Jorge and his mom both thrive in our Wraparound program

Jorge and his mom both thrive in our Wraparound program

Jorge enjoys karate, being outside, and anything Marvel. Jorge is the middle child, and only boy. He thinks of himself as the man of the house, especially when his older sister is away visiting her father. Jorge’s mom works hard as a single-mom to provide for her kids and recently went back to school to qualify as a teacher. She often takes on too much and is reluctant to accept outside help. Jorge’s dad has a new family and regularly breaks promises and cancels his bi-weekly visitations. Consequently, Jorge feels abandoned by his dad and often struggles with behavior at school and at his dad’s house.

Jorge and his mom were referred to our Wraparound team to address Jorge’s behaviors and strengthen their family system. Jorge received therapy to help him understand and overcome his feeling of abandonment by his dad and build coping skills to prevent behavioral outbursts. He also started karate to build his self-discipline and confidence. The entire family worked on improving their communication skills to support one another. Jorge’s mom addressed her resistance to ask for help and is building a circle of natural supports to help the family when needed.

‘Jorge is now thriving in school, enjoys therapy, and increased his coping and active listening skills. He is also still attending karate.’ ~ Jorge’s mom

Tags: Mental Health

Jorge and his mom both thrive in our Wraparound program