history of the patient and list all factors that contribute to the patient s presence in the UNICEF camp: 2. Reasons(s) for seeking treatment: Chapter 16: 3. Socialization is defined as a continuing process whereby an individual acquires a personal identity and learns the norms, values, behavior, and social skills appropriate to his or her social position. Resocialization is the process of learning new attitudes and norms required for a new social role. Identify examples of the application of resocialization/rehabilitation in chapter How many times throughout chapter 16 is Mr. Beah told It is not your fault? Research the rehabilitation of child soldiers. Discuss the importance of separating the behavior from the person in this process.

2 5. Social Psychology-Culture shock is a state of bewilderment and distress experienced by an individual who is suddenly exposed to a new, strange, or foreign social and cultural environment. How does that term apply to what Ishmael s experience in chapter 16? 6. Learning & Motivation: Shaping is a behavioral term that refers to gradually molding or training an a person to perform a specific response (behavior) by reinforcing any responses that are similar to the desired response. How is shaping seen on page 148? Why were those specific rewards chosen (motivation)? See pages for another example. CHAPTER SEVENTEEN 7. Page 153: Developmental Psychology: For what reason do you think that Nurse Esther pressures Mr. Beah to say his real name? For what reasons does she give him the Walkman and tapes? In what other ways is Nurse Esther working to resocialize/ rehabilitate Mr. Beah in this chapter?

3 8. Describe for what reasons telling the story is so important to the recovery process. How does the term desensitization apply to this process? 9. For what reasons does Nurse Esther repeat the phrase It is not your fault? See pages for more examples. 10. What is used to encourage Ishmael to continue with therapy? 11. What types of nonverbal communication does Esther use to help Ishmael? CHAPTER EIGHTEEN 12. On Page 175: Mr. Beah s uncle says Ah, you are still a boy, you have time to be a little more troublesome. Is Mr. Beah still a boy? Why or why not? What is Mr. Beah grieving? 13. Throughout this chapter, Mr. Beah s uncle refers to Mr. Beah again and again as my son and a boy. What is the reason for this consistency and repetition?

4 CHAPTER NINETEEN 14. Research survivor guilt. How might this apply to Ishmael? See also page Ishmael s aunt prepares cassava leaves and chicken as the homecoming meal. What is the significance of this meal and what are the rituals with which it is eaten? 15. Mr. Beah writes in relation to Nurse Esther It must be tough living with so many war stories. Research Caregiver PTSD and Burn-Out and discuss as it might relate to UNICEF workers. 16. For what reasons is Mr. Beah reluctant to tell Zainab about himself and Allie about the interview (See also the page New York City, 1998 )? Research the words shame and guilt so that they can distinguish the difference between the emotions. How are they treated? CHAPTER TWENTY 17. Mr. Beah describes how he developed is conception of New York City. How did Mr. Beah learn that New York was as he imagined? Mr. Beah says of New York It wasn t as dangerous as I had heard it was. (Page 194) What did it take for him to come to this conclusion? What would have happened to his view if he had visited other parts of the city?

5 18. Research Maslow s Hierarchy of Needs and Weber s Dimensions of Stratification (NOTE: This is a cross-over to Sociology.) What needs of the children are met by becoming child soldiers? As per Weber analysis, what do children gain by becoming soldiers? What do they lose? What conditions around the world must change in order to prevent the recruitment of children to fight in war? CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE 19. How does Mr. Beah s status as a child soldier impact his relationships? 20. Research the word coup and do a search of the number of coups that have occurred in the 20 th and 21 st centuries. Refer back to Page 14 for Mr. Beah s question about the representation provided by the RUF. For what reasons do humans appear to use violence to solve problems? 21. Using pages , count the number of times Mr. Beah uses the word fear (or synonyms) in these pages. For what reasons is this emotion dominant? What is he at risk of losing or does lose? 22. For what reasons is Mr. Beah angry on page 215? How does his handling of this situation differ from that described on pages ? How do you explain this difference in coping skills? What does this say about the resilience of children and the rehabilitation process? What does Mr. Beah s answer to the parable say about his values? What does it say about the cognitive development of someone this age? How has he acted on these values during his on-going rehabilitation?